/newsroom/taxonomy/term/15125/all en /newsroom/channels/news/expert-elon-musk-buy-twitter-44b-us-339305 <p>Elon Musk has sealed a deal to acquire Twitter for $44 billion US. The move comes after the richest man in the world started buying shares in the company in March, complaining that the social media network wasn't doing enough to ensure free speech. The company rebuffed his advances for weeks before the two sides struck a deal over the weekend that was made official on April 25. (<a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/musk-twitter-monday-1.6429802" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">CBC News</a>) </p> Thu, 28 Apr 2022 19:54:33 +0000 frederique.mazerolle@mcgill.ca 288109 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/experts-ottawa-tested-facial-recognition-millions-travellers-torontos-pearson-airport-332052 <p>The federal government quietly tested facial recognition technology on millions of unsuspecting travellers at Toronto’s Pearson International Airport in 2016. The six-month initiative, meant to pick out people the Canada Border Services Agency suspected might try to enter the country using fake identification, is detailed in a document obtained by <i>The Globe and Mail</i> through a freedom of information request. The project is the largest known government deployment of the technology in Canada to date.</p> Tue, 20 Jul 2021 17:22:30 +0000 frederique.mazerolle@mcgill.ca 270382 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/how-are-emerging-technology-and-media-shaping-democracy-325552 <p>The <a href="/maxbellschool/">Max Bell School of Public Policy</a> is launching a new <a href="/maxbellschool/research/centre-media-technology-and-democracy">Centre for Media, Technology and Democracy</a> at UUÖ±²¥. Collaborating with leading researchers, policy thinkers, and journalists, the Centre works to understand the impact of emerging technology and media on policy and public life.</p> Tue, 20 Oct 2020 16:05:51 +0000 shirley.cardenas@mcgill.ca 244174 at /newsroom