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"I remember not having to download an app to do this."
- South China Morning Post
Tencent launches its answer to OpenAI's Sora text-to-video tool
Chinese video gaming and social media giant Tencent Holdings has launched a text-to-video generation tool based on its Hunyuan artificial intelligence (AI) foundation model, joining an intensifying race among domestic rivals to challenge US peers in the field. HunyuanVideo has been made available for free to enterprise and individual users, the company announced on Tuesday. With over 13 billion parameters - a measure of variables present in an AI system during training - HunyuanVideo is the worl
- Fortune
Steve Jobs convinced Tim Cook that Apple would never go out of business—even though critics thought so
“When I came out to talk to Steve about working at Apple, it felt so alive and so different," Cook said.
- CBC
New airport technology lets liquids, laptops stay in carry-ons
Some travellers heading to the U.S. from Calgary International Airport (YYC) will no longer have to remove liquids and laptops from their carry-on bags before passing through security.A new piece of 3D X-ray technology was unveiled this week that allows liquids, aerosols and gels to remain packed away, as long as they don't exceed the 100-ml limit. Medical devices and other large electronics — including laptops — can stay in the carry-on bags as well.The Canadian Air Transport Security Authority
- South China Morning Post
Baidu launches AI assistant to help civil servants write essays on communist party ideology
Beijing-based search and artificial intelligence (AI) giant Baidu, which was the first to launch a ChatGPT alternative in China, has rolled out a new tool in partnership with the country's most popular political study app. The AI assistant, launched Wednesday on Baidu's Ernie Bot platform, is a partnership with Xuexi Qiangguo, the official app for communist party members to learn ideology and doctrine. The app is run by the country's propaganda authority. The tool, named the "Xuexi Qiangguo offi
- GuruFocus.com
Nvidia Faces EU Heat as It Powers Ahead with AI Game-Changing Moves
Regulators scrutinize Nvidia's dominance while its AI ambitions drive revolutionary data center innovations with Schneider Electric.
- Yahoo Canada Style
These 'unbeatable' Sony headphones are 51% off on Amazon — shoppers say they're 'lightweight and comfortable'
Reviewers say they have "absolutely amazing sound quality" and are "lightweight and comfortable."
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Bird inspired robot could help engineers improve aircraft design
Researchers have created a robot which can move like a bird, both on the ground and in the air. They believe a scaled-up version of the machine could be used in disaster zones or to access hard-to-reach locations.
- HuffPost
Barron Trump Introduces Himself In Video With Donald Trump And People Have Same Reaction
Many viewers said the same thing when a clip emerged of Trump's youngest son talking to Dana White and others.
- CBC
Did Justin Trudeau's meeting with Donald Trump break a 225-year-old U.S law?
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's meeting with U.S. president-elect Donald Trump last week likely violated a 225-year-old U.S. law, but experts say it's highly unlikely that Trump will face any consequences.On Friday, Trudeau surprised Canadians by making an unannounced trip to Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort in West Palm Beach, Florida. Over dinner, Trudeau, Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc and the prime minister's chief of staff Katie Telford talked about a series of contentious issues with Trum
- People
Police Find 3 Chilling Words on Bullet Casings Used by Killer of CEO Brian Thompson: Report
Three words were reportedly discovered on the bullet casings found at the crime scene, police sources told ABC News
- Yahoo Canada Style
Sophie Grégoire Trudeau says she 'learned to cut ties' after split with PM Justin Trudeau: Everything she's said about relationships since their break up
The former TV presenter said in a recent interview she learned not to "cling too much" to life and relationships.
- Hello!
Hugh Grant's frank comment on ex-girlfriends after Elizabeth Hurley shock
About A Boy actor Hugh Grant has made a rare comment about his past high-maintenance girlfriends after ex Elizabeth Hurley reveals they no longer speak
- The Canadian Press
Legendary Medellin cartel drug lord released from US prison after serving 25 years
MIAMI (AP) — One of Colombia's legendary drug lords and a key operator of the Medellin cocaine cartel has been released from a federal prison in the U.S. and is expected to be deported back home.
- The Daily Beast
Biden Has Drawn Up Pardon List Over Fears of Trump’s Revenge
Blanket precautionary pardons are being considered for some of Donald Trump’s biggest political foes, according to a new report. Biden officials have been looking at who Trump and his FBI director pick Kash Patel may go after once they take over the White House, the latest sign of concern from the Democratic Party ahead of his impending inauguration. Some of those who are being considered for the precautionary pardon include newly-elected Sen. Adam Schiff, a Democrat who served on Congress’s Jan
- The Canadian Press
Mexico president will ask Trump to deport non-Mexican migrants directly to their home countries
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s president said Thursday she will ask President-elect Donald Trump to deport non-Mexican migrants directly to their home countries, rather than dumping them at the Mexican border.
- People
Pregnant Kylie Kelce Admits She Had a 'Full Heaving Cry for 30 Minutes' After Finding Out Daughter Elliotte Was a Girl
Kylie and Jason Kelce share daughters Bennett, 19 months, Elliotte, 3, Wyatt, 5, and a fourth on the way
- CNN
The world has been warming faster than expected. Scientists now think they know why
Last year was the hottest year on record, oceans boiled and glaciers melted at alarming rates, and it has left scientists scrambling to understand exactly why.
- Bloomberg
When Trump Threatens, Canada and Mexico Go Their Own Way
(Bloomberg) -- A week before Donald Trump fired off yet another tariff threat on his neighbors, Justin Trudeau and Claudia Sheinbaum had a chance to confer in person about how to tackle that very scenario. Would they join forces against their errant trading partner or was it going to be a case of every person for themselves? Most Read from BloombergAs Wars Rage, Cities Face a Dark New Era of Urban DestructionRiyadh Metro Partially Opens in Bid to Ease City’s Traffic JamsThe evidence is pointing
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Former Red Wings Forward Continues Big Decline
This former Detroit Red Wings forward has declined since he left the franchise.