Menu. Box 500 Station A Toronto, ON Canada, M5W 1E6. In this week's issue of our environment newsletter, we look at ways to reduce the waste around trick-or-treating and some of the hurdles to widespread electric-vehicle adoption in Canada. The ruling adds new urgency to a ballot measure in the state that would exempt the companies from a new labor law intended to give gig workers more employment rights. The new iPhone has an improved design, but it’s undermined by the wireless industry’s messy rollout of ultrafast 5G networks. The battered Chinese giant won’t say how many of its new handsets it can produce. Get the latest technology and engineering news and insight. The company started by Jeffrey Katzenberg and Meg Whitman had a high-profile launch and megawatt Hollywood stars involved but failed to find an audience. Don’t Miss: The War on Wildlife podcast exposes our attacks on animals, Cats cost Australia A$6 billion a year by spreading diseases. 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Even if you don’t have an expensive camera, you can capture memorable images with your smartphone, the right software and a few tricks. Exploring the business, culture and impact of the technology industry with reporting on the biggest internet companies to the newest startups. Skip to Main Content. New tools, born of necessity, may be part of a lasting change. The Polestar 2 inherits some classic Scandinavian design elements from its Volvo lineage, but aims to be a little more free spirited. U.S. restrictions may have curtailed access to essential components. The new $50 gadget encapsulates a modern quandary: It wants to help you find content to watch. Any action would follow the Justice Department’s landmark suit this week against Google, as a bipartisan tech backlash ramps up. Should Japan dump radioactive water from Fukushima into the ocean? Meet NASA's latest Mars Rover: Will Perseverance find life in 2021? Audience Relations, CBC P.O. False news is on the rise. 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Be careful. The search for the origin of life: From panspermia to primordial soup. The microbiome: How bacteria regulate your health. It is a priority for CBC to create a website that is accessible to all Canadians including people with visual, hearing, motor and cognitive challenges. Even as the Justice Department sued Google, some antitrust experts wondered whether a different government response would be more effective. Decision on Pursuing Facebook Antitrust Case Is Said to Be Near, Apple iPhone 12 Review: Superfast Speed, if You Can Find It, How to Deal With a Crisis of Misinformation, Google Chromecast Review: A Streaming Device That Gets Better the More It Knows, Now You Can Use Instagram to Chat With Friends on Facebook Messenger. Jeffrey A. Rosen, the deputy attorney general, said the Justice Department knew the company would use its many resources to fight the agency. Closed Captioning and Described Video is available for many CBC shows offered on CBC Gem. 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