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Online safety and connectivity across Canada get a much-needed boost with CIRA’s 10th year of investment in community internet projects

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Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA)

  Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA) CIRA has proudly invested nearly $12 million over the last decade through its Net Good Grants program, funding community-led solutions that address digital challenges in rural, remote and Indigenous communities across Canada OTTAWA, July 26, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Today, CIRA announces the recipients of its annual $1.25 million … Read more

When 20 hours online triggered an email from the president of my ISP, Ars Technica

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1990s Internet: When 20 hours online triggered an email from the president of my ISP

Banj Edwards | Aurich Lawson | Getty Images “Checking the system this morning, I noticed that your account has been logged in for over 20 hours,” begins a December 1998 email from the president of my dial-up Internet service provider (ISP) at the time. “Our service is unlimited, but we ask that you actually use … Read more

How AI matchmakers, virtual pickup lines and other ChatGPT-like tools are taking over online dating

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Caryn Marjorie

Technician From Tommaso Barrabi July 16, 2023 | 11:27 Artificial intelligence is rapidly changing the landscape of many businesses, but can technology really help someone find true love? Several entrepreneurial matchmakers are betting that it can, enlisting AI to help tongue-tied romantics break the ice with witty banter, virtual dating coaches and even erotic pillow … Read more

Daily Dot Newsletter: Feline feud becomes an online sensation

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We crawl the web so you don’t have to. Sign up for the Daily Dot newsletter to get the best and worst of the Internet delivered to your inbox every day. Hello fellow citizens of the internet! Andrew here. Welcome to today’s edition of web_crawlr. Our stories above Today they’re talking about: A worker at … Read more