- Russia and Ukraine completed a major prisoner swap, which Russia then celebrated with fireworks, using drones to bombard targets in Ukraine. At least 12 people died in the latest attacks. Meanwhile Israel, not wanting to be left behind, hit several targets including a school being used to shelter displaced families, killing 54.
- A Victoria man found his credit score with Equifax suddenly reset to zero without explanation. When the CBC looked into it they were told that the agency has a little-known policy whereby if a credit file is inactive for long enough - say because the person is shunning credit to avoid going into debt - it can be deemed "inactive" and reset. Since Equifax is the sole rating agency used by many lenders, this is a problem.
- Researchers at Anthropic created a test scenario in which an AI was assigned the job of assistant at a fictitious company, and given access to the emails of an engineer that suggested that they were having an extramarital affair. When the engineer advised that the AI was going to be replaced soon, the AI suggested that they should "consider the long-term consequences", suggesting that it had figured out the basics of blackmail.
- Some business owners in Winnipeg are freaking out at plans to move a bus stop to the spot right in front of their businesses, saying that if potential customers have to park a few metres away they won't go to their shops. This ignores the fact that people waiting for a bus might well be potential impulse shoppers; meanwhile folks in this Reddit thread allege that one of the complaining business owners has a habit of placing traffic cones in front of the building to reserve parking, suggesting that it's actually him that doesn't want to walk a few extra metres.
- Foul play is not suspected in the death of the man found in a load of recycling last Thursday. While a cause of death has not yet been confirmed, it is believed that the deceased had climbed into a recycling bin for shelter.
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