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Tom Cruise’s mother, Mary Lee South, died last week, according to People.com. Cruise’s rep confirmed her death to ET.com. A memorial service attended by the actor and his three sisters was held at a Church of Scientology over the weekend for South, who reportedly suffered from myriad health issues.

A life-altering treatment for sufferers of Parkinson’s disease will now be covered by B.C. According to a statement from the Ministry of Health, patients will be identified for PharmaCare coverage under the ministry’s Special Authority program. “We’ve been in discussion with the Parkinson Society British Columbia and the Pacific Parkinson’s Research Centre about this treatment,” explained Health Minister, Terry Lake. …

Daryl Bhandal who died on holiday in Tenerife after being injured in a brawl at his hotel was today described by his friends as a “brilliant father”. Daryl Bhandal, 36, was killed on Friday night at a hotel in the Puerto de Santiago resort, according to the Evening Standard. Tributes have been paid to the former Woolwich Polytechnic School pupil …

Nokia 3310 set for relaunch in new package? While most of us now carry around all-singing all-dancing iPhones and smart devices, the hugely popular Nokia mobile is set to return in all its near-indestructible glory. The news comes from notable phone leaker Evan Blass, who reports over at VentureBeat that HMD Global — the Finnish company that licensed the rights …

A long-distance couple plan to have a romantic dinner Tuesday for Valentine’s Day, but it won’t be in-person, it will be done with the help of a robot and technology created at Simon Fraser University. It’s all about feeling connected, says Neustaedter, an associate professor in SFU’s School of Interactive Arts and Technology (SIAT). Student researchers in his Surrey campus-based …

People searching for love are being duped by con artists in what is being described as the most common crime used by online scammers. The RCMP is asking Canadians to be wary of opening their hearts — and wallets — to potential online scammers. In 2016, 748 victims lost over $17 million to scammers pretending to be in love. Scammers …

Reese Witherspoon shares photo posing with her daughter, breaks the Internet. Reese shared the snap of the two of them ahead of the premiere of HBO miniseries Big Little Lies, which also stars Nicole Kidman, Shailene Woodley, Laura Dern and Alexander Skarsgaard. And even she appeared to be commenting on the similarity with her #MatchyMatchy hashtag. Ava, meanwhile, also joined …

Rutgers researchers say neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s may be linked to defective brain cells disposing toxic proteins that make neighboring cells sick. In a study published in Nature, Monica Driscoll, distinguished professor of molecular biology and biochemistry, School of Arts and Sciences, and her team, found that while healthy neurons should be able to sort out and rid …

Emergency officials issued evacuation orders for a northern California town Sunday afternoon as a major dam’s emergency spillway gave signs of collapsing. Nearly 200,000 people were ordered to be evacuated as California authorities try to fix America’s tallest dam that could unleash uncontrollable floods if it fails. The mandatory order comes after water resource officials deemed the emergency spillway for …

IBM has announced Watson for Cyber Security aimed at Security Operations Centres (SOC). It claims to be delivering cognitive computing to the SOC. Over the past year, Watson has been trained on the language of cybersecurity, ingesting over 1 million security documents. Watsoncan now help security analysts parse thousands of natural language research reports that have never before been accessible …

Apple had released the second beta versions of iOS 10.3, tvOS10.2, and watchOS 3.2 to developers for testing. The watchOS 3.2 beta can be downloaded through the dedicated Apple Watch app on the iPhone by going to General –> Software Update after installing the proper configuration profile on the iPhone. To install the update, the Apple Watch must have 50 …