Broadcast TV will be extinct by 2030, Netflix CEO says

The current model of TV programming distribution will be broken and non-existent within the next decade and a half, the CEO of streaming media company Netflix says. Speaking at an industry event in Mexico City, Reed Hastings told reporters that he thinks...

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Up, up and away: Camera captures Newfoundland from stratosphere

John Hennessey and Erica Styles sent a hydrogen-filled weather balloon equipped with a camera soaring above the west coast of Newfoundland and Labrador earlier this month, and what it captured is quite remarkable. The pair attached a GoPro camera and...

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Canada's process to protect endangered species is failing, study finds

The Canadian government may be shirking its legal responsibility to protect endangered plants and wildlife, a new study suggests. Scientists found that 86 per cent of legally protected species in Canada either maintain the same level of risk or have...

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Security camera footage from homes, businesses broadcast online

Insecam.com, a new website, is broadcasting online private security camera footage from thousands of spots across Canada — all without the knowledge of the people who own and operate the cameras. Insecam.com has feeds from internet protocol cameras...

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How facial recognition technology is creeping into daily life

Calgary police became the first force in Canada to start using facial recognition software to match suspects against a mug shot database this week, but it likely won't be the last. The use of facial recognition technology is...

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Theremin turning heads in Canadian music, literary circles

The sound it produces is beautiful, unsettling, haunting and unmistakable … resembling, as one critic famously said, "a cello lost in a dense fog, crying because it does not know how to get home."   He was talking about the theremin, also called...

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Wind turbine noise not linked to health problems, Health Canada finds

A Health Canada study has found no link between exposure to wind turbine noise and negative health effects in people. Wind turbine noise did not have any measurable effect on illness and chronic disease, stress and sleep quality, Health Canada...

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Half of universe's stars are orphans with no galaxy

You can call them celestial orphans, stars flung out of their galaxies in colossal collisions that have occurred in space for billions of years. These forsaken stars may be far more common than anyone ever realized. New observations from suborbital...

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Urgent climate change warning falling on deaf ears: Bob McDonald

The latest report from the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is the loudest shout to come from the scientific community about the urgency to do something about global warming. Yet less than a week later, it's barely...

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Faking it: 4 ways companies can deceive you online

Trying a new sushi spot or booking into a hotel? Do you check online before you check it out? Millions of consumers look at online references to followers, likes and shares to try to determine if a business is popular and legitimate before deciding...

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Apple devices hit by 'WireLurker' malware in China

Palo Alto Networks Inc has discovered a new family of malware that can infect Apple Inc's desktop and mobile operating systems, underscoring the increasing sophistication of attacks on iPhones and Mac computers. The "WireLurker" malware can install...

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Virgin Galactic aims to resume spacecraft test flights in 2015

The space tourism company that suffered a tragic setback when its experimental rocket-powered spaceship broke apart over the California desert could resume test flights as early as next summer if it can finish building a replacement craft, its CEO said...

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Canadians aim to send micro-rover and lander to Mars in 2018

A Canadian company aims to launch a micro-rover and mini-lander to Mars in 2018. Thoth Technology, based in Pembroke, Ont., launched a campaign on Indiegogo today to crowdfund $1.1 million to pay for the hardware needed to fly the Northern Light lander...

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CERN picks Italian physicist Fabiola Gianotti as new head

Italian physicist Fabiola Gianotti was chosen on Tuesday to head the CERN particle physics research centre that houses the giant LHC "Big Bang" machine, making her the first woman nominated to lead a top global scientific institution in the field. Gianotti,...

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Engine involved in space rocket explosion will likely be pulled

New Preliminary results of investigation point to failure in one of two main engines The Associated Press Posted: Nov 05, 2014 9:44 AM ET Last Updated: Nov 05, 2014 9:44 AM ET Orbital Sciences says it will likely stop using the type...

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Telecom complaints down 17% overall — but misleading contract complaints surge

For the first time in its seven-year history, the watchdog in charge of dealing with consumer complaints about their telecommunication providers says the number of complaints has gone down. In its annual report published Tuesday, the Commissioner for...

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Virgin crash: The tech moguls behind the race for commercial space travel

Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic company is reeling from the loss of SpaceShipTwo, which crashed in California's Mojave desert on Friday, killing one of its pilots and seriously injuring the other.  Branson, a billionaire business...

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Facebook, Twitter, WhatsApp helping ISIS, U.K. spy alleges

The new head of Britain's electronic eavesdropping agency says U.S.-based social media have become "command-and-control networks" for terrorists and criminals, and tech companies are in denial about their misuse. Writing in Tuesday's Financial Times,...

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'A spy in the huddle': Baby penguin cam gives unprecedented access

The newest tool for biologists is the baby penguin robotic spy. It's pretty darn cute, and so convincing that penguins essentially talk to it, as if it is a potential mate for their chicks. Emperor penguins are notoriously shy. When researchers approach,...

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E-commerce explosion coming for 2014 holiday shopping: Dianne Buckner

Canadians of all ages will set new records shopping online this holiday season, according to a number of industry insiders. Canadians are coming a bit late to the e-commerce party. In Britain close to 15 per cent of overall retail sale are made online....

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Virgin Galactic crash blamed on slowing device deploying too soon

A space tourism rocket broke apart in flight over California's Mojave Desert after a device to slow the experimental spaceship's descent deployed too soon, federal investigators said. The cause of Friday's crash of Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo has...

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Oculus Rift: Tech fans get a glimpse of the virtual future in Toronto

Back in the early '90s, virtual reality, or VR, promised to revolutionize gaming and many other experiences. But the clunky goggles, gloves and jerky lag time between the user's movements and the visuals were underwhelming if not vomit-inducing. Flash...

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