“How much plastic will you have for dinner, sir? And you, ma’am?” While that may seem like a line from a satirical skit on Saturday Night Live, research is showing it’s much too close to reality. Ninety per cent of animal and vegetable protein samples tested positive for microplastics, teeny …
The 2024 federal budget released last week includes numerous big spending promises that have garnered headlines. But, tucked into the 416-page document are also series of smaller items, such as promising to amend the law regarding infant formula and to force banks to label government rebates, that you may have …
As OpenAI’s ChatGPT continues to change the game for automated text generation, researchers warn that more measures are needed to avoid dangerous responses. While advanced language models such as ChatGPT could quickly write a computer program with complex code or summarize studies with cogent synopsis, experts say these text generators …
It has been a devastating month for the Jarjour family from Laval, Que., and on Friday, it got worse. The family’s Cuba vacation has turned into a never-ending nightmare after the body of their loved one did not return with the rest of the family. Instead, someone else was sent …
Santosh Jha met Swami Govind Dev Giri Maharaj and his team at the India House in Colombo Colombo: India’s High Commissioner to Sri Lanka Santosh Jha on Sunday hosted top officials of the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust and discussed ways in which India can support the development of …
Antiques Roadshow Rupert Maas was presented with a striking image of a nesting bird during Sunday’s instalment of the BBC programme – and he was eager to tell the artwork’s owner all about it. Painting specialist Rupert began while reflecting on the eye-catching artwork: “Now this has come a very …
Donald Trump spent $4.9 million on legal fees in March and has just $6.8 million left in the accounts he’s been using to fund his lawyers, setting him up for a cash crunch as his trial costs mount, according to campaign finance filings. That forces Trump, a criminal defendant in …
Leaders in Israel criticized potential sanctions that are expected to be imposed by the U.S. as early as this week against an Israel Defense Forces (IDF) military battalion accused of violating human rights back in 2022. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken could announce sanctions against IDF battalion “Netzah Yehuda” …
By Rodrigo Viga Gaier and Luana Maria Benedito RIO DE JANEIRO/SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Sunday rallied thousands of supporters in Rio de Janeiro in a bid to raise his political capital after losing a bid for reelection to leftist Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva …
Tesla Inc. spent the weekend cutting prices of its models across China, Europe and the U.S. amid slumping sales and a glut of inventory. Late Saturday, the company led by Elon Musk also slashed the price of the driver assistance software that it calls FSD, or Full Self-Driving, by a …
Workers at Volkswagen’s Chattanooga plant in Tennessee voted overwhelmingly to join the UAW, a potentially industry-altering move that represents a breakthrough in the union’s long-running crusade to organize transplant automakers in the southern U.S. The UAW claimed victory with 2,628 votes in favor and 985 opposed, according to the National …
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There is arguably no more idiosyncratic descriptor in the entirety of gaming than “Metroidvania.” A portmanteau of the beloved Metroid and Castlevania franchises, the term refers primarily, though not exclusively, to a subgenre of side-scrolling action-adventure games that emphasize nonlinear exploration and utility-based progression. Over the last two decades, Metroidvanias …