Lumosity pays $2 million amid claims of false advertising
Lumos Labs, the company behind the brain-training program Lumosity, are expected to pay a US$2 million settlement after a complaint by the US Federal Trade…
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Alternative auto energy
At this year’s North American International Auto Show (NAIAS), Audi debuted the conceptual model of a new SUV, the Audi h-tron quattro, and Chevrolet officially…
Young Winnipeg Muslims respond to Islamic terrorist attacks
Current and former University of Manitoba students have taken to the Internet to give voice to young Western Muslims in the wake of terrorist attacks overseas.
Orange you glad
University of Manitoba architecture students Brooks Keen, Braden Funk, and Kevin Neufeld are leaving their mark all over Winnipeg during the final year of their…
Understanding the web: HTML and CSS
I have no particular qualifications or expertise in the field of web programming and design. I learned to do it the old-fashioned – and still…
Legitimate pain and antisocial media
Blue, white, and red. Over the last week my Facebook feed has been filled with profile pictures tinted in those colours. It’s not only the images, though; everyone seems to have something they want to say to address the tragedy in Paris in which roughly 130 people were killed by ISIS terrorists.
After the sands
Over the past several years discussion about Canada’s energy policy has largely centred around the Alberta tar sands, with people asking how to deal with them. For Gordon Laxer there’s a much more interesting question to answer: what comes after the sands?
Internet everywhere
It is estimated that in 2015, only 45 per cent of the world’s population is connected to the Internet. For those of us in more…
Futuristic edibles
It’s common knowledge that human beings, especially those living in the industrialized world, have seriously impacted the Earth’s environment. We know that the cars we…
Net neutrality and cyber surveillance
Buzz words like “net neutrality” and “cyber surveillance” are often heard and seen in the media, along with various bills referred to by various acronyms….