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Mastodon Canada partners with CIRA
Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA), the organization that manages the .ca top-level domain, has announced partnership with Mastodon Canada To support the rapid development of a self-hosted social networking service.
With this partnership, CIRA seeks to support Canadian Internet communities built on the open web and powered by .ca domains. “Mastodon’s decentralized, open-source network and the emergence of a Canadian server was a perfect fit for CIRA’s community-minded mission, leading to a natural partnership,” the release said.
“The challenges being experienced by social media platforms around the world are a wakeup call that we must rethink the role of these for-profit global communication networks,” said Spencer Callaghan, director of brand and communications at CIRA.
YouTube removed a record 5.8 million channels in Q3 2022
according to a analysis By atlas vpnYouTube removed a record 5.8 million channels during its last quarter. The highest volume of previously removed channels was recorded during the third quarter of 2021 at 4.8 million terminations.
More than 91.2 percent of all channels removed in the last quarter were flagged as either deceptive, participating in scams, or simply spamming.
Another 194,000 channels, or 3.3 percent, were terminated for violating YouTube’s community guidelines by showcasing nude or sexual content.
According to the report, the majority of videos from terminated channels, or 1.7 million, were from India, followed by Indonesia, the US, Brazil and Russia at 629,000, 534,000, 276 000 and 218,000 respectively.
Video streaming services to grow by 106 percent by 2027: Report
according to a report good by financial product comparison site hellosafeRevenue from the video streaming service industry will reach C$5.21 billion by 2027, representing 106 percent growth from 2022.
Between 2017 and 2022, industry revenue in Canada is set to increase by 266 per cent, from C$0.7 billion to C$2.53 billion.
Netflix is the leading streaming platform in Canada with 25 percent market share, in front of Amazon Prime Video (20 percent) and Disney Plus (19 percent).
The report also showed that in 2022, 28.4 million Canadians were classified as regular video streaming viewers, representing nearly three out of four Canadians (73.7 per cent). The total number of regular video streaming viewers should increase by six percent by 2025, with a new 1.7 million viewers expected by this date (creating a total of 30.1 million viewers).
CIO Strategy Council and CRTA to Co-Host Virtual Workshops
CIO Strategy Council And this Canadian Regtech Association (CRTA) will co-host virtual workshops this month with leaders from financial institutions, artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) vendors, academia, policy makers and other stakeholders. The goal is to develop a workshop agreement on foundational requirements for vendors providing AI lifecycle solutions to financial institutions.
The workshop is aimed at experts involved in data collection and processing, AI/ML design and creation, AI/ML validation, verification and performance evaluation, model drift, auditing and refining, AI/ML procurement, regulation and evaluation, stakeholders. Interested in privacy, risk and operational policies of financial institutions concerned with AI/ML ethics. It is open to the public and anyone can attend, but it is a technical session designed to identify requirements that will serve as the basis for a standard.
In March, the Workshop Agreement will be published, setting the stage for Developed national standards of Canada using the CIO Strategy Council’s accredited standards development process. According to the Council, this national standard will shape the direction of future standards by documenting best practices and providing a roadmap for improving their quality and interoperability.
The workshop will be offered in English and French. Workshop dates for the English section will be January 11th from 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM EST. The French session will be held on January 17th from 9:00am to 1:00pm EST.
Registration details can be found here,
Scientists use Canadian light source imaging technique to understand why lithium-ion batteries fail
This research has been done by a team of scientists from the United States, Canada and Germany, led by researchers from Texas A&M University joint Powerful imaging techniques and large data sets to better understand why lithium-ion batteries fail and how they can be improved.
The team was able to visualize and map defects within the battery using the SM beamline Canadian Light Source (CLS) Located at the University of Saskatchewan.
Texas A&M chemist Sarabjit Banerjee said, “The X-ray instruments at the Canadian Light Source are great for eavesdropping on batteries, and understanding the little cryptic interactions that happen in ions and what makes them fail.” “
By identifying the real-time defects that occur, the team attempts to quantify the complex relationship between the battery’s material, its shape, and the chemical reactions that occur. As a result, researchers will be able to actively search for design failures. More efficient batteries also reduce the risk of safety hazards and limit their environmental impact.
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2022 Influencers in Canadian Tech
Merriam-Webster defines an influencer as someone who inspires or directs the actions of others, and throughout this year, we’ve covered a number of them. IT World Canada, IT business, channel daily news And direction information,
Data Centers Can Save Energy Through Hybrid Immersion Liquid Cooling Technology
OVHCloud recently introduced a new hybrid liquid cooling approach to cooling its data centers, which aims to reduce costs for businesses, manage their data responsibly and help reduce their carbon footprint.
UPDATED – The fight continues: Rogers-Shaw merger fight: 2022 roundup
the rogers-shaw merger saga 2022 continued its bumpy road, after pushback from more than one competition watchdog, a few short-lived victories, new ventures, and disillusionment from one failed arbitration process after another.
2023 Cyber Security Predictions – Part 1
Cyber security is easy to predict (“cyber criminals will become more inventive”). It’s very difficult for IT security leaders to make actionable. We’ve gathered what we hope is a useful list of predictions from cybersecurity vendors — people who know what threats actors talk about on dark web forums, as well as their customers’ IT infrastructures. Also about strengths and weaknesses.
Ransomware gang gives decryptor to Toronto’s SickKids Hospital
Apologizing on New Year’s Eve, LockBit ransomware gang has expressed its regrets Toronto’s hospital for sick children attacked and sent a free decryptor so that the files could be deciphered.
New Mastodon Site Dedicated to Technology News and Information Launched – Technews.social
IT World Canada (ITWC), in association with sister US Tech publication technewsdayhas launched the Mastodon social network site for people who work with technology or have a keen interest in technology.
Canadian investment in broadband: 2022 roundup
This year, the Government of Canada, through universal broadband fund (UBF) has taken action to help improve Internet service for Canadians across the country. By 2026, it aims to ensure that 98 per cent of Canadians have access to high-speed internet.
Log4j2 vulnerability years later: ‘It’s still being exploited’
This month marks the one year anniversary of Log4j2 vulnerability discovery, Technically, it is a 2021 cyber security event. Although IT and infosec leaders spent much of 2022 finding and patching applications using buggy open-source logging library modules.
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The new Matter standard and what it means for smart home devices
Connectivity Standards Alliance (CSA) has officially launched material standardWhich allows compliant Internet of Things (IoT) devices to communicate with each other, so consumers can buy connected devices without worrying if they’re compatible with existing systems.
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