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Online ads weaponised to deliver ‘zero-click’ spyware, researchers say

Discover-Tech’s Controlium software lets clients mass-profile internet users then covertly hack targets, say researchers at University of Toronto

The Guardian - UK · 2h ago

AI godfather Geoffrey Hinton: ‘We’re creating alien beings. I’m willing to be selfish and choose humans’

The pioneering computer scientist on why Trump is using ‘superintelligence’ wrong, whether AI could wipe out humanity – and how our biggest challenge will be accepting we’re not the only intelligent beings

The Guardian - US · Oct 13

Negative time experiment clears peer review as photons appear to leave an atom cloud before entering — groundbreaking quantum 'negative time' proven after 1 million test runs

A University of Toronto experiment showing that photons can spend a negative amount of time inside a cloud of atoms has been published in Physical Review Letters.

Tom’s Hardware · Jun 1

Inside a ‘living lab’: how a remote Canadian lake is helping scientists uncover the hidden life of microplastics

In a remote network of lakes, scientists are deliberately adding plastic to the water – and what they’re finding could change how pollution is tackled around the world

The Guardian - UK · Oct 10, 2025

Powering change: the Canadian partnership behind a super-fast battery charger that’s transforming EV infrastructure

A collaboration between the University of Toronto and startup Jule has produced an EV charger that delivers a full battery in less than half an hour, while drawing power steadily from the power grid to avoid surges

The Guardian - UK · Oct 10, 2025

The Walrus Talks Canada’s Health Security

How are we preparing to manage and support Canada through the next pandemics, wildfires, droughts, floods, and military conflicts?

The Walrus · Oct 31, 2024

University of Toronto’s environment school cuts financial ties to fossil fuels

Princeton University, the only other North American school to take similar action, rolled back its commitment recently

The Guardian - US · Oct 20, 2024

Spearheading sustainability: how the University of Toronto transformed its climate crisis response

University of Toronto president Meric Gertler details how staff, students and alumni have pulled together to tackle environmental challenges on campus and beyond – from reducing its carbon footprint to focusing on real-world sustainability problems

The Guardian - UK · Oct 7, 2024

‘So non-toxic you can eat it’: how one graduate duo is reimagining the future of plastic

Since graduating from the University of Toronto, Nuha Siddiqui and Kritika Tyagi co-founded a climate tech company that creates transformative biomaterials in a bid to help create a plastic free future

The Guardian - UK · Sep 23, 2024

‘We need to act now’: how the University of Toronto is answering the call for safer, ethical AI

As artificial intelligence thrusts itself further into our lives, researchers at the Schwartz Reisman Institute for Technology and Society are investigating ways to bring it in line with human values

The Guardian - UK · Sep 23, 2024