When a runaway train loaded with oil jumped the tracks in Lac-Mégantic, Quebec, 47 people died in Canada’s worst rail disaster in nearly 150 years.
Defense Watch: Taiwan Backlog, Tester To Run, Unmanned Exercise, Flag Moves
Taiwan Trip. Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-Wis.), chair of new the House Select Committee on China, has urged Congress to address the backlog of Foreign Military Sale cases with Taiwan following a trip to Taipei this week where he met with senior government o…
Saskatchewan woman reflects on family one year after war in Ukraine began
On the one-year mark since Russia first waged war on Ukraine, a refugee reflects on their journey to Saskatchewan, and their fears for those who remain in the battle zone.
OpenAI details its preparations for “if AGI is successfully created”, including being cautious with its models and operating as if the risks are existential (Sam Altman/OpenAI)
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OpenAI details its preparations for “if AGI is successfully created”, including being cautious with its models and operating as if the risks are existential — Our mission is to ensure that artificial…
“We Are Looking To…”: Iran Commander’s Warning For Donald Trump
Iran has developed a cruise missile with a range of 1,650 km a top Revolutionary Guards commander said on Friday, in a move likely to raise Western concerns after
Bernie Sanders says Musk’s ownership of Twitter is a ‘problem’ and calls for more aggressive anti-trust laws
It is not the first time Mr Sanders has called for greater scrutiny of billionaire interests
Turkey-Syria earthquake death toll surpasses 50,000
The death toll from the earthquakes in Turkey and Syria that struck on Feb. 6 surpassed 50,000 on Friday after Turkey declared more than 44,000 people died.
Meta Has a New Machine Learning Language Model
The buzz in tech these last few weeks has been focused squarely on the language models developed and deployed by the likes of Microsoft, Google, and OpenAI. But Meta, Facebook’s parent company, continues to do significant work in this field and is rele…
Obi supporters in home state have high hopes for Nigeria election
Peter Obi is being projected by multiple polls to win the race to replace outgoing President Muhammadu Buhari.