<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title><![CDATA[Digital News - Newslocker]]></title><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/digital-news-canada/</link><atom:link rel="self" href="https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/digital-news-canada/rss/" /><atom:link rel="hub" href="http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com" /><description><![CDATA[Find your latest Digital News news with just one click. Don't miss out on anything happening!]]></description><language>en-ca</language><copyright>Copyright (C) 2026 newslocker.com</copyright><lastBuildDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 21:28:00 +0200</lastBuildDate><item><title><![CDATA[Library and Archives Canada cracking down on AI books amid copyright threats]]></title><description><![CDATA[Library and Archives Canada recently updated its ISBN (International Standard Book Numbers) policy to limit books and other literary content created using artificial intelligence.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/digital-news-canada/library-and-archives-canada-cracking-down-on-ai-books-amid-copyright-threats/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 21:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/digital-news-canada/library-and-archives-canada-cracking-down-on-ai-books-amid-copyright-threats/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[AI stocks weigh on markets Thursday as oil rises to highest price since May]]></title><description><![CDATA[Drops for stocks in the artificial-intelligence industry are dragging markets down worldwide on Thursday, while oil prices hit their highest levels since May amid the Iran war.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/digital-news-canada/ai-stocks-weigh-on-markets-thursday-as-oil-rises-to-highest-price-since-may/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 19:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/digital-news-canada/ai-stocks-weigh-on-markets-thursday-as-oil-rises-to-highest-price-since-may/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ottawa ‘not responsible’ for regulating AI data centre power use: minister]]></title><description><![CDATA[AI Minister Evan Solomon spoke to the Senate Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology on Thursday, where he was asked about power usage by data centres Canada.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/digital-news-canada/ottawa-not-responsible-for-regulating-ai-data-centre-power-use-minister/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 19:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/digital-news-canada/ottawa-not-responsible-for-regulating-ai-data-centre-power-use-minister/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ottawa ‘not responsible’ for regulating AI data centre electricity use: minister]]></title><description><![CDATA[AI Minister Evan Solomon spoke to the Senate Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology on Thursday, where he was asked about power usage by data centres Canada.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/digital-news-canada/ottawa-not-responsible-for-regulating-ai-data-centre-electricity-use-minister/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 19:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/digital-news-canada/ottawa-not-responsible-for-regulating-ai-data-centre-electricity-use-minister/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tesla cuts AI, robotics spending plans ahead of potential SpaceX deal]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tesla says it increased its cash flow in the third quarter after investing far less in its AI and robotics ambitions than Wall Street had expected.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/digital-news-canada/tesla-cuts-ai-robotics-spending-plans-ahead-of-potential-spacex-deal/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 17:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/digital-news-canada/tesla-cuts-ai-robotics-spending-plans-ahead-of-potential-spacex-deal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Statistics Canada website down as internet hit by millions of hack attempts]]></title><description><![CDATA[Several government websites were still down Thursday morning at the same time a worldwide coding vulnerability has opened the door to millions of reported hack attempts.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/digital-news-canada/statistics-canada-website-down-as-internet-hit-by-millions-of-hack-attempts/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 16:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/digital-news-canada/statistics-canada-website-down-as-internet-hit-by-millions-of-hack-attempts/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘No indication’ of Canadian data compromised by global PHP issue: officials]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Canadian government’s chief information officer says there’s no sign a massive global website coding vulnerability has led to federal information being compromised.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/digital-news-canada/no-indication-of-canadian-data-compromised-by-global-php-issue-officials/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 16:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/digital-news-canada/no-indication-of-canadian-data-compromised-by-global-php-issue-officials/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Meta’s AI strategy focused on Muse growth as legal challenges dent earnings]]></title><description><![CDATA[Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg said that more than 10 million people in the US and Canada have set up Muse accounts in a month and a half and growth remained strong.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/digital-news-canada/metas-ai-strategy-focused-on-muse-growth-as-legal-challenges-dent-earnings/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 16:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/digital-news-canada/metas-ai-strategy-focused-on-muse-growth-as-legal-challenges-dent-earnings/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Meta ordered to pay US$25B after jury says it misled consumers on privacy]]></title><description><![CDATA[New Mexico Attorney General Ra&uacute;l Torrez said it was one of the largest, if not the largest, single state verdict against the company in American history.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/digital-news-canada/meta-ordered-to-pay-us25b-after-jury-says-it-misled-consumers-on-privacy/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 22:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/digital-news-canada/meta-ordered-to-pay-us25b-after-jury-says-it-misled-consumers-on-privacy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Can a photo help predict if you’ll survive cancer? Researchers think so]]></title><description><![CDATA[A team of researchers developed AI models that they say can predict a person&rsquo;s biological age and chances of surviving cancer treatment using a singular photograph of their face.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/digital-news-canada/can-a-photo-help-predict-if-youll-survive-cancer-researchers-think-so/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 22:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/digital-news-canada/can-a-photo-help-predict-if-youll-survive-cancer-researchers-think-so/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tesla says its newly unveiled Roadster 2 vehicle ‘can fly’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tesla just unveiled its latest vehicle, the Roadster 2, which it says will be available with performance options that will allow it to 'fly.']]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/digital-news-canada/tesla-says-its-newly-unveiled-roadster-2-vehicle-can-fly/</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 17:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/digital-news-canada/tesla-says-its-newly-unveiled-roadster-2-vehicle-can-fly/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rogue AI models could self-replicate in your smart ovens or TVs: Anthropic]]></title><description><![CDATA[The report adds to broader concerns about the security risks tied to increasingly capable AI systems, including their potential to automate cyberattacks.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/digital-news-canada/rogue-ai-models-could-self-replicate-in-your-smart-ovens-or-tvs-anthropic/</link><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 16:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/digital-news-canada/rogue-ai-models-could-self-replicate-in-your-smart-ovens-or-tvs-anthropic/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[AI hacking will be more common if changes aren’t made, scientists warn]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dozens of Canadian academics are among an international group of scientists calling for better containment measures for AI models.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/digital-news-canada/ai-hacking-will-be-more-common-if-changes-arent-made-scientists-warn/</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2026 15:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/digital-news-canada/ai-hacking-will-be-more-common-if-changes-arent-made-scientists-warn/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Character.AI files for bankruptcy, will sell some assets to Disney for $20M]]></title><description><![CDATA[Chatbot platform Character.AI said on Monday it has filed for bankruptcy in the U.S. and has agreed to sell some assets for US$20 million to Walt Disney.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/digital-news-canada/characterai-files-for-bankruptcy-will-sell-some-assets-to-disney-for-20m/</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2026 15:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/digital-news-canada/characterai-files-for-bankruptcy-will-sell-some-assets-to-disney-for-20m/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Canadian AI company turns away from U.S. government work amid trade tensions]]></title><description><![CDATA[An Ottawa AI company is turning away from U.S. government work amid trade tensions, highlighting Canada&rsquo;s reliance on its southern neighbour.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/digital-news-canada/canadian-ai-company-turns-away-from-us-government-work-amid-trade-tensions/</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/digital-news-canada/canadian-ai-company-turns-away-from-us-government-work-amid-trade-tensions/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[OpenAI fires 3 safety researchers in dispute over AI risks]]></title><description><![CDATA[OpenAI said Friday that it fired three safety researchers for a 'breach of trust,' defending the dismissals after the trio accused the company of putting interests before safety.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/digital-news-canada/openai-fires-3-safety-researchers-in-dispute-over-ai-risks/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 20:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/digital-news-canada/openai-fires-3-safety-researchers-in-dispute-over-ai-risks/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[OpenAI rogue agent possibly behind Wikipedia disruption in May, operator says]]></title><description><![CDATA[Wikimedia also said that the OpenAI agents made unauthorized edits to Wikimedia wiki sites, including "potentially malicious edits" to a citation tool.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/digital-news-canada/openai-rogue-agent-possibly-behind-wikipedia-disruption-in-may-operator-says/</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2026 21:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/digital-news-canada/openai-rogue-agent-possibly-behind-wikipedia-disruption-in-may-operator-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[AI content ‘lacks the spark’ of human-made art, Pope Leo says]]></title><description><![CDATA[In May, Pope Leo wrote his first encyclical titled 'Magnifica Humanitas' (Magnificent Humanity), calling for robust regulation of artificial intelligence.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/digital-news-canada/ai-content-lacks-the-spark-of-human-made-art-pope-leo-says/</link><pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2026 19:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/digital-news-canada/ai-content-lacks-the-spark-of-human-made-art-pope-leo-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[An AI agent tried to hack Canadian government website, researchers say]]></title><description><![CDATA[Transluce said it informed the Canadian government on Monday, Sept. 28, following which the Canadian Centre for Cybersecurity issued a statement on Tuesday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/digital-news-canada/an-ai-agent-tried-to-hack-canadian-government-website-researchers-say/</link><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 14:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/digital-news-canada/an-ai-agent-tried-to-hack-canadian-government-website-researchers-say/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sherwood Park man charged with using AI to make child sexual abuse materials]]></title><description><![CDATA[ALERT said Christopher Kalbfleisch, 51, was arrested for a second time since June and is now charged with using AI to sexualize photos and videos of young victims he knows.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/digital-news-canada/sherwood-park-man-charged-with-using-ai-to-make-child-sexual-abuse-materials/</link><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 22:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/news/digital-news-canada/sherwood-park-man-charged-with-using-ai-to-make-child-sexual-abuse-materials/</guid></item></channel></rss>