Descrease article font size Increase article font size The Ford government has written to towns and cities in Ontario, threatening to cut funding if they fail to follow procurement rules designed to boost spending on Canadian businesses. Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing Rob Flack wrote to the heads of council “to make clear our…
Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) cites security concerns amid sensitive bilateral tension Pakistan has formally called for a neutral venue for the 2026 Men’s Hockey Asian Champions Trophy, citing security concerns amid heightened tensions with India, while reaffirming its commitment to competing against all teams. In an official statement, Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) president Mohyuddin Ahmed Wani stated the PHF has formally requested the Asian…
Meta’s camera-equipped smart glasses have proven more successful than other entrants into the market, but they have also deeply disturbed certain consumers who see them as invasive emblems of a dystopian surveillance society run amok. Now, as the company weathers complaints that it’s selling “pervert glasses,” it has reportedly decided to sell a pair that…
The number of people aged 100 years or more in Japan surpassed 100,000 for the first time, according to newly released government figures. Japan’s Health and Welfare Ministry statistics released Tuesday confirmed the milestone, showing that Japan now has 107,677 centenarians, up 7,914 from the previous year. 1:40 ‘I just do what I want’: 3…
From (left to right) Test captain Babar Azam and batter Saud Shakeel. — Reuters DUBAI: Pakistan Test captain Babar Azam and batter Saud Shakeel climbed two places in the latest ICC Test rankings, while Salman Ali Agha, Noman Ali, Khurram Shahzad and Muhammad Abbas slipped after Pakistan suffered a 3-0 series whitewash against England. Babar…
Meet PitchFly, WIRED’s latest editorial recruit. He has 165,112 neurons, and they’re all trained to generate story ideas. A sampling of his early output: “The Hidden Weather Problem Inside Surveillance”; “The Engineers Who Think Elon Musk Needs Less Computer Security”; and my personal favorite, “Everyone Wants Cooking. Nobody Has Solved Donald Trump.” PitchFly uses a…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Ontario Premier Doug Ford went to the very edge of endorsing incumbent Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow, praising her leadership at city hall in the middle of a municipal election campaign. Speaking at an unrelated event in Toronto on Wednesday, Ford had positive words for the mayor, who…
Farhan, Usman and Jahangir power visitors to 350-4 before a ruthless bowling display dismisses England cheaply Pakistan Under-19 produced a commanding all-round performance to crush England Under-19 by 200 runs in the fourth and final one-day match to seal series 3-1 at Sir Paul Getty’s Ground in Wormsley on Wednesday. After opting to bat first,…
Last weekend, after one of his researchers resigned over fears that AI could lead to human extinction, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei wrote about the need for outside organizations “to verify adherence to safety practices and commitments, report incidents, and help assess the alignment of not just completed AI models but training pipelines and processes.” Executives…
A Paris court awarded Kim Kardashian 1 euro ($1.61 CAD) on Tuesday for being the victim of an armed robbery in the French capital in 2016, the amount of compensation she asked for, the Associated Press reported, citing a lawyer involved in the case. In a joint statement with her stylist Simone Harouche, who was…
