Meta has launched what it calls the “most capable” open-weight model in the United States. Dubbed Muse Spark Open, the model also has the distinction of having been designed to work with Macs. The new model, which leverages 816 billion parameters and a 1 million token context window, claims to offer superior performance to other…
Canadian actor Martin Short honoured his late daughter, Katherine, during Selena Gomez’s fourth annual Rare Impact Fund Benefit in Los Angeles on Wednesday. During the event, which raises funds for youth mental health, Gomez introduced a new award “in memory of Katherine Short, Martin Short’s daughter, who passed away by suicide earlier this year,” People reports….
FIFA President Gianni Infantino during the trophy ceremony after Spain win the Under-20 Women’s World Cup on September 27, 2026. — Reuters ZURICH: Fifa president Gianni Infantino gave “no satisfactory answers” when grilled Thursday during a meeting to discuss his attempts to sell stakes in the World Cup to private investors, senior members of football’s…
Anthropic is giving employee-level access to six researchers from METR, a nonprofit that tests frontier AI models, to independently assess Anthropic’s models, safety practices, and risk management, the company said in a blog post on Thursday. The arrangement comes at a time where incidents of AI agents acting outside their instructions have been disclosed every…
A provincial report on the downtown Winnipeg police headquarters purchase and renovation project found it was a “total catastrophe,” Premier Wab Kinew said. Speaking with 680 CJOB Thursday morning, Manitoba’s premier said he expects the report into the headquarters at Smith Street and Graham Avenue to be released by the end of next week at…
LONDON: Paris Saint-Germain boss Luis Enrique said the European champions rode their luck to beat Manchester City 4-2 and maintain a perfect start to their defence of the Champions League. The visitors ran riot in the first half of City’s first home game since being found guilty of breaking Premier League financial rules as they…
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By Eli Ridder The Canadian Press Posted October 15, 2026 1:07 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Ottawa and the four Atlantic provinces are extending a multimillion-dollar fund aimed at supporting the region’s fish and seafood sector amid global economic headwinds. Federal Fisheries Minister Joanne Thompson announced Thursday a…
Sri Lankan opener Pathum Nissanka runs after playing a shot during a match against Pakistan at Dubai International Stadium in the UAE. — Reuters/File Sri Lanka’s opener Pathum Nissanka will miss upcoming ODI tri-series against hosts Pakistan and England after failing to obtain medical clearance to resume playing, the board confirmed on Thursday. Nissanka sustained…
SK Hynix appears to be navigating choppy U.S.-China chipmaking waters. The company’s flash memory unit, Solidigm, is seeking U.S. approval to send American chipmaking equipment to its factory in Dalian, China, as a condition to continue building a semiconductor factory in the U.S., Reuters reported, citing anonymous sources. Solidigm has been reportedly chalking up plans…
