Since the end of last month, several water utilities in the United States have been hit by cyberattacks, causing alarm in the country. For years, water utilities and other critical infrastructure facilities in the power sector, for example, have been targeted by hackers, whether government-backed or individuals. What makes these recent attacks — allegedly carried…
Many people with IBS would trade 10 to 15 years of life expectancy for an instant cure for their condition. This is according to the results of a study of nearly 2,000 people with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS).1 In other research, people with IBS said they would take a medicine that carried a one percent…
The Ontario government is implementing a spate of new bail requirements, in an effort to crack down on repeat offenders. The province will now require a full cash security deposit to be paid once an accused person is released from custody, with that payment due within two business days of the release. If the accused…
Pakistan’s captain Babar Azam makes field placings during third Test between Pakistan and England at National Stadium Karachi, December 18, 2022. — Reuters Pakistan captain Babar Azam suffered an injury on the second day of a warm-up match gainst Professional County Club (PCC) Select XI ahead of next week’s first Test against England. Babar was…
In Thrive Capital’s first-ever investor letter, founder Joshua Kushner has some unexpected things to say about his venture capital rivals on the West Coast. “It is difficult to overstate the magnitude of the opportunity,” Kushner wrote about AI in the letter, leaked to Bloomberg. “It would also be a grave error in our minds to…
If you’ve heard of billionaire Bryan Johnson, you’ve likely encountered the phrase “bio age testing.” Johnson, the subject of the Netflix documentary Don’t Die, says he’s on a quest to achieve the lowest possible “biological age” (also known as bio age). He reportedly spends millions each year on anti-aging treatments—dozens of daily supplements, weekly acid…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size RCMP in Red Deer say a drug trafficking investigation has resulted in several different drugs being taken off the streets and two men in their 20s facing charges. Mounties say they pulled over a vehicle on 30 Avenue in Red Deer in early July, which led to…
Defending champions Barcelona and Real Madrid will not be in action in the opening week. Photo: AFP BARCELONA: Spain’s top flight kicks off the 2026/27 season on Saturday, although defending champions Barcelona and Jose Mourinho’s Real Madrid are not in action yet. AFP Sport looks at five talking points going into the first round of…
Meta released Glimmer this week, an open-weight AI model anyone can download and run on their own hardware — a contrast to Muse Spark, the company’s more powerful model that stays locked behind its own APIs. The release landed alongside a letter from Mark Zuckerberg arguing AI should be “for everyone” rather than controlled by a handful of labs, but as Equity’s…
Reviewed by Brian St. Pierre, MS, RD “Is this drug going to steal my job?” That’s the thought many health and fitness coaches had when GLP-1 medications first hit the mass market. Though semaglutide (Ozempic) became available in 2017, it initially felt like a theoretical threat. Prescription rates were still very low; it seemed like…
