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Ontario post-secondary school launches Mohawk language learning app

Ontario post-secondary school launches Mohawk language learning app

A southwestern Ontario post-secondary school has launched an app to help people learn the endangered language of Mohawk. Six Nations Polytechnic says the app, available for Apple and Android devices, is a new way to try to revitalize the language.

Marvell Technology buying chip maker Cavium in $6B deal

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Marvell Technology has bid about $6 billion for Cavium in a cash-and-stock deal that would create a chip maker to compete with Intel and other giants in the industry.
What is a digital currency and how does cryptocurrency mining work?

What is a digital currency and how does cryptocurrency mining work?

VANCOUVER — Cryptocurrency is a digital currency with no physical form or intrinsic value, but is an increasingly hot commodity as Bitcoin, its most well-known iteration, flirts with a record high.
The rise of cryptojacking: How hackers hog computer CPUs to make money

The rise of cryptojacking: How hackers hog computer CPUs to make money

VANCOUVER — Anyone casually surfing the internet at home can be deployed as an unwittingly productive member of a hacker's workforce, a practice known as "cryptojacking" that is on the rise.
BlackBerry COO Marty Beard resigning to deal with family situation

BlackBerry COO Marty Beard resigning to deal with family situation

TORONTO — A person with knowledge of the situation says that BlackBerry Ltd.'s chief operating officer has resigned in order to deal with a family health issue.
Dragon slaying on the go: Massive RPG 'Skyrim' makes its mark on Nintendo Switch

Dragon slaying on the go: Massive RPG 'Skyrim' makes its mark on Nintendo Switch

TORONTO — Nintendo has maintained its Year One strategy for the Switch platform is to leverage its impressive array of intellectual properties while also creating a competitive platform for third-party development.

Dragon slaying on the go: Massive RPG 'Skyrim' makes its mark on Nintendo Switch

TORONTO — Nintendo has maintained its Year One strategy for the Switch platform is to leverage its impressive array of intellectual properties while also creating a competitive platform for third-party development.
Dead boy's father posts Facebook response after Appeal Court upholds conviction

Dead boy's father posts Facebook response after Appeal Court upholds conviction

CALGARY — A father whose conviction was upheld for failing to provide the necessaries of life to his son has posted a Facebook response critical of the judges and prosecutors on the case along with the entire justice system. "I have come to ...
Governments, consumers dangerously exposed as data becomes new currency

Governments, consumers dangerously exposed as data becomes new currency

CALGARY — Would you sign on to a Wi-Fi service that promised to maliciously steal your data? That's what dozens of people at an Ottawa communications conference unwittingly agreed to this week when they signed a free Wi-Fi waiver, with the alarming c
Cyber Insecurity: the high stakes of data protection in an interconnected world

Cyber Insecurity: the high stakes of data protection in an interconnected world

TORONTO — What is nearly imperceptible, leaks important secrets and can keep Canada’s top bankers up at night? A cyberattack.
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