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How Apple Plans to Improve AI Image Editors

1Nov

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How Apple Plans to Improve AI Image Editors

Apple might be dead last in the AI race—at least when you consider competition from companies like OpenAI, Google, and Meta—but that doesn't mean the company isn't working on the tech. In fact, it seems most of the work Apple does on AI is behind the scenes: While Apple Intelligence is, well, there, the company's researchers are working on other ways to improve AI models for everyone, not just Apple users. The latest project? Improving AI image editors based on text prompts. In a paper published last week, researchers introduced Pico-Banana-400K, a dataset of 400,000 "text-guided" images selected to improve AI-based image editing. Apple believes its image dataset improves upon existing sets by including higher quality images with more diversity: The researchers found that existing datasets...

Scientists detect new Covid-like virus from moustached bats in Brazil

1Nov

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Scientists detect new Covid-like virus from moustached bats in Brazil

An international team of scientists from Japan, the US, Australia, and Belgium has detected a new Covid-19-like virus from a species of moustached bats in Brazil, stoking fears of a potential spillover and a new disease. Bats are natural reservoirs for many viruses, including betacoronaviruses -- which include the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and Middle East Respiratory Syndrome virus (MERS-CoV). The team from the universities of Osaka and Sydney detected the virus called BRZ batCoV from the Pteronotus parnellii -- a small insect-eating bat known for tiny hair tufts on its face. Even though the bat species is common in South America, experts fear the virus might have been gaining ground for months. “We identified a full-length genome of a novel bat CoV (BRZ b...

Majority of Albertans favour Canadian ownership of natural resources: Ipsos poll

31Oct

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Majority of Albertans favour Canadian ownership of natural resources: Ipsos poll

A new Ipsos poll conducted exclusively for Global News shows that most Canadians believe the federal government should ensure that foreign buyers are not able to purchase companies that develop the country’s key natural resources, such as oil and gas, forestry and mining. The survey of 1,000 Canadians aged 18 years and older was conducted between Oct. 25 and 27.It found that 64 per cent of people surveyed believe the federal government should ensure foreign buyers are prevented from purchasing such companies.On the other hand, 36 per cent say they believe it’s OK for foreign-owned businesses to acquire such companies. A new Ipsos poll, conducted exclusively for Global News, shows that close to two-thirds of Canadians think Ottawa should prevent foreign firms from ow...

Kim Kardashian invited to NASA launch after moon landing conspiracy claims – National

31Oct

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Kim Kardashian invited to NASA launch after moon landing conspiracy claims – National

The U.S. space agency NASA is rejecting conspiracy claims by Kim Kardashian that the 1969 Apollo 11 moon landings did not happen. In the most recent episode of her family’s hit reality show, The Kardashians, Kardashian says she thinks the pivotal lunar expedition was a hoax, citing a series of articles that, she claims, explain why some aspects of the footage and photographs taken on the moon are unreliable.Shortly after the episode aired, NASA acting administrator Sean Duffy rebuked Kardashian, writing to her in a post on X, “Yes, we’ve been to the Moon before… 6 times!”Yes, @KimKardashian, we’ve been to the Moon before… 6 times!And even better: @NASAArtemis is going back under the leadership of @POTUS.We won the last space race and we will win this one too 🇺🇸🚀🎥: Hulu pic.twitter.com/Ckex...

Alberta premier calls on Ottawa to use notwithstanding clause over child porn

31Oct

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Alberta premier calls on Ottawa to use notwithstanding clause over child porn

By Jack Farrell The Canadian Press Posted October 31, 2025 3:34 pm Updated October 31, 2025 3:35 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is calling on the federal government to invoke the Charter’s notwithstanding clause to overturn a Supreme Court ruling on child sexual abuse and exploitation materials. The top court has ruled that one-year mandatory minimum sentences for accessing or possessing child pornography are unconstitutional. ...

Trump says Carney ‘apologized’ for TV ad that scuttled U.S. trade talks – National

31Oct

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Trump says Carney ‘apologized’ for TV ad that scuttled U.S. trade talks – National

U.S. President Donald Trump said Friday that Prime Minister Mark Carney “apologized” for the Ontario government’s anti-tariff TV ad that scuttled Canada-U.S. trade talks when the two leaders met in Asia this week. Asked aboard Air Force One on his way back to the U.S. from the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation meetings in Malaysia and South Korea if negotiations will resume, Trump said “no” before praising Carney.“I have a very good relationship. I like him a lot,” he told reporters.“He apologized for what they did with the commercial, because it was a false commercial. … He did apologize, and I appreciate it. We had a great dinner with other countries, and I think we have a very good relationship. Personally, I think that what they did was wrong, but he apologized.”Global News has reached...

What to know about Cowichan land title case in B.C. and push for ‘clarity’

31Oct

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What to know about Cowichan land title case in B.C. and push for ‘clarity’

A landmark court ruling in British Columbia regarding Aboriginal land title over urban lands has ignited fierce debate and uncertainty over the future of private property rights in the province and across the country. The federal and provincial governments are appealing the B.C. Supreme Court’s ruling in favour of the Quw’utsun Nation, or Cowichan Nation, that found it had “established Aboriginal title” to more than 5.7 square kilometres of land on the Fraser River in Richmond, south of Vancouver.The City of Richmond has also joined the appeal.The ruling declared Crown and city titles on the land are “defective and invalid,” and the granting of private titles on it by the government unjustifiably infringed on the Cowichan title.That has created confusion and anger among homeowners in the a...

You Can Now Pay to Generate More Sora AI Videos, and I’m Concerned

31Oct

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You Can Now Pay to Generate More Sora AI Videos, and I’m Concerned

Sora, OpenAI's short-form AI video generator, has been out for just about a month now, and already, it's helping to spread disinformation on social media. Accounts share Sora generations without any transparency, sometimes with the Sora watermark removed, and while shrewd observers see through the AI, many people scrolling by don't think twice and believe things happened that didn't. That could be as innocuous as Jake Paul putting on makeup, or as dangerous as a fake interview meant to manipulate viewers towards a political bias. It's getting scary out there. So far, for the free model, Sora has capped video generations at 30 per day. If you pay for the Pro model, you get 100 generations a day. But if you're using Sora free of charge, once you produce your 30th video, you aren't able to ma...

Judges could rule on the fate of SNAP food aid as deadline nears for shutdown to end payments – National

31Oct

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Judges could rule on the fate of SNAP food aid as deadline nears for shutdown to end payments – National

BOSTON (AP) — Two judges could rule as soon as Friday on whether President Donald Trump’s administration must replenish SNAP food aid benefits for November despite the government shutdown. The grocery-buying ability for about 1 in 8 Americans could hinge on the outcomes.Even if a judge rules the benefits cannot be suspended for the first time in SNAP’s 61-year history, many beneficiaries are likely to face delays in getting the debit cards they use to buy groceries reloaded. That process can take one to two weeks, so it’s likely too late to get funds on cards in the first days of November.In a hearing in Boston Thursday on a legal challenge filed by Democratic officials from 25 states, one federal judge seemed skeptical of the administration’s argument that SNAP benefits could be halted.U....

Dibyendu Bhattacharya wraps shoot of OTT show Undekhi 4

31Oct

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Dibyendu Bhattacharya wraps shoot of OTT show Undekhi 4

Dibyendu Bhattacharya, one of the most bankable actors in Indian entertainment, continues to make waves with his choice of powerful and socially relevant roles. After his special appearance in The Bengal Files, a film widely recognized for its unflinching portrayal of the Bengal partition his portrayals in Maa, Mission Raniganj, Dibyendu’s performances continue to draw praise for their intensity and impact. He followed this with IC-814, further demonstrating his versatility and recently received critical acclaim for his award-winning performance in Poacher, a role that showcased his ability to bring depth and authenticity to complex characters. Dibyendu wraps shoot for Undekhi 4 Currently, Dibyendu has wrapped the shoot for Undekhi 4, reprising the powerful role of DSP Barun Ghosh that f...