YouTube, Instagram were purposely ‘designed to addict the brains of children,’ lawyer says at U.S. trial
LOS ANGELES — Meta and Google-owned YouTube “engineered addiction” in children, a lawyer for the plaintiff said on Monday as a landmark trial on the effects of social media on…
As Nancy Guthrie ransom deadline nears, investigators appear uncertain if it’s real: Experts
As a possible deadline was set for Monday for Nancy Guthrie’s family — including her daughter, “Today” host Savannah Guthrie — to pay a ransom to get her back, experts…
MrBeast just bought a banking app
Beast Industries, owned by YouTuber Jimmy “MrBeast” Donaldson, announced on Monday that it has acquired Step, a banking app designed for teens and young adults. The move comes a couple…
BC Greens won't renew accord with NDP, citing 'undelivered or stalled' commitments
VICTORIA — The BC Green Party announced Monday that it will not renew an accord with the Premier David Eby’s NDP when the deal expires next month, potentially undermining the…
Winnipeg non-profit sends art, support to Minneapolis – Winnipeg
A Winnipeg arts non-profit is offering support to a similar organization in Minneapolis in the form of drawings, paintings and virtual artworks. “Manitoba and Minnesota have a lot of shared…
Vladyslav Heraskevych: Ukraine skeleton racer says IOC banned war victims helmet
Ukranian skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych claims the International Olympic Committee has banned his helmet featuring images of people killed in the war in his home country, in a decision that…
Valve’s made it much easier to tell when a game’s leaving Steam Early Access
A recent update to Steam allows developers to list a planned 1.0 release date for their Early Access games. While developers have always been free to share this information in…
Ilia Malinin, Who Led the U.S. to Gold, Is Bringing Ice Skating Back Into the Limelight
Ilia Malinin, who led the United States to a team gold medal at the Winter Olympics and will now vie for his own, is testing the physical limits of what…
Liberal MP Bruce Fanjoy criticizes government’s latest return-to-office order
Listen to this article Estimated 3 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review…
No humans allowed: This new space-based MMO is designed exclusively for AI agents
For a couple of weeks now, AI agents (and some humans impersonating AI agents) have been hanging out and doing weird stuff on Moltbook’s Reddit-style social network. Now, those agents…















