Anthropic’s cloud partnerships are getting messy
Anthropic is having trouble securing enough cloud capacity from AWS, Google, and Microsoft, which increasingly…
Miller says government moving quickly but no timeline for new digital regulator – National
Culture Minister Marc Miller says while he shares concerns about how long the government’s new digital regulator will take to set up, he’s unable to say exactly when that will happen. In an interview with The Canadian Press, Miller said the government is moving as quickly as possible on digital safety bill C-34, which includes…
Foden can be one of EPL’s best again, says Maresca
MANCHESTER: Enzo Maresca said it is his job as Manchester City boss to help Phil Foden rediscover his best form after the England international ended his long goal drought.Foden had not scored for 10 months before netting in City’s 3-2 win over Ipswich last weekend and then scored a Champions League hat-trick in a 5-1…
Hugging Face’s New AI Biology Model Lets You Chat With DNA
The AI platform Hugging Face on Thursday released a new open model for understanding DNA that can run locally on a laptop. Developed in collaboration with researchers at Zhongguancun Academy in China and the University of Naples Federico II in Italy, the model is trained on genomic sequences and natural language so that people can…
US-German trio win medicine Nobel for work on optogenetics
Left to right — US scientist Karl Deisseroth, German scientists Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel . — AFP STOCKHOLM: The Nobel medicine prize was awarded Monday to US psychiatrist and neurologist Karl Deisseroth and his German colleagues Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel for their work in the field of optogenetics. The field helps researchers understand…
Non-profit asks Nova Scotians to ‘adopt’ a bat as part of conservation efforts – Halifax
A Nova Scotia non-profit is asking people to “adopt” a bat in a bid to educate Maritimers about a rare species, while supporting bat conservation. The Nature Trust of Nova Scotia has launched the Adopt a Tri-coloured Bat initiative, in support of one of the smallest bat species in North America. The winged mammals only…
Pakistan whip Bhutan in tennis event
Pakistan beat Bhutan 3-0 on Thursday to maintain their winning run in the Billie Jean King Cup Asia/Oceania Group III (B) tournament in Islamabad. Ushna Suhail and Mahin Aftab Qureshi secured straight-set victories in the singles before debutants Romaisa Malik and Hajra Sohail completed the clean sweep in doubles at the Pakistan Tennis Federation Tennis…
The Social Society Helping Women Join the AI Boom
I’m not even going to try to pretend I don’t have a bit of a girl-crush on Shoshana Berger. She’s a former WIRED editor turned editorial leader for companies like Notion and Ideo. She’s super smart and chic. And she’s the cofounder, with Nina Willdorf, of the Aged Intelligence Society, a buzzy events startup that…
Pakistan’s polio tally reaches six as seven-year-old boy tests positive in Khyber
A health worker administers polio drops to a child during a door-to-door vaccination campaign amidst heavy snow in the Bakwali-Surgan area of AJK’s Neelum Valley, on February 4, 2025. — AFP Khyber reports its first polio case since 2019. Special vaccination drive planned in high-risk areas. Officials launch probe, plan additional vaccination measures. PESHAWAR: Pakistan…
Library and Archives Canada cracking down on AI books amid copyright threats – National
Canadian author and publisher groups say they are pleased to hear that Library and Archives Canada (LAC) recently updated its ISBN (International Standard Book Numbers) policy to limit registrations for AI-generated books and other content. “This change not only protects Canadian authors and our valuable creative sector, it also allows Canada‘s cultural and heritage identity…
Verstappen bids to delay Antonelli’s F1 coronation
AUSTIN: Max Verstappen is set to be a party-pooper this weekend as he seeks to delay Kimi Antonelli’s title celebrations by notching a third consecutive win with another triumph at the United States Grand Prix. Red Bull’s four-time world champion won both the Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia and then the Singapore Grand Prix to…
