Binance resumes withdrawals following $6.3 billion breach
Cryptocurrency exchange Binance announced early on Sunday that it would begin allowing withdrawals in a…
Afridi leads NBP hockey team recruitment drive
Former Pakistan cricket captain Shahid Afridi has begun the process of selecting players for a new National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) hockey team, in a move aimed at supporting the revival of the national sport. Afridi, who serves as an adviser to NBP, visited Islamabad with his sports team, which has started shortlisting talented players…
OpenAI acquires Odessia, travel startup created by Sonder founder
OpenAI has acquired an AI travel agent called Odessia, according to Odessia’s founder, Francis Davidson. Davidson says in a post announcing the deal that he’s now working for OpenAI, helping the AI lab with the future of travel. Terms of the deal were not disclosed, but this looks like an acqui-hire. Davidson’s announcement focused largely…
Jamal Shead shouldering more for depleted Raptors
TORONTO – Just 10 games into the season and the Toronto Raptors are depleted. Superstar Kawhi Leonard has only played twice and won’t be back in the lineup for at least a week, all-star Scottie Barnes and starting point guard Immanuel Quickley have missed back-to-back games, and defensive stalwart Collin Murray-Boyles sat out Monday’s 118-102…
Saud Shakeel, Saqib put Pakistan in control
Left-hander hits 93 to lift hosts to 434-9 declared before debutant Saqib strikes twice to unsettle Sri Lanka KARACHI: Pakistan were in a good position as after declaring their first innings at 434-9 they reduced Sri Lanka to 114-3 when bad light hastened the stumps on the second day of the first Test of the…
OpenAI, Anthropic face new oversight as New York’s AI safety law takes effect
New York is gearing up to enforce one of the country’s most significant AI safety laws. The state opened a registration portal Tuesday, with which large frontier AI developers like Anthropic and OpenAI will be required to register by January 1, 2027. The RAISE Act, New York’s safety and transparency bill, kicks in at the…
Canada joins AI safety declaration but without ‘teeth,’ what can it do? – National
Canada has signed on to an international AI safety declaration committing companies and nations to greater information sharing and “early warning systems” to flag “serious cyber and AI control incidents.” The France-led initiative drew initial endorsements from national governments — including Japan, Norway, the Netherlands and Bahrain — as well as major U.S.-based AI companies…
Pochettino favored to be next Manchester United manager
MANCHESTER: United States men’s national team coach Mauricio Pochettino is the top candidate to be the next Manchester United manager, ESPN reported on Monday. Manchester United reportedly are considering firing manager Michael Carrick after the squad has slipped to 18th in the Premier League table with a 4-4 draw against Aston Villa on Sunday. The…
Anthropic Launches Claude Fable 5.2 and Mythos 5.2: Same Model, Different Safeguards
Anthropic just released Claude Fable 5.2 and Claude Mythos 5.2. Claude Fable 5.2 is a frontier model from Anthropic for long-horizon coding, research and agentic work. Mythos 5.2 is the same underlying model with fewer cyber and biology safeguards. It beats Opus 5.5 on most evaluations and costs less than the 5.1 models. TL;DR Size:…
Fatal B.C. attack involved 4 bears displaying ‘predatory behaviour,’ officials say
Descrease article font size Increase article font size The B.C. Conservation Officer Service says four bears were involved in the deadly attack in Bella Coola last week in which a mother and her daughter were killed. The service said the bears have been “dispatched.” “Evidence from the investigation, as well as animal DNA, was analyzed…
Pakistan-Sri Lanka second test moved from Lahore to Rawalpindi
KARACHI: Pakistan’s second Test against Sri Lanka has been relocated from Lahore to Rawalpindi because of rising smog levels in the provincial capital, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) said on Tuesday. The match, originally scheduled to take place at Lahore’s Gaddafi Stadium from November 17 to 21, will now be played at the Rawalpindi Cricket…