Sarvam AI has released Saaras V4, the newest generation of its speech recognition model. It covers all 22 scheduled Indian languages plus English, now including global English accents. Sarvam reports state-of-the-art accuracy across all 22 languages. Is it deployable? Yes, through Sarvam’s API today, using model=”saaras:v4″. Weights are not public, and Sarvam’s SageMaker self-hosting docs…
Four people have died in a helicopter crash in Montérégie, Que., in the Rang des Écossais area. A spokesperson for the Sûreté du Québec (SQ) says the incident happened just after 2:30 p.m. Saturday. The helicopter crashed into a field in the municipality of Sainte-Brigide-d’Iberville, southeast of Montreal. Get breaking National news Get breaking Canada…
Virat Kohli dispelled any doubts about his enduring quality with the 50-over World Cup on the horizon after a match-winning century for India against South Africa. Photo: AFP MUMBAI: Virat Kohli said next year’s 50-overs World Cup would be his last for India and he is ready to give his all to help lift the…
TikTok will pay Alabama at least $100 million in a settlement tied to allegations that the short-form video platform misled users about safety and was designed to addict children. The case was scheduled to go to trial on Monday. According to the Alabama attorney general’s office, TikTok could end up paying the state a total…
By Raygan Johnson Global News Posted September 26, 2026 3:35 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size A cultural movement that began in Quebec is continuing to thrive in Saskatchewan in its 16th year. The province is celebrating Culture Days across 45 hubs, featuring free events such as workshops, open…
World No. 3 is competing in his second tournament after the US Open Team Europe’s Casper Ruud celebrates after winning his singles match against Team World’s Francisco Cerundolo. Photo: REUTERS LONDON: Team Europe took a 3-1 lead over defending champions Team World ​on the opening day of the Laver Cup on Friday, with Carlos Alcaraz…
Someone recently had to sit me down, hold my hands, and tell me something no pet owner ever wants to hear: my apartment smelled like wet dog. Horrifying. With all the nonstop fur and dander that seem to appear everywhere no matter what, the intervention was probably necessary. So when Levoit launched its Vital Pet…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size A First Nations lawyer who launched the legal fight for day school survivors before the file was turned over to a larger law firm as a class-action, has won a lawsuit against that firm. Joan Jack filed the statement of claim for a group of day school…
NAGOYA: Asian Games organisers admitted on Saturday they were “not satisfied” with ticket sales after swathes of empty seats were seen at the main stadium and other venues in Japan. The 100m sprints are one of the highlights of any Games, but the 30,000-capacity Mizuho Park Athletic Stadium appeared to be only about one-quarter full…
Two companies now say they will accept advertising for director Alex Gibney’s upcoming documentary about Elon Musk, following earlier reporting that a number of social media platforms had rejected the ads. The Hollywood Reporter published a story Friday saying that TikTok, Meta, YouTube, and X had all refused to run paid ads promoting the trailer…
