‘I want somebody to pay attention’: Do-not-resuscitate requests rarely tracked in Canada

An unknown number of Canadians have completed a do-not-resuscitate form, asking that they not be revived if they are critical injured or ill. But across Canada, there is no assurance their wishes will be followed or even properly recorded. CBC | Health News

Amazon taps Kohl’s, Google snags Home Depot as AI assistants compete for your attention (and money)

Amazon and Google took steps today in their continuous march to bring AI assistants Alexa and Google Assistant closer to consumers by partnering with big box stores. Kohl’s will now sell some Amazon products, including the Echo and Echo Dot, in 10 of its stores in Chicago and Los Angeles, while Google announced that Home […]

The Coal Country Mayor Fighting to Turn Trump's Attention West

In Gillette, Wyoming, Mayor Louise Carter-King is making a speech to celebrate the opening of a new dormitory for the local community college, dubbed, without a hint of irony, Inspiration Hall. In this city of just over 30,000, Gillette’s first female mayor, wearing a vermilion jacket and gripping the mic with matching nails, has presided […]

Attention mini-ITX PC builders: Gigabyte has the world’s smallest Nvidia GTX 1080

Bigger has typically meant better when it comes to graphics cards. But as the success of products like AMD’s R9 Nano or Asus’ Nvidia GTX 970 Mini have shown, there’s a growing demand for powerful graphics cards that don’t require a oversized tower to house them. Until recently, the most powerful card in the smallest […]

Ticats head into 'Labour Day Classic' amid circus of attention

The Hamilton Tiger-Cats (0-8) haven’t played since a 37-18 home loss to the Ottawa Redblacks on Aug. 18. The Ticats will have a new head coach (June Jones) and starting quarterback (Jeremiah Masoli) when they face the Toronto Argonauts (4-6) on Monday night. But Hamilton is also coming off a contentious week that began with […]

Why Tor Books’ first podcast drama Steal the Stars should steal your attention

(credit: Tor Labs) If you’re not a regular podcast listener, you might have missed the booming resurgence of audio dramas over the past few years. Once the purview of terrestrial radio—and all but dead in the United States—iTunes has given the narration-driven medium a brand-new outlet. Welcome to Night Vale, The Magnus Archives, Limetown, and […]

Pittsburgh’s manufacturing and AI sectors grab Silicon Valley’s attention

A Silicon Valley company has made the move to Pittsburgh, bringing with it a unique type of artificial intelligence. Citrine Informatics, a chemicals and materials artificial intelligence (AI) platform, recently opened its first office outside of Silicon Valley in Bakery Square. Citrine combines materials-aware AI with the world’s largest materials database to help companies deliver high-performance […]

The Open 2017: Tommy Fleetwood prepared for the attention at Royal Birkdale

Fleetwood’s business trip to his home town of Southport for this week’s Open Championship has carried with it the air of a conquering hero’s return.  His face and distinctive mane have greeted him at every turn. There is a surreal element to this billing for a player who has not yet cracked the world’s top […]