Using ChatGPT for holiday gift ideas and cards
This is the week when I typically write a column about how to shop for holiday gifts. I wrote previous holiday gift columns based on my personal experiences and a …
pandemic
Scientists warn next pandemic is ‘the Big One’ with deadly brain-swelling virus
The next pandemic is “simmering in the background”, experts have warned, and could be the most contagious and devastating in history. Dubbed the “Big One”, the Nipah virus is able …
Larry Magid: Beware of ‘smishing’ scams
The first few times I got a text message from a stranger that appeared to be directed at someone else, I politely informed them that they’d reached the wrong number. …
Smartphone essentials for traveling abroad
I just returned from two weeks in Japan, a combination business trip to speak at the UN’s Internet Governance Forum in Kyoto, followed by a week of touring some of …
UN Internet Governance Forum focuses on AI
Janice Richardson (left), Larry Magid and Zoe Darme – in-person speakers at AI panel I spent five days last week in Kyoto, Japan, at the 18th annual United Nations Internet …
Spanish Flu: Skeletons from deadliest-ever pandemic contradict age-old belief
NEW DELHI: In an interesting new study, it has been found that the 1918 Spanish flu affected mostly frail and unhealthy people, contrary to the long-standing belief that influenza primarily …
Polly Klass tragedy changed how we look for missing children
Poster depicting Polly Klass and sketch of suspect Just over 30 years ago, on October 1, 1993, 12-year-old Polly Klass was abducted from her home in Petaluma during a sleep-over …
Pandemic: Study finds eating disorders increased during pandemic among adolescents
TORONTO: Emergency department (ED) visits and hospital admissions for eating disorders increased during the COVID-19 pandemic in adolescents aged 10-17 years, as did ED visits among young adults and older …
EV range anxiety is real, but is it based on reality?
Like many electric vehicle owners, I have range anxiety. It rarely keeps me up at night, but it does occupy my thoughts before and during road trips like the one …
Super Bowl winner Laurent Duvernay-Tardif announces retirement from football
Laurent Duvernay-Tardif is closing the door on his football career. The veteran offensive lineman announced his retirement Thursday after eight NFL seasons. The 32-year-old from Mont-Saint-Hilaire, Que., spent six campaigns with …