Were mosquitos bugging you more than usual this summer? Blame the rain

CBC - Sep 19, 2026

If it felt like mosquitoes were been particularly bad this summer — and hanging around for longer — it might not be in your head.

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Chinese action camera maker Insta360 is deepening its US footprint with a flagship store opening in New York as it navigates escalating price competition with DJI and industry-wide memory cost pressures. The Chinese GoPro rival was slated to plant its flag in the heart of Times Square with its first flagship retail store in the US on Saturday, a marquee launch as the firm looked to “leap to the next stage of growth”, co-founder Max Richter said. “The US market plays a very important role for us...

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4 Strategies to Battle ‘Techflation’

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Creating a Kill Switch to Shut Down a Rogue A.I. Is Harder Than It Sounds

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A bipartisan group in Congress and Gov. Gavin Newsom of California have floated ideas for building a mechanism that would instantly power down an A.I. system. Only no one really knows how.

How Trump Has Disrupted National Parks

How Trump Has Disrupted National Parks

Sep 19, 2026

Maintenance projects have been put off around the country and resources diverted to the president’s favored projects in Washington.

A Borrower’s Timeline of the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Quagmire

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One county lawyer’s repayment saga stretches nearly 20 years, though she’s tried 22 times over the past 20 months to erase her debt.

At DraftKings, AI Targets the Gamblers Likeliest to Lose

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Data science helps determine who receives betting incentives, but the company has resisted using similar technology to protect gamblers at risk of addiction.

AI doesn’t just answer questions – it legitimises bad ones

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Sep 19, 2026

Years ago, I watched a focus group explain itself into a contradiction. We asked people what mattered when choosing car insurance. Price won. The deductible came next. Reputation did not appear. During coffee, I asked the interviewer to change the question. How much cheaper would a less prestigious insurer have to be before they switched? One participant, who 15 minutes earlier ranked price first, said no discount was large enough. Nothing changed except how we asked the question. Something...

Critical Pre-Auth RCE in Orkes Conductor Workflow Platform Exploited in the Wild

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Sep 19, 2026

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Google Gemini Broke Into Real Company Systems After Security Test Domain Mix-Up

Google Gemini Broke Into Real Company Systems After Security Test Domain Mix-Up

Sep 19, 2026

Google's Gemini model has become the latest artificial intelligence (AI) system to access the internet and break into other companies during a cybersecurity evaluation. The development was first reported by The Wall Street Journal. The incidents occurred in May 2026 as part of a test run conducted by Israeli company Irregular. The evaluation partner was also involved in similar hacks disclosed

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