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OpenAI releases GPT-5, a potential barometer for whether artificial intelligence hype is justified

OpenAI releases GPT-5, a potential barometer for whether artificial intelligence hype is justified
GPT-5 arrives more than two years after the March 2023 release of GPT-4, bookending a period of intense commercial investment, hype and worry over AI's capabilities.

OpenAI releases GPT-5, a potential barometer for whether artificial intelligence hype is justified

TikTok CEO asks to meet with industry minister over shutdown order

TikTok CEO asks to meet with industry minister over shutdown order
Shou Chew wrote to Joly on July 2 asking for an in-person meeting within two weeks, according to a letter obtained by The Canadian Press.

TikTok CEO asks to meet with industry minister over shutdown order

Amazon extends Prime Day discounts to 4 days as retailers weigh tariff-related price increases

Amazon extends Prime Day discounts to 4 days as retailers weigh tariff-related price increases
The e-commerce giant's promised blitz of summer deals for Prime members starts at 3:01 a.m. Eastern time on Tuesday. For the first time, Seattle-based Amazon is holding the now-misnamed Prime Day over four days; the company launched the event in 2015 and expanded it to two days in 2019. 

Amazon extends Prime Day discounts to 4 days as retailers weigh tariff-related price increases

Google urges CRTC to use restraint with Online Streaming Act

Google urges CRTC to use restraint with Online Streaming Act
Representatives from Google, which owns YouTube, appeared before a CRTC hearing on market dynamics. It's one of a series of hearings being held as part of the regulator’s work to implement the Online Streaming Act, which updated broadcasting laws to capture online platforms.

Google urges CRTC to use restraint with Online Streaming Act

One Tech Tip: Locking down your device when crossing borders

One Tech Tip: Locking down your device when crossing borders
LONDON (AP) — Planning an international trip? Travelers should prepare for the possibility of extra scrutiny of their phones when crossing borders, especially when entering the United States.

One Tech Tip: Locking down your device when crossing borders

UBC scientists invent stir stick that detects drugs in drinks

UBC scientists invent stir stick that detects drugs in drinks
A team of researchers at the University of British Columbia want to make a stir stick drug testing tool for spiked drinks the norm in the hospitality industry, and they're gearing up to start "real-world testing" in hopes of commercializing the idea.

UBC scientists invent stir stick that detects drugs in drinks