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UK and Canada sign AI compute agreement
The UK and Canada have signed a landmark agreement to collaborate on the computing power needed to advance AI research and development. The new Memorandum of Understanding on compute was signed in Ottawa by UK Technology Secretary Michelle Donelan and Canadian Minister for Innovation, Science and Industry François-Phillippe Champagne. It cements the two countries’ partnership…
Microplastic pollution rained down on Canada during a hurricane
Satellite image of Hurricane Larry over the Atlantic Ocean on 8 September 2021 AP Photo / Alamy In September 2021, Hurricane Larry pelted Newfoundland, in Canada, with strong winds and torrential rain. It also rained down microplastics — up to five times as many particles fell on days during the storm as those before or…