Blackstone’s Jas Khaira says fears over AI-buildout debt are overblown
Private equity giant Blackstone is putting itself at the center of the AI boom, firm…
Madushanka wrecks Pakistan batting
Madushanka’s five-wicket haul sparks hosts’ dramatic batting collapse as they post 110 all out Dilshan Madushanka claimed five wickets as Pakistan were skittled out for 110 in 25.3 overs in their fourth and final league match of the ODI tri-series at Gaddafi Stadium Lahore on Tuesday. Left-arm pacer Madushanka finished with 5-34 in 8.3 overs while…
I Tested Every Major AI Agent for a Day. Here’s the Best One
For this test, I sent all the AI agents a long paragraph explaining that my partner and I are considering exploring China late next year during a two-week-long adventure. I asked for a first draft of a potential itinerary that included: flight, hotel, nightlife, and food recommendations. Also, I asked the AI agents to chart…
Conny Glenn stuns Bryan Paterson to win mayoral bid in Kingston, Ont.
Voters in Kingston, Ont., turned to a new face to lead the city, electing Conny Glenn to be their new mayor on Monday night, ending incumbent Bryan Paterson’s bid for a fourth consecutive term in the role. In a narrow victory, Glenn — who served as councillor for Sydenham District for the past four years…
Sri Lanka opt to bowl first against Pakistan
Pakistan make two changes, bringing in Maaz Sadaqat and Naseem Shah for Saim Ayub and Razaullah Sri Lanka on Tuesday won the toss and opted to bowl first in their crucial game of the ODI tri-series against Pakistan at the Gaddafi Stadium Lahore.Pakistan made two changes to their squad which last played against England the…
X is nudging users to promote their posts with a pointing hand, and people are confused
Some interface changes and nudges, like bright buttons urging you to subscribe in apps, are mildly annoying but easy to ignore. Others are so in your face that you want to throw your phone in a river. X’s new push to get users to promote their posts is firmly in that category. Over the last…
Horwath among incumbents ousted across Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area
Election night in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area (GTHA) delivered some upsets, with several incumbent mayors losing their bids for re-election. Former Ontario NDP leader Andrea Horwath, who became Hamilton’s mayor in 2022 after her party’s provincial defeat, was in a distant third place at 14 per cent with 177 of 207 polls reporting as…
Sri Lanka win toss, decide to bowl first against Pakistan in ODI tri-series match
Pakistan captain Shaheen Afridi (left) flips the coin as Sri Lanka captain Kusal Mendis (second from right) calls the toss ahead of the fifth ODI tri-series match at Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore on October 27, 2026. — PCB Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bowl first against Pakistan in the fifth ODI of…
vLLM Semantic Router Releases d3-ultra: A 27B Open Multimodal Decision Model
The vLLM Semantic Router team has released d3-ultra, a 27B multimodal decision model under Apache-2.0. The d3-ultra decision model does not generate text. It reads an input once and returns a probability for every answer to every question. For developers, that means routing, classification, visual grounding and video checks from 1 open-weight call. TL;DR Size:…
Gridin shows off superb shot, Griddy celebration
CALGARY – First two-goal game. First three-point game. First on-ice Griddy. It was a night of NHL firsts for Matvei Gridin on Monday as the 20-year-old right-winger led the red-hot Calgary Flames to their fourth consecutive win with a 5-2 decision against the Toronto Maple Leafs. “So obviously my nickname is Griddy and I was…
South Africa select Coetzee for Australia decider
The fast bowler steps in for injured Nortje ahead of the series decider against Australia Gerald Coetzee will replace the injured Anrich Nortje in the South Africa team for the series decider. Photo: AFP CAPE TOWN: Fast bowler Gerald Coetzee will replace injured fellow paceman Anrich Nortje in the South African team for the series-deciding…
