PARIS: Frenchman Kevin Lamour has left his role as FIFA’s chief operating officer after criticising president Gianni Infantino’s scrapped private investor plan, world football’s governing body confirmed Monday. Lamour was the third highest-ranking FIFA official. “FIFA can confirm that the working relationship between FIFA and Kevin Lamour as FIFA’s chief operating officer has ended on…
TikTok is developing a feature that would allow users to send each other money via direct messages, according to a new report from Bloomberg. If rolled out, the feature would use the social media service’s TikTok Pay offering, which is already available in Southeast Asia for TikTok Shop purchases. References to the potential feature were…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Live Younger, Medical Aesthetics Calgary, on Talk to the Experts at 12 p.m. on QR Calgary. What if aging didn’t have to mean slowing down? Live Younger is a private wellness clinic in Calgary specializing in personalized, preventive, and precision-based health solutions. Their approach focuses on identifying the…
Pakistan players sing the national anthem ahead of their FIH Hockey World Cup 2026 match against Wales at the Wagener Hockey Stadium in the Netherlands on August 17, 2026. — FIH Pakistan assistant coach Adnan Zaker has said the national side will have nothing to lose and face no pressure when it takes on arch-rival…
On Tuesday, OpenAI announced a new batch of security policies focused on containing security incidents while models are being tested. The new safeguards include more detailed monitoring of models during the development process, as well as greater emphasis on alignment and security during the post-training process. “As models become more capable, the risks associated with…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size A temporary emergency department is expected to open within three weeks in a western Manitoba city that was hit by extreme flooding earlier this summer. Premier Wab Kinew says ER services in Dauphin, Man., will be set up at a temporary facility. The city’s health centre closed when heavy rainfalls caused flooding to the basement and took out power. “We’ve heard you loud and clear, Dauphin. You need these…
Pakistan Gold players celebrate after taking a wicket against Pakistan Greens in the National Champions Cup 2026 final at Multan Cricket Stadium on August 18, 2026. — PCB Shamyl Hussain and Saad Khan smashed centuries before captain Shaheen Shah Afridi produced a stunning seven-wicket haul to steer Pakistan Gold to a 101-run victory over Pakistan…
It’s now even easier to find—and exploit—vulnerabilities in computer systems using AI. Last Friday, the Chinese AI company Z.ai announced a powerful open-weight model that it says is capable of automating cutting-edge coding and cybersecurity tasks almost as well as the best publicly available models from Anthropic and OpenAI. The new model, GLM 5.3, could…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Crown prosecutors have filed an appeal to overturn a rare post-verdict mistrial declared last month in Frank Stronach’s sexual assault conviction. The mistrial relates to a sexual assault charge involving someone who had worked at a business Stronach owned and who filed a civil complaint that was…
India’s captain Shubman Gill runs between the wickets during the fourth day of the first Test. Photo: AFP GALLE: India were all out for 193 in their second innings, setting Sri Lanka a victory target of 372 on day four of the opening test in Galle on Tuesday. India claimed a first-innings lead of 178…
