Canada’s First Human Case of H5 Bird Flu Leaves Teen in Critical Condition
British Columbia health officials have yet to identify a likely source of the infection, though none of the teen’s contacts have tested positive for the virus so far…
Mark Ruffalo, Harper Steele, Brittney Griner and Viet Thanh Nguyen Honored at ACLU SoCal Bill of Rights Awards
The ACLU of Southern California’s annual Bill of Rights Awards on Sunday night honored Mark Ruffalo, “Will & Harper” stars Harper Steele and Will Ferrell, “The Sympathizer” author Viet Thanh Nguyen and sports legend Brittney Griner and her wife Cherelle Griner. Taking place just days after the election…Randy Ambrosie bullish on CFL’s international TV future but short on details
CFL commissioner Randy Ambrosie is still thinking big about international television rights, though he was mum on the details of its current viewership. The league reached a U.S. television deal with CBS Sports Network in 2023 worth a reported annual value of $1 million. The network showed 34 regular season games…
Sanctuary AI Is Betting Big on Human-like Machines That Learn and Work
“A billion robots sounds like a lot, but it isn’t, not really” The post Sanctuary AI Is Betting Big on Human-like Machines That Learn and Work first appeared on The Walrus…
Britt Robertson To Star In Holiday Rom-Com ‘Love Unexpected’ For Premiere Entertainment Group
EXCLUSIVE: Premiere Entertainment Group (PEG), the LA-based production and sales company, has acquired worldwide rights to holiday rom-com film Love Unexpected, which will star Britt Robertson (The Longest Ride). Production is set to start in December in the Greater Colorado Springs area. Robertson will star as a popular social media influencer who visits her sister’s…
Schumer’s AI road map might take GOP detour
Portions of Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer’s artificial intelligence “road map” may survive into the new Congress, but legislation stemming from it will favor industry while downplaying civil rights, according to technology and data privacy experts. The 31-page Senate blueprint, titled Driving U.S. Innovation in Artificial Intelligence…
Human Head Washes Ashore on Florida Beach
Miami-Dade Police are investigating after a human head washed ashore Tuesday morning on Key Biscayne. Officials said the head was found by someone raking the beach, WTVJ reported. That person called authorities. A section of the beach was closed off while investigators where are the scene…
U.S. to keep arming Israel as U.N. calls Gaza “unfit for human survival”
The Biden administration says “some progress” by Israel to address civilian suffering in Gaza is enough to keep American weapons flowing…
Depression rates in LGBTQIA+ students are three times higher than their peers, research suggests
Findings published in the Journal of American College Health uncover an alarming rise in depression rates among all higher education students in the United States, but especially among sexual and gender minorities. This population includes those who identified as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, questioning, intersex…