U.S. news outlet reveals details from Tumbler Ridge shooter’s ChatGPT account
B.C. Attorney General Niki Sharma called for changes to the criminal code to hold corporations and humans accountable for the actions of AI
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Starbucks at Colwood Corner to close, among wave of 250 closing across North America
The Starbucks location at Colwood Corner is closing within the week, the company confirmed with CHEK News on Friday. The post Starbucks at Colwood Corner to close, among wave of 250 closing across North America appeared first on CHEK.
How one Toronto startup is solving the 'what’s my size' question and changing how we shop
Have you ever stared at a size chart with no idea which size you actually are, only to return something you wish you never had to? Or ordered the same item in two or three sizes, already knowing you would keep one and send the rest back, because the brand is new to you or its sizing is all over the...
MapQuest GM goes where his app says: Lake Ontario
When MapQuest's general manager woke up in Toronto on Thursday morning, the Texan visiting for a conference knew he couldn't leave without visiting one place.
Volkswagen subsidiary delays opening of Ontario battery plant to 2029
The company behind the plan for a massive battery plant in southwestern Ontario says the facility is expected to begin operations in 2029, two years later than initially planned.
AI's 'paradise of machines' a threat to humanity, Pope Leo says
Pope Leo XIV warned Friday that a "paradise of machines" risked undermining humanity as he opened a trip to France by posing fundamental questions about what it means to be human in the age of artificial intelligence, nuclear arms race and other threats to life itself.
Costco sees sales jump 11% and more customers eyeing ‘lower cost protein’
Costco's latest quarterly earnings report, released late Thursday, showed a jump in sales from a year earlier as the company describes consumers looking to stretch their dollars.
Xi got Trump's red carpet welcome - but not everything he wanted
China wanted progress on trade, technology and Taiwan - but hasn't got as much as it would have hoped for.
His Novel Had a Shot at a Top Book Prize. Then Someone Ran an A.I. Test.
“It Was Either That Or Die,” by the Haitian-Canadian author Thélyson Orélien, was the hit of the French literary season. Now it has been pulled from the shortlist for a prestigious prize.
Stuck on the Battlefield, Russia Wages ‘Total War’ on Ukraine’s Economy
The economic damage from Russian strikes, resulting in lost sales, disrupted workdays and logistical snarls, is in the billions of dollars.
U.N. Releases New List of Companies It Says Do Business With Israeli Settlements
Israel condemned the database of firms tied to activity in the occupied West Bank as a “political tool” to advance “a smear campaign.”
OpenAI investigating 'dozens' of instances of agents acting improperly
OpenAI agents tried to get information from "governments, universities, public agencies, and other institutions" through extreme means that sometimes curbed security controls, the company said.