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Mark Carney has been sworn in as Canada’s new prime minister and has ended Justin Trudeau’s nearly 10-year tenure. The 59-year-old former central banker took the oath of office on Friday, naming a streamlined cabinet and pledged to support Canada’s interests in the face of tariff threats from President Donald Trump. Governor Mary Simon, the personal representative of King Charles, Canada’s head of state, presided over the ceremony at Rideau Hall in Ottawa. “We’re building a government that meets in that moment. Canadians are looking forward to action — and that’s what this team has to offer,” Carney said in…
When the GPS got malfunctioning and missed the exit on the highway, we all went through that moment of frustration. The Tern AI team, building a low-cost GPS alternative, says it’s because current technology is limited by its reliance on satellite positioning. Tern AI says it found a way to find the vehicle’s location using only map information and existing sensor data from the vehicle. The company’s pitch: It’s a cheap system that doesn’t require any additional expensive sensors. At SXSW, Austin-based startups have demonstrated that they can “derive positions from Nothing” exclusively for TechCrunch. “There’s no triangulation, satellites, wi-fi,…
President Donald Trump is sitting next to Crypto Emperor David at the White House Summit on March 7, 2025, in the White House in Washington, DC.Evelyn Hockstein |ReutersAccording to a White House memo, Trump administration’s AI and Crypto Czar David Sacks sold over $200 million in digital asset-related investments personally and through his company, Craft Venture, before he began his job.Of the assets sold, at least $85 million is said to be “directly attributable to the bag.” A note from White House lawyer David Warrington added that Kraft remains an investor in other funds with digital assets in its portfolio.The…
The Manchester United co-owner says that some players are “overpaying,” but the club captain protects his teammates.Manchester United captain Bruno Fernandez says it’s not the players’ fault for the club to sign because co-owner Jim Ratcliffe has fought back on allegations that he was “overpaying.” Fernandez was chosen for praise by Ratcliffe, who said in various media interviews this week that some of the United teams were “not enough.” The United captain set an example by booking a place in the quarterfinals of the Europa League, earning a hat-trick in Thursday’s 4-1 victory over Real Sociedad. He then defended his…
Silicon Valley is bullish on AI agents. Openai CEO Sam Altman said agents will “join the workforce” this year. Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella predicted that agents would replace certain knowledge tasks. Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff said Salesforce’s goal is to become “the number one provider of digital labor worldwide” through the company’s various “agent” services. However, no one seems to agree on what exactly the AI agent is. Over the past few years, the tech industry has boldly declared that AI “agents” (the latest buzzword) will change everything. Just as AI chatbots like Openai’s ChatGPT have given us new ways…
WHO: Delhi Capitals Women vs Mumbai Indian WomenContents: Women’s Premier League (WPL) Final 2025Location: Bravon Stadium, Mumbai, India.When: Saturday, March 15th at 8pm (14:00 GMT) Follow the Al Jazeera Sport’s live text and photo commentary stream. Delhi Capitals women hope to end their struggles in the WPL Finals as they will face Mumbai Indian women in the 2025 crown in Mumbai on Saturday. Delhi has reached the third consecutive final, but they have not yet lifted the trophy and are facing a team that defeated them in the Mumbai Indians in the first final of 2023. Al Jazeera will be…
Deepseek has gone viral. After the chatbot apps rose to the top of the Apple App Store chart (and Google Play), China’s AI Lab Deepseek has plunged into mainstream consciousness this week. Deepseek’s AI models were trained using computationally efficient technology, and Wall Street analysts and engineers questioned whether the US could maintain its lead in AI races and whether demand for AI chips would be maintained. But where did Deepseek come from, and how did it quickly rise to international fame? The origins of Deepseek traders Deepseek is supported by Highflyer Capital Management, a Chinese quantitative hedge fund that…
“The cost of using certain levels of AI capabilities drops by about 10 times every 12 months,” Openai CEO said in his 15-page proposal to the White House, highlighting the urgency to maintain the American edge in the AI race. This is a bold statement highlighting how quickly the economics of AI is changing, and what it means for the future of companies like Openai. Openai’s leadership in AI is clear. The GPT-4O model sets the standard of quality and flexibility. But the same advancement that has driven its growth is rebuilding the competitive environment. Rivals like Google, Anthropic and…
Text messages sent between iPhone and Android devices will benefit from end-to-end encryption (E2EE) after GSM Association (GSMA) released a new specification for the Rich Communications Services (RCS) protocol, which includes support for Cross-Platform E2EE. RCS is a long-standing effort to enable SMS-style cross-platform communication with more rich features such as Group messaging, typing indicators, receipt reading, file sharing, and more. Many Android handset manufacturers have adopted RCS for many years, but Apple was a major outlier until last year when it finally succumbed to iOS 18. Most of the core RCS features have since been available for cross-platform messaging,…
NEW YORK (AP) — The Trump administration has not implemented a sweeping of other campus policies, threatening to permanently end federal funding for Ivy League schools unless it delivers the management of its international research department.In a letter sent Thursday night, federal officials said the university must immediately place its Middle East, South Asia and African Studies departments under “a minimum of five years of academic recipients.” Additionally, masks must be banned on campus, which is intended to conceal the identity of the wearer. Current Process for Disciplinary With students, we will submit plans to reform undergraduate admissions, international recruitment…