Quebec police watchdog probing Montreal police-involved shooting
The Bureau des enquêtes indépendantes said in news release officers were called to a home around 3:23 p.m. for reports a person armed with a knife. Source link
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Rain delays start of Day 2 in England-Pakistan first Test
Covers are spread across the ground and pitch as rain delays day two of the first Test between England and Pakistan at Headingley in Leeds on August 20, 2026. — AFP LEEDS: Persistent rain delayed the start of the second day of the first Test between England and Pakistan at Headingley on Thursday, with an…
AI data giant Alation confirms cyberattack
Days after reporting an incident affecting a number of its customers, enterprise data giant Alation on Thursday confirmed a cyberattack. Alation makes data software that its enterprise customers use to search for files and data using natural language queries. In recent years, the company has expanded into AI, allowing customers to turn large amounts of…
As deadline looms for Ontario municipal elections candidates, some seats uncontested
With the window to run in this year’s Ontario municipal elections about to close, observers and advocates are paying attention not only to those vying to lead their communities, but also to the number of people who aren’t. While a lot can still change before nominations close Friday afternoon, the amount of seats that listed one or…
ICC removes Gaddafi Stadium demerit point
The International Cricket Council on Thursday rescinded a demerit point imposed on Lahore’s Gaddafi Stadium after an appeals panel overturned its “Unsatisfactory” pitch rating for the third one-day international between Pakistan and Australia on June 4. The ICC panel reviewed match footage, the Match Referee’s report and comments from the captains following an appeal by…
Rivian spinout Also raises another $150M
Also has raised another $150 million as the micromobility startup that spun out of Rivian last year expands its business beyond pedal-assist electric bikes and commercial cargo quads to autonomous delivery vehicles. The Series D round was led by Prysm Capital and included existing backers Eclipse, Greenoaks, and MVP Ventures. Also has raised $455 million…
Verstappen commits to Red Bull until end of 2030
Four-time world champion Max Verstappen has signed a new contract at Red Bull until the end of 2030. Photo: AFP ZANDVOORT: Max Verstappen signed a contract extension with Red Bull to the end of 2030 on Thursday, ending speculation about the four-time world champion’s near-term Formula One future. The 28-year-old already had a contract to…
Binance now lets AI agents trade, but keeping them in check is largely up to users
Binance, the world’s largest crypto exchange with more than 300 million registered users, on Thursday launched a platform that lets AI agents analyze markets and execute trades on users’ behalf, bringing autonomous AI directly into the business of managing real money. Called Agent OS, the platform lets developers connect AI applications and agents to Binance’s…
Sabalenka, Zverev stunned in Cincinnati
Sabalenka has reached just one semi-final since winning the Sunshine Double in March. Photo: AFP CINCINNATI: Top seeds Aryna Sabalenka and Alexander Zverev crashed out of the Cincinnati Masters in a matter of hours on a rainy Wednesday of fourth-round action. American Tommy Paul saved a match point on the way to a 4-6, 7-6…
Auditing Preference Biases and Fine-Tuning Language Models with Direct Preference Optimization on Anthropic HH-RLHF Using TRL and LoRA
In this tutorial, we design an end-to-end preference-learning workflow using the Anthropic HH-RLHF dataset and Direct Preference Optimization (DPO). We begin by preparing a robust Colab environment, loading and parsing chosen–rejected response pairs, and auditing the dataset for structural and length-based preference biases. We then run lexical shortcut diagnostics to determine whether surface-level linguistic patterns…