• The Canadian Press

    Canada earns 3-1 win over China in women's Volleyball Nations League

    RIO DE JANEIRO — Kiera Van Ryk of Surrey, B.C., had a game-high 27 points as Canada defeated China 3-1 in women's Volleyball Nations League on Friday. Canada, ranked 11th in the world, won the opening set 25-22 before No. 7 China took the second set 25-20. Canada countered by winning the third set 25-23 and finished China off with a 25-22 fourth-set victory. “We are showing up with fierce determination and it’s fun to be a part of that," said head coach Shannon Winzer. "Tonight, our serving was

  • The Canadian Press

    A former OpenAI leader says safety has 'taken a backseat to shiny products' at the AI company

    A former OpenAI leader who resigned from the company earlier this week said Friday that safety has “taken a backseat to shiny products” at the influential artificial intelligence company. Jan Leike, who ran OpenAI's “Superalignment” team alongside a company co-founder who also resigned this week, wrote in a series of posts on the social media platform X that he joined the San Francisco-based company because he thought it would be the best place to do AI research. “However, I have been disagreein

  • The Telegraph

    The Surfer: Nicolas Cage is driven over the edge by a psychotic cult in this twisty thriller

    The ever-protean Nicolas Cage doesn’t do much surfing in The Surfer, which is vaguely disappointing, but also the film’s whole point. His character in this deft psychological thriller is an extremely divorced dad in Perth, who yearns to feel young and vigorous again – for the sensation of salt on his skin. He pulls his son out of school one day for an impromptu jaunt, two boards on the roof rack, to the beach where he spent balmy days of his youth.