On Tuesday, Google announced it’s rolling out five new updates designed to make Android phones more accessible, useful, and personalized. Announced in a blog post, the features include those aimed at reducing motion sickness, helping blind and low-vision users navigate their surroundings, remembering where users leave important items, and another that adds new ways to…
The Vancouver Whitecaps know they wear a mighty target when it comes to the Canadian Championship. The club has hoisted the Voyageurs Cup four years in a row and are looking to become the first team to ever collect five consecutive titles. The journey continues Wednesday when the ‘Caps host fellow Major League Soccer side CF Montreal in…
OpenAI shared new details on its forthcoming Astra model, which the company said is the first large language model to meet its “critical cybersecurity threshold,” in preparation for its imminent release. “We plan to make Astra available soon,” OpenAI’s blog post reads, “but access to its most advanced cybersecurity capabilities will be more limited.” The…
For more than 85 years, the Alberta Motor Association (AMA) has trained Grade 5 students across the province to become safety patrollers. It has a strong track record of keeping kids safe. “During that time, there have been zero serious injuries or fatalities when a patroller has been on a crosswalk,” said Allison Purcell, AMA…
AI training-data startup AfterQuery has reportedly raised a spherical that valued it at $3.2 billion. This simply 5 months after asserting its $30 million Collection A at a $300 million valuation in April. That’s greater than a 10x improve in lower than half a yr and, in response to Y Combinator companion Gustaf Alströmer, the…
What should have been the normal issuing of a statement by the premier marking Alberta’s 121st birthday instead generated backlash on Tuesday, when two different messages were released within an hour of each other. The first Alberta Day statement attributed to Premier Danielle Smith, issued at 10 a.m., focused on inclusion, cultural recognition and community….
Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz reacts after beating Roman Safiullin within the first spherical of the US Open. Picture: AFP NEW YORK: Defending champion Carlos Alcaraz did not miss a beat as he returned from a four-month damage absence with a straight-sets first-round victory within the US Open on Monday. Out of motion with a wrist damage…
Apple has adopted Google’s lead and formally modified the title of Lake Ontario to “Lake America” on its Apple Maps service lower than every week after President Trump ordered the change. Apple Maps customers in the US will start to see Lake America, not Lake Ontario — one of many 5 Nice Lakes in North…
Although it isn’t the water main at the centre of Calgarians’ attention, a major piece of infrastructure for the city’s northern neighbourhoods has received a multi-million dollar boost from the federal government. Calgary-Confederation Liberal MP and parliamentary secretary to the Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, Corey Hogan, joined city officials on Tuesday to announce…
Former Pakistan captain Misbah-ul-Haq has resigned from the nationwide choice committee. “Sure he has despatched his resignation to the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB),” a well-placed supply advised The Specific Tribune. He’ll serve a discover interval earlier than formally stepping down, the supply mentioned. Misbah, who served as Pakistan captain throughout codecs and later coached the…
