Canadian Catholic cardinal twice accused of sexual assault resigns
In the brief note on the end of his career, there was no mention of the allegations against Quebec Cardinal Marc Ouellet.
Day: January 31, 2023
Russian millionaire on trial in hack, insider trade scheme
A federal prosecutor says a wealthy Russian businessman and associates made tens of millions of dollars by cheating the stock market in an elaborate scheme that involved hacking into U.S. computer systems to steal insider information about companies su…
‘Father of Peeps’ Bob Born dies at 98
Ira “Bob” Born, a candy company executive known as the “Father of Peeps” for mechanizing the process to make the marshmallow chicks, has died.
Commentary: Why has the West given billions in military aid to Ukraine, but virtually ignored Myanmar?
The two conflicts are not completely analogous but it’s striking how much Ukraine has galvanised the international community, in contrast to Myanmar, say academics.
Commentary: It’s still worth funding a better COVID-19 vaccine
Funding for big COVID-19 vaccine trials has dried up at this stage of the pandemic, but new vaccines that are more effective and don’t need to be injected are worth the investment, says Lisa Jarvis for Bloomberg Opinion.
Commentary: Who should we hold responsible when AI goes wrong?
Singapore wants to be a leader in artificial intelligence by 2030. NUS Centre for Biomedical Ethics’ Anantharaman Muralidharan’s looks at how AI needs to gain the trust of humans.
Organ donation: ‘My daughter was shot but lives on in those she saved’
Could the shooting of a six-year-old girl spark change in India where organ donation is rare?
PikaOS Is a Next-Gen Linux Distribution Aimed Specifically Towards Gamers
An anonymous reader quotes a report from ZDNet, written by Jack Wallen: PikaOS is very similar to that of Nobara Linux, which opts for a Fedora base. But what are these two Linux distributions? Simply put, they are Linux for gamers. […] So, what does…
Lisa Marie Presley lost 40-50 pounds, took opioids before death, report says
Lisa Marie Presley was taking opioids and weight loss medication before her death this month, according to a report. The only child of Elvis Presley lost between 40 and 50 pounds over a six-week stretch ahead of the Golden Globe Awards, TMZ reported Mo…