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The Allen Institute of AI launches Bolmo 7B and Bolmo 1B, claiming they are “the first fully open byte-level language models”, built on its Olmo 3 models — Enterprises that want tokenizer-free…
Trump comments on deaths of US filmmaker Rob Reiner and wife cause outrage
Reiner and his wife, Michele, were found dead at their home, a discovery that quickly led to widespread reactions.
LG unveils its first Micro RGB TV ahead of CES 2026, and it’s got OLED users feeling envy
LG’s upcoming flagship television model combines micro-LEDs, AI-powered processing, and advanced dimming to deliver top-tier visual quality.
No imminent threat of attack in Canada following Australia shooting: CSIS
By Anja Karadeglija in Ottawa The Canadian Security Intelligence…
India’s electoral roll revision threatens democracy and Muslims, say critics
Opposition claims SIR process being used to disenfranchise minority groups to benefit Narendra Modi’s governmentIndia’s political opposition has warned that democracy is under threat amid a controversial exercise to revise the voter register across the…
‘Like a brother to me’: Sydney rabbi pays tribute to British-born rabbi killed in Bondi attack
Sydney’s Newtown synagogue leader Rabbi Eli Feldman has paid tribute to British-born rabbi Eli Schlanger, who was killed in the Bondi Beach shooting on Sunday December 14.
Woman says dad died a hero in Bondi Beach shooting targeting Jewish community
At least 15 people were killed and dozens more were injured in a mass shooting targeting Jews celebrating Hanukkah on Australia’s Bondi Beach. Anna Coren has more.
‘This has shaken us’: Providence on edge as manhunt for students’ killer goes on
Tension mixes with grief and frustration at Brown University in Rhode Island as police search for suspectWhat we know so far about the attack in Providence, Rhode IslandTension mixed with grief and frustration in Providence on Monday around the Brown U…
WA agency to start investigating Pierce County police killings in spring
The state’s Office of Independent Investigations, formed by the Legislature in 2021, began investigating police uses of deadly force a year ago in Southwest Washington and the Olympic Peninsula.
Trump signs executive order reclassifying fentanyl as weapon of mass destruction
President Trump declared fentanyl a weapon of mass destruction, granting the U.S. government expanded authority to combat the synthetic opioid. This unprecedented classification treats fentanyl as a national security threat, enabling the Pentagon to as…