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Oil prices fell on Monday as concerns about a global economic slowdown and possible further interest rate hikes from the US Federal Reserve weighed on prices, offsetting forecasts of tighter supplies amid OPEC+ cuts. Brent crude futures were last down 0.4 per cent, or 27 cents, to $75.14 a barrel...

As inflation continues to hit Canadians, some Thunder Bay, Ont., business owners are struggling to keep up with the rising cost of goods and shipping prices. Since inflation is a widespread issue, there needs to be a national approach to solve the problem, says an economist at Lakehead University.

The Supreme Court’s conservative majority has taken a sledgehammer to precedent and balanced notions of judicial responsibility—led by a chief justice who acts like he’s just an ol’ country lawyer.

MIT Technology Review Explains: Let our writers untangle the complex, messy world of technology to help you understand what’s coming next. You can read more here. Soon, the menu in your favorite burger joint could include not only options made with meat, mushrooms, and black beans but also patties packed with lab-grown animal cells. Not…

The finds in Belgrade date from the period when the city was a regional center of the Roman Empire.

Pathways Language Model 2 (PaLM 2) is a large language model (LLM) developed by Google. It was announced in May 2023 as a successor to the PaLM model, which was initially released in January 2022. The PaLM 2 model is trained on a massive data set of text and code and can perform a wide range of tasks, such as word completion, code completion, question answering, summarization, and sentiment analysis.

Microsoft’s AI push goes beyond the cloud, as the company is clearly getting ready for desktop hardware with built-in AI accelerators. You only have to look at Microsoft’s collaboration with Qualcomm, which produced the SQ series of Arm processors, all of which come with AI accelerators that deliver new computer vision features on Windows.

For enterprises considering how to use AI to eliminate jobs and cut costs, can I be frank? You’re doing it wrong.

Trying to encapsulate the scope of Hilaire Belloc's achievement in a brief essay is akin to trying to capture the immensity of the seas that he sailed in the finiteness of the flagons from which he imbibed.

The post-Dobbs public backlash may have slowed this court—but it didn’t turn it moderate.

I was thrilled to learn the first cultivated meat has been approved for sale in the United States.

I listened to the audio tape of former President Donald Trump criminally exposing classified information to people not authorized to see it.

The urgent need to address climate change and its consequences is undeniable.

Fireworks sound exactly like “bombs bursting in air,” and they send dogs, cats and other animals into a panic. Some jump over fences or break chains to flee the deafening blasts. Others are so desperate to get away that they crash through windows.

Last month’s release of scores from the National Assessment of Educational Progress showing that American students lost historic ground in basic math and literacy skills during the pandemic has generated three responses.

Before the dust had cleared on the 2020 election, Republicans in statehouses across the country funneled their quest for control into voting booths, bathrooms, locker rooms, classrooms and doctors’ offices.

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People seem increasingly likely to sacrifice square footage in their homes for better amenities and luxury finishes, said Zar Zanganeh, managing partner in Nevada for ...

Children are required by Nevada law to receive several vaccines before entering public and private kindergarten through 12th grade schools, licensed child care centers and universities, according to Immunize Nevada. But it can be hard to keep track of what your child needs ...

Pompey Entertainment is behind the latest local venue to pop up in the historic East Sahara spot.

A sequel to the British holiday film Your Christmas Or Mine? has been greenlit at Amazon, with stars Asa Butterfield (Sex Education) and Cora Kirk (Prey for the Devil) signed on to return. Titled Your Christmas Or Mine 2, the pic will hit Prime Video in December 2023. American actress Jane Krakowski (30 Rock) has […]

A large body of research backs up the idea that people get happier as they age.

TEHRAN, Jul. 03 (MNA) – Pope Francis said the burning of the Muslim holy book, the Quran, has made him angry and disgusted and that he condemned and rejected permitting the act as a form of freedom of speech.

Estonian leaders proposed three different diagnoses for the so-called Prigozhin mutiny in Russia, even though "an attempted coup in Russia" and "an in-house quarrel of the Russian armed forces" are too completely different situations both in terms of the objective national security situation and residents' subjective feelings of safety, Meelis Oidsalu finds.

After a medical clinic employee reported harassment, she said she didn’t want her alleged harasser “approached about his behavior specifically directed towards [her].” As a result, the lower court determined the employer was excused from failing to address the conduct right away, especially since it did take prompt action once the harassment turned physical. On […]