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Students doing graduate-level research say Canada risks losing its future scientists to other countries because the dollar amounts of annual grants have remained stagnant for nearly 20 years.A Canada Graduate Scholarship from one of the three federal research funding agencies is $17,500 per year for a master's student or $21,000 per year for a doctoral student. Those amounts have not changed since 2003.In return for that funding, the recipients are expected to work full-time on their research, and in some cases are…

On the occasion of New Year 2023, several brands, retail stores and e-commerce platforms have introduced offers on gadgets and electronics. One such offer is on Apple iPhone 14 Plus. This smartphone is…

There's a new venture taking place in a large, nondescript warehouse in Kingston, Ont.: Lithium-ion battery recycling. And it could be an important component of Canada's net-zero future.The facility, owned by Canadian startup Li-Cycle, houses stacks of depleted lithium-ion batteries that not long ago would have been destined for a landfill. The company is giving them new life — recycling the batteries that power most electric vehicles, phones and laptops."It's kind of like urban mining," said Li-Cycle CEO Ajay Kochar.…

South Korean company Samsung`s latest smartphone Galaxy A54 5G will feature a 6.4-inch OLED FHD+ display with a refresh rate of 120Hz, say reports. According to Android Headlines, the leaked images showed that the new smartphone will come in at least four colours. This includes black, purple, white and greenish-yellow colours, however, the company will likely use some different names for these colours. Moreover, the smartphone will also include a 5,000mAh capacity battery inside, with 6GB of RAM and 128GB of storage.…

Meta-owned instant messaging platform WhatsApp is reportedly working on a new feature for its desktop users. As reported by WaBetaInfo, WhatsApp is developing the ability to select multiple chats for a future update of desktop beta.…

Food delivery app Swiggy delivered 3.50 lakh biryani orders on Saturday and by 10.25 PM the app dispatched over 61,000 pizzas across the country, according to company sources. Swiggy also said as per a poll it conducted on Twitter, 75.4% orders came for Hyderabadi Biryani, followed by Lucknowi-14.2% and Kolkata-10.4%. "With 3.50 lakh orders, Biryani was the top item that was delivered," sources told PTI. The app delivered 1.65 lakh Biryani orders at 7.20 PM on Saturday. Bawarchi, one of top biryani selling restaurants…

Facebook owner Meta Inc is preparing to announce whether it will allow former U.S. President Donald Trump back on to Facebook and Instagram, the Financial Times reported on Sunday. The social media giant had previously said it will decide by Jan 7 whether to allow the former president to return. However, that decision is now expected to be announced later in the month, the newspaper said, citing a person familiar with the matter. Meta has set up a working group to focus on the matter, according to people with knowledge of…

As a new year begins, thoughts turn to what could happen over the next 12 months. Will we see an end to war, poverty eradicated or Twitter getting its act together? Maybe not, but something on my mind is which phone I should buy when the sun shines once more. I’m undecided on exactly what model to go for, but there’s something certain: it will be a refurbished phone. There are a few reasons for this, both financial and moral. And I highly recommend you consider doing the same thing, dear reader. Allow me to…

The fierce Sun is directly facing our planet, and it is crackling and scattering M-class solar flares as its happy new year message! The Sun just said happy new year to everyone! As the New Year celebrations began, the Earth stepped into the zone, directly facing the parts of the Sun that are spewing out solar flares! Just a few days ago, it spewed out an M3.7-class solar flare on December 30th at 19:38 UT, one of the strongest so far, which caused a shortwave radio blackout over the Pacific Ocean. However, as a…

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