Employees at the Hamilton steel plant run by Stelco Holdings Inc. will be laid off as the company plans to idle its finishing operations in the city. Stelco said in a statement to Global News on Monday it was concentrating steel production at its Lake Erie Works plant in Haldimand, Ont. The company said job…
Australia’s Pat Cummins celebrates with the trophy and teammates after winning the ICC Cricket World Cup at Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad, India on November 19, 2023. — Reuters CAPE TOWN: The International Cricket Council (ICC) and Cricket South Africa (CSA) will jointly announce the schedule for the 2027 Men’s Cricket World Cup on October 1….
While some retailers, like Amazon (and Adidas, apparently!), are blocking AI agents from making purchases on users’ behalf on their respective platforms, e-commerce platform Shopify has moved in the other direction. On Monday, the company announced that browser-based AI agents can now complete purchases on Shopify merchants’ sites, extending their capabilities beyond just searching for…
Canada is watching developments “closely” as concerns around the dangers of artificial intelligence are escalating sharply following an Australian government website being hacked by an OpenAI agent, officials said. Last week, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese revealed details of the June hack, which targeted the website for Medicare, Australia’s publicly funded universal health insurance plan….
NAGOYA: Asian Games organisers faced multiple scheduling headaches on Monday as persistent rain disrupted several competitions at the sprawling multi-sport event. Tennis, surfing and cricket were among sports hit by poor weather on day nine of full competition. Both the men’s cricket quarter-finals between Pakistan-Hong Kong and India-Afghanistan were washed out after the playing field…
As the debate rages over whether the recent spate of rogue AI agents is a step toward AGI or a more conventional engineering problem, Nvidia is offering its own answer to problem. Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang on Monday introduced a toolkit of software and hardware products that add independent security layers around AI agents to…
A manhunt was underway Saturday after a shooting that left four people dead in the small Caribbean island nation of St. Vincent and the Grenadines, according to police. The Royal St. Vincent and the Grenadines Police Force said late Friday that officers responded to reports of gunfire in Green Hill, a district located just outside…
Green-shirts are in a must-win situation following a 4-0 drubbing at the hands of Thailand Pakistan must regroup quickly when they face the Philippines in their second Group B match at the FIFA ASEAN Cup on Tuesday, after a 4-0 defeat by Thailand in their historic opening game. Nolberto Solano’s side showed defensive discipline early…
As all-in-one AI agents like Meta’s Muse and Instinct take off, Google announced it’s shutting down the Gemini feature known as “Gems,” which had allowed users to build custom AI assistants for specific tasks. However, the work users invested in creating the Gems won’t be destroyed. Gems will be automatically migrated to “skills” that can…
A New York prosecutor has reopened an investigation into gang rape allegations at a Cornell University fraternity in response to a lawsuit filed by a woman who says she was sexually assaulted in 2024 by seven students after being plied with alcohol and drugs. Tompkins County District Attorney Matthew Van Houten said Monday that his…
