Brands bring AI to the spotlight in Super Bowl LX advertising blitz
Super Bowl LX ads featured high-profile AI messaging, including what was billed as the first AI-generated Big Game commercial from…
February 2026
News AI India Sylvan Lake NexSource Centre to run February Fitness Challenge through month-end
A month-long fitness challenge is underway at the Sylvan Lake NexSource Centre, scheduled to run from Feb. 1 to Feb.…
Study maps genetic rules guiding CD8 “killer” T cells toward durable anti-cancer states
Researchers report a set of genetic guidelines that influence whether CD8 T cells become long-lasting defenders or enter an exhausted,…
UBC-led researchers identify two compounds with broad antiviral activity against influenza A in mice
A research team led by the University of British Columbia reports finding two chemical compounds that show strong, wide-ranging antiviral…
Super Bowl LX ads spotlight AI, from Svedka’s generated spot to Anthropic’s message on model rivalry
Brands used Super Bowl LX’s ad stage to highlight artificial intelligence, including what was described as the first AI-generated Big…
Toronto police name teen killed in Scarborough Tim Hortons shooting
Toronto police have identified the teenage boy who died after being shot inside a Tim Hortons in Scarborough on Thursday…
Study finds cancer survival dropped in early COVID-19 period, with thousands of additional U.S. deaths
An analysis reported that disruptions to cancer diagnosis and treatment during the first two years of the COVID-19 pandemic reduced…
Deterministic quantum error-mitigation method reduces time needed to interpret results on Rydberg arrays
A new deterministic error mitigation technique aims to cut the computational effort required to analyse noisy quantum experiments on Rydberg…
NYC police sergeant convicted of manslaughter in death of Bronx man
A New York Police Department sergeant, Erik Duran, has been found guilty of second-degree manslaughter in the on-duty killing of…
Dow jumps about 1,000 points as tech shares rebound and bitcoin steadies
US stocks rallied on Friday with the Dow gaining around 1,000 points, led by a recovery in technology shares. Bitcoin’s…