MIAMI—French striker Kylian Mbappe hit back at a Paraguayan senator, describing her as a “despicable woman” on Monday after she launched a racist attack on him following Paraguay’s elimination from the World Cup. Mbappe’s penalty proved the difference in a bruising and ill-tempered match as France won 1-0 in Philadelphia on Saturday to advance to…
Spain’s Mikel Merino scores their first goal past Portugal’s Diogo Costa. — Reuters/File ARLINGTON: Substitute Mikel Merino scored a dramatic late winner to put Spain in the quarter-finals with a 1-0 victory over Portugal and end Cristiano Ronaldo’s World Cup career on Monday. The European champions will face the US — the only one of…
It’s easier than ever for bad actors to spew spam across the internet as powerful large language models (LLMs) become effortlessly accessible. If you’ve spent about 10 minutes on the internet in the last few years, you will know that this means spam and bot content have become an even bigger problem than they already…
Traders have become highly active in FIFA World Cup markets, increasing sensitivity to any misleading automated alerts. Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong has said the exchange is investigating an AI-generated prediction market alert after the platform mistakenly sent users a “breaking news” notification of a supposed Norway 3-2 win against Brazil in the ongoing FIFA World…
By Jeremy Simes The Canadian Press Posted July 6, 2026 6:00 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Communities in eastern Saskatchewan by the Manitoba boundary continue to clean up after flooding last week had damaged properties. Michael Weger, the province’s community safety minister, says he visited affected areas over…
Cuba on Monday suffered its third nationwide power outage since the beginning of the year, the state electricity company said. The impoverished island was already struggling to keep the lights on before US President Donald Trump imposed an oil blockade in January, which has depleted the already dwindling supply of fuel for Cuba’s power plants….
LONDON: Naomi Osaka began her Wimbledon week wearing a kimono-style walk-on outfit inspired by her favourite character from the Quentin Tarantino movie ‘Kill Bill’ and she ended it by taking out top seed Aryna Sabalenka in brutal fashion. The Japanese 14th seed produced the kind of tennis that took her to four Grand Slam titles as she blazed to a…
Microsoft said Monday that it has eliminated about 4,800 roles, or 2.1% of its global workforce, adding to the string of AI-related layoffs hitting the tech world. The company said the roles being cut are “not being replaced by AI,” but acknowledged that “AI is changing how work gets done” and automating many everyday tasks….
Key takeaways: Bitcoin derivatives show resilience despite bearish pressure from Strategy’s Bitcoin sales. Onchain Bitcoin data points to sellers’ exhaustion, strengthening the $60,000 support level. Bitcoin price quickly recovered from the selloff to $61,300 that followed Strategy’s Bitcoin sale announcement. Despite the negative impact on traders’ sentiment, the additional $216 million cash position eased concerns…
5 main Ontario faculty boards which were underneath the direct supervision of the Ford authorities for a 12 months or extra have posted funds deficits regardless of the schooling minister blaming trustees for his or her monetary turmoil. In June 2025, Minister Paul Calandra introduced he would appoint supervisors to the Toronto public, Toronto Catholic,…
