Source Feed: The Globe and Mail
Author: Steve Kupferman
Publication Date: January 4, 2025 - 07:00
Video game companies are cashing in on middle-aged gamers seeking retro fun. But can technology recapture a feeling?
January 4, 2025
Palmer Luckey, the billionaire tech entrepreneur who founded Anduril Industries, a defence contractor that builds killer drones, is in the midst of launching a new product.It’s a hand-held device packed with high-tech circuitry, enclosed in a sleek magnesium-alloy shell with a sapphire crystal face. This US$199 device, called the Chromatic, has only one function: It plays decades-old video-game cartridges originally designed for the Nintendo Game Boy.
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The B.C. Supreme Court has ordered WestJet to hand over all its files on harassment of flight attendants, in a class-action lawsuit alleging widespread misconduct by pilots.The ruling by Justice Jacqueline Hughes says WestJet has been slow and “potentially adversarial” regarding the documents and it’s unclear why complaint files haven’t been produced in a timely manner.The underlying claim in the long-running lawsuit, filed in 2016, alleges WestJet breached flight attendants’ contracts by breaking a “promise” to provide a harassment-free workplace.
January 6, 2025 - 06:52 | Darryl Greer | The Globe and Mail
Zakaria Amara was jailed for his part in the Toronto 18 terror plot. Then came the hard work of redemption
The post How a Would-Be Bomber Rebuilt His Life first appeared on The Walrus.
January 6, 2025 - 06:30 | Michelle Shephard | Walrus
Pull into the driveway at John and Julie Ridley's house and you'll notice large patches of red siding are missing from their house and garage. What was supposed to be a dream retirement home for the couple is now a daily reminder of what went wrong.
January 6, 2025 - 06:30 | Sarah Plowman | CTV News - Canada
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