Meta Bets on Prediction Markets as It Hunts for Subsequent-Progress Engine (Report)
Area revives Meta’s earlier try at prediction markets after the shutdown of its Forecast app…
Popular AI leaderboard Arena nearly doubles valuation to $3.1B valuation in 10 months
Arena, which originated in 2023 as a research project at UC Berkeley that crowdsourced rankings of AI models, has raised a $200 million Series B round at a $3.1 billion valuation, it said on Thursday. This comes after the company said it reached $100 million in annualized run-rate revenue in June. The round was led…
Indigenous cultural burn near Osoyoos revives traditional fire stewardship – Okanagan
Smoke rising over the grasslands west of Osoyoos this week is part of a carefully planned burn aimed at doing more than reducing wildfire risk. The multi-day burn in the Nighthawk Road area is also helping revive Indigenous cultural fire practices that were suppressed for generations. The Lower Similkameen Indian Band is working with partners,…
She Designed Meta’s New AI Brand. Then Got here the Hate
Bay Space lettering artist Jesscia Hische knew that when she took a contract gig to design the M logo for Meta’s new AI assistant Muse, it was sure to make some individuals offended. “AI is such a 3rd rail, and Meta is such a 3rd rail,” she tells me. Nonetheless, as a small business owner…
Leave for B.C. child killer sparks call for change at political level – BC
The planned leave of child killer Shane Ertmoed from a Vancouver Island prison has now caught the attention of some politicians. In late September, Ertmoed, who is serving a life sentence, was granted a 60-day unescorted temporary absence from prison to take cooking classes. That was then delayed, but the mother of his victim has…
Ben Affleck is an AI nerd, and the web is impressed
They forged the mistaken lead in “Good Will Searching,” apparently, as a result of it’s Ben Affleck who’s the key genius, because it seems. The actor who earlier this 12 months bought his AI filmmaking startup to Netflix for a reported $587 million has gone viral this week for demonstrating his understanding of AI expertise,…
Montreal mayor says city will offer 3,000 spots in emergency shelters for unhoused – Montreal
By Erika Morris The Canadian Press Posted October 8, 2026 8:39 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Montreal Mayor Soraya Martinez Ferrada says the city is planning to provide 3,000 beds in emergency shelters to address homelessness this winter. The mayor says homelessness is the biggest humanitarian crisis the…
Ben Affleck is an AI nerd, and the web is impressed
They forged the fallacious lead in “Good Will Looking,” apparently, as a result of it’s Ben Affleck who’s the key genius, because it seems. The actor who earlier this 12 months offered his AI filmmaking startup to Netflix for a reported $587 million has gone viral this week for demonstrating his understanding of AI expertise,…
Homicide investigator testifies at Tori Dunn homicide trial – BC
Descrease article font size Increase article font size The trial for the man accused of killing a woman in her Surrey home two years ago continued on Thursday. Adam Mann, 42, is on trial for second-degree murder in the June 16, 2024 death of Tori Dunn. Dunn was critically injured during an apparent random attack…
HBL PSL 12 to return with eight teams
PSL trophy symbolises cricket’s enduring values as discipline and respect remain central to success. Photo: PSL/FILE The HBL Pakistan Super League will return for its 12th edition from March 18 to May 2, 2027, with all eight franchises set to compete for the title, the Pakistan Cricket Board announced Thursday. The tournament will retain its…
President Trump awards Big Tech donors with nation’s highest science prizes
On Thursday, at the Golden Age of American Innovation Summit, President Trump awarded Elon Musk, Jensen Huang, Sergey Brin, and AMD’s Lisa Su the National Medal of Science, the nation’s top science prize. Dell Technologies’ Michael Dell and Microsoft’s Satya Nadella also received the National Medal of Technology and Innovation. Together, the awardees have donated…
