The latest campus antisemitism hearing was a travesty. Source: New York Times Republicans Wanted a Crackdown on Israel’s Critics. Columbia Obliged. Continue reading Republicans Wanted a Crackdown on Israel’s Critics. Columbia Obliged.
The Meta Quest 2 and its bundled controllers. | Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge The Meta Quest 2 has been on sale for nearly a month, and today, Meta’s making that price permanent — $199 is the … Continue reading The Meta Quest 2 gets a permanent price cut to $199
The president’s campaign has featured initiatives aimed at young people, union workers and environmentalists, but it is not clear that they will be sufficient to rekindle support in those groups. Source: New York Times Biden Seeking to Appeal to Key … Continue reading Biden Seeking to Appeal to Key Constituencies With Targeted Policies
As I wrote recently, generative AI models are increasingly being brought to healthcare settings — in some cases prematurely, perhaps. Early adopters believe that they’ll unlock increased efficiency while revealing insights that’d otherwise be missed. Critics, meanwhile, point out that … Continue reading Hugging Face releases a benchmark for testing generative AI on health tasks
Jurors have begun their deliberations in the trial of Umar Zameer, who has pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder in the death of Toronto police Det. Const. Jeffrey Northrup. Here are some other things jurors didn’t hear about the case. … Continue reading What the jury didn't hear at the trial of a man accused of killing a Toronto officer
Canada’s sports integrity watchdog is pushing for stronger policies to prevent competitive manipulation and match-fixing at all levels of competition. Source: CP24 Canada's sports integrity body sees Porter case as a warning for sports betting Continue reading Canada's sports integrity body sees Porter case as a warning for sports betting
Torontonians will be able to crack a cold one in several public parks – permanently. Source: CP24 Toronto councillors vote to make program that allowed alcohol drinking in several parks permanent Continue reading Toronto councillors vote to make program that allowed alcohol drinking in several parks permanent
A male columnist has apologized for a cringeworthy moment during former University of Iowa superstar and college basketball’s highest scorer Caitlin Clark’s first news conference as an Indiana Fever player. Source: CP24 Sports columnist apologizes for 'oafish' comments directed at … Continue reading Sports columnist apologizes for 'oafish' comments directed at Caitlin Clark. The controversy isn’t over
Illustration by Nick Barclay / The Verge Netflix is moving beyond subscriber numbers. In its first quarter earnings results released on Thursday, Netflix announced that it will stop reporting quarterly membership numbers in 2025 because subscribers are “just one component” … Continue reading Netflix is all about the money, not the members
Tesla is pushing forward with a plan to build an electric big rig charging corridor stretching from Texas to California, despite being snubbed by a lucrative federal funding program that’s part of President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. But the original … Continue reading Tesla still plans to build 1,800-mile charging corridor for semi trucks despite Biden funding snub
