OpenAI acquires startup Orchestra Bio to beef up its biotech business
OpenAI on Tuesday acquired a four-year-old AI biotech software startup called Orchestra Bio, the company…
Brazil voters head to polls in presidential runoff – National
Brazilians began voting in Sunday’s polarizing presidential runoff between incumbent President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Flávio Bolsonaro, a contest that will determine whether the U.S. will significantly expand its growing influence in Latin America. Polls ahead of the vote showed the two candidates, who need more than 50 per cent of the vote…
Green eyes decider return
Fit-again all-rounder targets South Africa showdown after swift recovery from abdominal tear Cameron Green says he is ready to return to action after making a surprisingly swift recovery from an abdominal muscle tear ahead of Australia’s final Test against South Africa. Green suffered the injury during the one-day international series between the teams but has…
Funeral service to be held for Sgt. Morgan Wong, CFB Wainwright fire victim
Descrease article font size Increase article font size A funeral service for Sgt. Morgan Wong, one of the four Canadian Armed Forces members killed last week in the deadly CFB Wainwright fire will be held Sunday. The service is set to start at 10 a.m. local time in Edmonton. Wong has been described by his…
Shaheen Afridi becomes fastest Pakistani pacer to take 150 ODI wickets
Pakistan captain Shaheen Afridi (centre) after taking the wicket of England’s Joe Root during the fourth match of the ODI tri-series at Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore on October 25, 2026. — Reuters Pakistan’s left-arm pacer Shaheen Shah Afridi reached a notable landmark in ODI cricket on Sunday during the fourth match of the tri-series against…
The hottest AI wearables and gadgets you should know about
A slew of AI-powered gadgets on the market aims to integrate artificial intelligence into our daily lives like never before. Some of these AI wearables — including necklaces, rings, and wristbands, as well as portable devices — serve as productivity tools, while others claim to act as friendly companions listening to your everyday thoughts. Even OpenAI…
Why are dance clubs disappearing? Because half of Gen Z avoids dancing for fear of humiliation
There was a time when I spent hours in dance clubs. I never saw a single episode of the first run of Seinfeld, because for eight straight years, I left the house at 9 p.m. to oversee a club gig in Hamilton. I called 1995 “the summer of clubs.” As a lowly afternoon radio announcer,…
PCB releases Sufiyan Muqeem, adds Maaz Sadaqat as cover for ODI tri-series
The collage features Pakistan spinner Sufiyan Muqeem (left) and Maaz Sadaqat. — ACC/PCB Pakistan have made a change to their squad for the ongoing ODI Tri-Series, releasing wrist-spinner Sufiyan Muqeem and bringing in young left-handed batter Maaz Sadaqat as cover. According to a statement issued by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), Muqeem’s release was decided…
Anthropic Launches OSS Scanner, a Free AI Vulnerability Scanner
Anthropic has launched OSS Scanner, a free, opt-in vulnerability scanner for critical open-source projects. The Anthropic OSS Scanner runs the company’s strongest models, including Claude Mythos, against enrolled codebases. Reports go straight to maintainers without human review. That trade delivers faster findings, but shifts triage work onto project teams. 11 days after the October 8…
Fritz to face Musetti in Lyon title match
Taylor Fritz of the U.S. in action during his round of 32 match against Greece’s Stefanos Tsitsipas. Photo: REUTERS LONDON: Second-seeded Taylor Fritz drilled 15 aces while overwhelming fellow American Tommy Paul 6-3, 7-5 on Saturday to reach the final at the Grand Prix Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes in Lyon, France. Fritz also saved all nine break points…
Researchers from Stanford and UC Berkeley Introduce TokenGate: Token-Gated Attention Makes Long-Context Prefill Up to 11.3x Faster
Stanford and UC Berkeley researchers released TokenGate, a module for long-context prefill. TokenGate learned token pruning lets an existing LLM skim its input. Only the tokens that matter get full processing. The research team reports 1.4x to 11.3x faster time-to-first-token (TTFT) with no accuracy loss. Peak prefill memory drops 1.5x…