Meta Releases Muse Spark Open: 816B Open-Weight MoE With 1M Context
Meta Superintelligence Labs has released Muse Spark Open, the open-weight version of its Muse Spark…
Danielle Smith calls for unity after separatism rejected in Alberta referendum
One day after Alberta voters rejected the idea of pursuing separation from Canada, Premier Danielle Smith said the turnout was a historic and a powerful testimony of the passion Albertans feel for the country and province. “Yesterday, Albertans made their choice. Today, we begin the next chapter,” the premier said in a speech that was…
Pakistan whip China to end 64-year medal wait
National volleyballers seal historic victory to secure first bronze in Asian Games since 1962 Pakistan secured the men’s volleyball bronze medal with a commanding 3-0 victory over China at the Asian Games in Nagoya on Saturday. Pakistan controlled the bronze-medal contest from the opening serve at the Okazaki Chuo Sogo Park Gymnasium, winning 25-18, 25-16,…
SpaceX and Tesla boards form special committees to review merger
The boards of SpaceX and Tesla have each formed special committees to review a possible merger. The special committees, which consist of independent directors, were created at the request of shareholders, according to Elon Musk, CEO and the largest individual shareholder of both companies. “Because I’m a conflicted party, I can’t actually be in the…
B.C. is seeing the highest flu numbers in the country: Health Canada
New data from Health Canada show that flu season is arriving early in B.C., with the province leading the way. According to the department, more than five per cent of tests detected influenza in the week of Oct. 4. The most common detection was Influenza A(H1N1) at 98.4 per cent. The population most affected was…
Wrestlers Inayat, Gulzar eliminate at Asian Games
Pakistan ended their wrestling journey in the Asian Games on a disappointing note when their remaining two wrestlers also exited without giving any breakthrough. Former Youth Olympics bronze medallist Inayat Ullah crashed out of the men’s freestyle 74kg competition after suffering a 12-2 defeat against Kazakhstan’s Nurkozha Kaipanov in the round of 16 in Nagoya….
Anthropic pitches AI safety bill that may block a model if 50+ people could be killed
Over the past year, concerns have swirled over the potential dangers posed by artificial intelligence, and debates have raged over the proper path for AI safety. Now, Anthropic appears to have put forth its own vision for how the government might regulate its industry. Politico recently reported that the AI lab has been shopping around…
No sign of late BC NDP surge as Conservatives lead by five points: poll
As the B.C. provincial election campaign enters the final week, a new poll shows that the BC Conservatives are leading by five points among decided voters. “The biggest takeaway is that the Conservatives are ahead, and when we look at the overall pattern, it looks like it will be difficult for the NDP to narrow…
Verstappen claims first pole of season
Max Verstappen celebrates after qualifying in pole position. Photo: REUTERS SEPANG: Red Bull’s Max Verstappen claimed his first pole position of the season at the Formula One Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia on Saturday, proving he remains the master of Sepang’s challenging circuit nine years after his last victory there. Verstappen clocked 1 minute 35.130…
DeepSeek Open-Sources DeepInfer, the Inference Framework Behind DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash
DeepSeek has open-sourced DeepInfer, the inference framework that runs its production services. The DeepSeek DeepInfer inference framework is the engine behind DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash. It ships under the Apache 2.0 license. DeepSeek also released deepseek-recipe, its MIT-licensed token encoding and decoding layer. For developers, this is a rare look at a frontier lab’s real serving stack. TL;DR…
3 men charged with 1st-degree murder in west Edmonton trades college shooting – Edmonton
Three men have been charged with first-degree murder in the shooting death of a man outside a trades college in west Edmonton. On Tuesday, the Edmonton Police Service (EPS) said an autopsy confirmed the victim, 28-year-old Justin Hunt, died of multiple gunshot wounds and the medical examiner ruled the death was a homicide. Hunt was…