Individuals registering for a new phone number in Toronto may receive the city’s latest area code this weekend. Starting Saturday, the area code ‘942’ will be added to Toronto’s existing codes: 416, 647, and 437. All current phone numbers will retain their original area codes, as stated by the Telecommunications Alliance. The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) approved the …
Dozens of people were killed today after gunmen opened fire on a group of tourists in Kashmir. According to Indian police, at least 24 people are known to have died, but local reports say the death toll is likely to rise to between 26 and 30. The attack took place in the popular resort of Pahalgam, about 90 kilometers from …
2016 – The Global Climate Change Agreement, reached on December 12, 2015 in Paris, was signed by 175 countries at the UN headquarters in New York. The agreement aims to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius. 1451 – Queen Isabella I of Castile was born, one of the most important figures in the Spanish monarchy. With her husband, King …
A slender bionic arm weaves through tomato plants as its 3D vision scans its surroundings. Stopping at a flower, sensors on its fingertips assess the viscosity of the pollen, while algorithms process the data in milliseconds. Once conditions are confirmed to be right, high-frequency vibrations atomize the pollen and precisely apply it to neighboring flowers, successfully performing artificial fertilization with …
Social network Instagram is starting to use artificial intelligence to determine whether younger users are faking their age on the app, the company Meta, which owns the platform, announced today. Meta has been using artificial intelligence to determine the age of users of various apps for some time, and Instagram will now, as stated, proactively look for accounts suspected of …
On Saturday, April 5, 2025, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints released a new Easter video titled “Greater Love” and announced this phrase as the theme for Easter 2025. Latter-day Saints all over the world responded by participating in “Greater Love” initiatives — serving in their communities, connecting with those of other faiths, strengthening their testimony of the Savior and …
Tourist attractions The CN Tower, ROM, the Aga Khan Museum and Ripley’s Aquarium will be open through the weekend. The CN Tower will be open from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Ripley’s Aquarium will remain open 9 a.m. to 11 p.m. Friday through Sunday. The ROM will be open from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. The Toronto Zoo will remain …
A US judge has determined that the technology giant Google holds a monopoly in the realm of online advertising technology. The US Department of Justice, in conjunction with 17 states, filed a lawsuit against Google, contending that the company was unlawfully dominating the technology that dictates the placement of online advertisements. This marks the second antitrust case that Google has …
As a 5.2-magnitude earthquake shook the ground, a group of elephants at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park quickly moved to safeguard their young. A video captured on Monday reveals the five African elephants basking in the sunlight before the camera begins to tremble, prompting them to scatter in various directions. The older elephants—Ndlula, Umngani, and Khosi—swiftly formed a protective …
Director Chris Columbus remains dissatisfied with U.S. President Donald Trump’s cameo in the 1992 film “Home Alone 2: Lost in New York.” Columbus, who directed the sequel to the beloved 1990 holiday film “Home Alone,” expressed in an interview with the San Francisco Chronicle published on Tuesday that Trump’s role in the movie has become “an albatross for me” and …
