Ford government boosts core education funding but critics call increase 'inadequate'

Government is allocating almost $30.6B for the upcoming school year, up from about $30.3B this year, and it has also pledged $1.6B to build schools. Source link

Workers are getting paid to teach AI how to do their jobs

Artificial intelligence developers want to know what you know.  Leading makers of generative AI tools are hiring people with a wide range of skills and expertise, from Hollywood screenwriters to…

A new US military wargame series began by simulating a nuclear weapon in orbit

In many ways, the Space Force has led the way in the Pentagon’s push for deeper partnerships with commercial industry. The Space Force has inked contracts with emerging space companies—non-traditional…

Pistons hosed by controversial no-call, but can only blame themselves for collapse vs. Cavs

It’s easy to consider a single call, or non-call, as the defining point in a close game. The Detroit Pistons probably feel that way after their stunning 117-113 overtime loss…

Editors Kept These 14 Beauty Products During Spring Cleaning

I just did the largest beauty purge… ever. It was half a result of the Marie Kondo–style closet clean-out I did last weekend, and half a very necessary step towards…

Trump praises China as he ignores question about Taiwan | Al Jazeera

NewsFeed US President Donald Trump ignored a reporter’s question on Taiwan as he visited the Temple of Heaven with President Xi Jinping in Beijing. During high-stakes talks, Xi reportedly warned…

Poll suggests politics, geography and trust play roles in vaccine hesitancy

OTTAWA — A new online survey suggests nearly a quarter of Canadians say they’ve declined to get a vaccine recommended by their doctor — and the data indicates most of…

Space Stock Craze Comes to Europe as One UK Fund Quadruples

(Bloomberg) — It’s not just US retail investors piling into any asset connected to space exploration. Europeans want in, too. Most Read from Bloomberg Shares in British SpaceX supplier Filtronic…

These refugees in Kenya were promised jobs in Canada. At the 11th hour, the employer cancelled the offer

A continuing care organization in Nova Scotia has rescinded job offers it had been extending to refugees for more than two years, leaving the displaced people without a path out…

Latvia prime minister resigns days after ‘stray’ drone incursion – Europe live | Europe

Morning opening: Russia continues strikes on Ukraine Jakub Krupa After a tense day of intense attacks on Wednesday, Russia has continued its strikes on Ukraine overnight, with at least one…