Plane lands on roadway in Prince George
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Brook, Cox shine as England take 195-run lead over Pakistan in first Test
England’s Jordan Cox (left) and Joe Root celebrate their 100-run partnership during the second day of their first Test against Pakistan at Headingley in Leeds on August 20, 2026. — Reuters LEEDS: Harry Brook’s blistering 91 helped England take a 195-run lead over Pakistan despite a maiden five-wicket haul by left-arm spinner Ali Usman on day…
ChatGPT can now send texts for you with new Apple Messages plugin
If you’ve ever wanted to share all of your digital conversations with OpenAI, we have good news for you: the AI lab has just launched an Apple Messages plugin for ChatGPT, allowing interested users to connect their Messages inbox with the chatbot. The benefits of doing this, OpenAI argues, are numerous. Users can use the…
Domtar closing Howe Sound pulp mill as B.C. approaches lowest pulp prices in 100 years – BC
The B.C. government says Domtar is permanently closing its Howe Sound pulp mill, which the company says has 350 workers. In a statement, Ravi Parmar, Minister of Forests, said this decision of an “indefinite curtailment” is immensely difficult for the community and its workers. “These are not just jobs, these are livelihoods that have supported…
England seize control as rain disrupts Headingley Test
The covers stay on the pitch as rain delays the start of the second day of the first Test between England and Pakistan at Headingley. Photo: AFP LEEDS: England strengthened their grip on the first Test against Pakistan on Thursday, reaching 366 for eight at stumps to take a 195-run lead after rain again disrupted…
Liquid AI Releases LFM2.5-DSpark Draft Models That Deliver Up to 3.18x Faster Decoding Without Changing Model Outputs
Liquid AI has released DSpark draft model checkpoints for three models in its LFM2.5 family: LFM2.5-1.2B-Instruct, LFM2.5-2.6B, and LFM2.5-8B-A1B. Each drafter adds a speculative decoding path to an existing target model. A roughly 300M-parameter draft proposes a block of nine candidate tokens, and the target model verifies the whole block in a single forward pass….
Runners from botched Edmonton race may still qualify for Boston Marathon
By Dayne Patterson The Canadian Press Posted August 20, 2026 4:40 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Marathon runners who exhausted themselves in the Edmonton Marathon in the hope of qualifying for the marquee Boston Marathon may still have a shot. The Edmonton Marathon says more than 10,000 people…
Bangladesh Premier League will not take place this season, says BCB president
BCB President Tamim Iqbal speaks during a press conference at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur on August 20, 2026. — BCB The Bangladesh Premier League will not take place this season, the country’s cricket board (BCB) president Tamim Iqbal told reporters on Thursday, citing various issues that plagued the previous seasons including allegations…
Meet UPDF: A Lightweight Adobe Alternative Built for the Agentic Era
PDFs sit at the end of almost every workflow. Contracts, invoices, research papers, scanned intake forms, manuals, and compliance filings all arrive as PDFs. The format is very good at freezing a layout. It is much worse at letting you change one number inside that layout. That gap has become more visible as language models…
The Curator: 20 Amazon organization products that make your home feel instantly tidier – National
By Keena Al-Wahaidi The Curator Team Posted August 20, 2026 3:45 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size The Curator independently decides what topics and products we feature. When you purchase an item through our links, we may earn a commission. Promotions and products are subject to availability and retailer terms….