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Dell defends CAMM, its controversial new laptop memory

If you were triggered over word that Dell is pushing a proprietary memory standard, take a chill pill. Dell’s new memory design isn’t really proprietary and may actually lead to benefits for performance laptops. The controversy kicked up last week when images of Dell’s new CAMM, or Compression Attached Memory Module, leaked out. This immediately…

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Royal Bank defends funding B.C.’s Coastal GasLink pipeline despite environmental concerns

Royal Bank of Canada’s chief executive defended the bank’s funding of the Coastal GasLink pipeline Thursday and called for incentives to help the shift to a net-zero economy, as investors and Indigenous groups denounced its support of fossil fuels.A provincial environment inspector gathers sediment from water downstream from a Coastal GasLink pipeline crossing. (B.C. Environmental…

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GiveSendGo defends decision to raise money for protest convoy

American crowdfunding site GiveSendGo is defending its decision to host a fundraiser for the Ottawa convoy protest, telling a parliamentary committee Thursday that the Canadian government never asked it to stop.Police enforce an injunction against protesters — some of whom had been camped in their trucks near Parliament Hill for weeks — on Feb. 19, 2022.…

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O’Toole defends decision to turf Batters as senator accuses him of keeping MPs in line with threats

Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole defended his decision Wednesday to turf a Saskatchewan senator from caucus who is pushing a petition to hold an earlier leadership review, saying Sen. Denise Batters is not a team player.Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole holds a press conference on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2021. (Sean Kilpatrick/Canadian Press)Conservative…

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Paul Burrell defends Queen Elizabeth after Harry and Meghan revealed Royal Family member discussed Archie’s skin colour: ‘She’s not racist’

Sorry, this video isn’t available any more. Former Royal aide Paul Burrell has defended Queen Elizabeth after Prince Harry and Meghan Markle claimed a member of the family discussed baby Archie’s skin colour.  In an explosive interview with Oprah Winfrey, which aired in the US last night, Meghan revealed that while pregnant with her son,…

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