ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — More than a dozen human rights groups urged social media platforms, including X, on Monday to resist Turkish court orders blocking hundreds of accounts belonging to journalists and activists. The 21 organizations, including Human Rights Watch and Article 19, also called on the Turkish government to stop issuing the blocking orders, […]

Earlier this year, the San Diego Police Department made headlines for a policy that prohibited officers from using artificial intelligence to produce police reports. Now, the department is opening the door to do just that. A request for information issued by the department on July 31 describes the department looking for a program “that utilizes AI technology to assist […]

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Emergency help for Christa Pike was delayed by confusion among first responders and Tennessee prison officials following her failed execution last month, according to 911 dispatch recordings. The recordings, obtained Monday by The Associated Press through a public records request, show that precious minutes elapsed as officials and responders tried to […]

A senior Iranian official says Tehran finds the latest U.S. response to a proposal to end the war “insufficient” and warns of attacks on regional data centers and cables if fighting intensifies again. Meanwhile, Israel’s former attorney general took the witness stand in corruption cases against Benjamin Netanyahu, as the political future of the country’s […]

In one alarming announcement after another, artificial intelligence companies in recent months have shared examples of their technology acting in ways that appeared to evade instructions from humans. The episodes have highlighted the vulnerabilities in AI security and raised questions over how the fast-growing technology can be developed safely as its usage becomes more widespread […]

October 10 marks three years since the RCMP launched a criminal investigation into the Doug Ford PC government’s decision to swap thousands of acres of protected Greenbelt land to spur new housing development. It’s not the only consequence of the scandal that has yet to be resolved. It makes Greenbelt architect and former Ontario planner […]

The FBI has arrested an accused co-conspirator of a criminal hacking group that said last month that it had breached the bureau’s jobs portal and obtained sensitive and personal data on nearly all employees of the law enforcement agency, Director Kash Patel said Friday. The arrest was the latest targeting ShinyHunters, the group that claimed […]

The Conexus Credit Union is highlighting cybercrime during Cyber Security Awareness Month. Conexus Chief Risk and Compliance Officer Mark Millham say that only between five and 10 percent of scams are ever reported, and he encourages people to brush up on their cybersecurity practices. Some practices include the three R’s: recognizing, rejecting, and reporting; setting […]

OWEN SOUND – Grey Bruce Public Health is teaming up with the Owen Sound Attack for a fourth straight year on a campaign to remind residents that the safest way to dispose of expired or unused medications is to return them to a pharmacy. This year’s Attacking Medication Misuse campaign began Sunday, Oct. 4. While […]

The RCMP says a Canadian has been arrested by the FBI in connection with an attack from a criminal hacking group which breached the bureau’s jobs portal and obtained sensitive and personal data on nearly all the FBI’s employees. FBI Director Kash Patel confirmed on Friday the arrest of another co-conspirator in the ShinyHunters attack. […]

An Alberta judge has rejected a court challenge to new rules mandating that provincial political parties receive only bare bones information about voters. The Opposition NDP challenged the rules in court after they were implemented last month by Premier Danielle Smith’s United Conservative Party government. However, Court of King’s Bench Justice John Gill said in […]

Oka has ordered water tests after it was named as one of seven cities with elevated levels of a byproduct of s-metolachlor, a common herbicide, in a sample of its drinking water, according to a study published by Vigilance OGM. “Our water is safe to drink,” emphasized Oka mayor Patrick Hardy, despite the study’s finding. […]