The collage of photos features Pakistan spinner Abrar Ahmed (left) and India spinner Varun Chakaravarthy. — AFP/ICC/File Pakistan spinner Abrar Ahmed has climbed to second in the ICC Men’s T20I bowling rankings, overtaking India’s Varun Chakaravarthy. Abrar has risen one place from third with 736 rating points and is closing in on the top-ranked Afghanistan…
Writing AI Lab each week means I occasionally encounter AI models that behave badly and bizarrely. Usually, there’s nothing to be done about it, save for sharing those tales with you. But that could soon change. A group of AI researchers has set up a crowdsourced website, Flaw Reporting for AI (FLARE-AI), for reporting and…
Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure TL; DR Goldman Sachs filings show exposure to XRP through regulated trust-style investment vehicles. The key distinction is that this is not the same as Goldman holding direct XRP on its corporate balance sheet. The filing still matters because it shows how…
People from Alberta to Atlantic Canada could be looking to stay cool while celebrating Canada Day as heat warnings have been issued in five provinces and one territory. Yellow heat warnings have been put in place for parts of Alberta, Saskatchewan, Ontario, Northwest Territories, Quebec and New Brunswick. Orange heat warnings have also been issued…
Iran’s currency (IRR) has fallen to new record lows against the US Dollar (USD) as it faces further economic strain from US Sanctions, regional conflict and a naval blockade. The Iranian rial was traded at about 1.8 million rials per USD on the free market and down from about 811,000 to the dollar just a…
Mexico forward Raul Jimenez celebrates scoring against Ecuador in the World Cup round of 32 at the Azteca Stadium. Photo: AFP MEXICO CITY: Mexico turned on the style at their iconic Azteca Stadium on Tuesday, brushing Ecuador aside 2-0 to break a 40-year World Cup knockout curse. The round-of-32 match was delayed for an hour…
Honda this week began production of batteries destined for energy storage systems, according to a report from Nikkei Asia. The milestone makes Honda the latest car company to dive into the red-hot energy market. The automaker’s shift toward energy storage comes three months after Honda canceled its EV programs in the U.S. Batteries for the…
HashKey’s Sun argued that Bitcoin’s weakness stems from capital shifting towards AI, not fading risk appetite. US spot Bitcoin ETFs continued to see money leaving the funds on June 30, as investors pulled out $223 million – for the last nine days in a row. In total, the ETFs saw $4.51 billion exit during June,…
Bo Levi Mitchell has been on a nice roll of late. Over his last two starts, the Hamilton Tiger-Cats’ veteran quarterback has completed 34-of-42 passes (80.9 per cent) for 572 yards with eight touchdowns and no interceptions. He’s had six completions of 30 or more yards and amassed perfect efficiency ratings of 158.3. Mitchell is…
The Trump administration lifted export controls on Anthropic’s Claude Fable 5 AI model after the company agreed to extend an existing guardrail to prevent users from trying to access certain restricted capabilities, according to two people familiar with the matter. The safeguard means any users trying to unlock those capabilities will be notified that their…
