Inside the story of the US defense contractor who leaked hacking tools to Russia A veteran cybersecurity executive who prosecutors said “betrayed” the United States will spend at least the next seven years behind bars, after pleading guilty to stealing and selling hacking and surveillance tools to a Russian firm. Peter Williams, a former executive at U.S. defense contractor L3Harris, was...

City Detect, which uses AI to help cities stay safe and clean, raises $13M Series A City Detect, a company that uses vision AI to help local governments monitor the health of buildings and neighborhoods, announced on Friday a $13 million Series A round led by Prudence Venture Capital. The startup launched in 2021, and Gavin Baum-Blake, the remaining co-founder, serves as CEO. He said the...

Maternity leaves made it hard for B.C. couple to save. They wonder whether to invest in ETFs or property?Article content“What should we be investing in: ETFs or property? How strict should our budget be?” asked Tina. “We’re a young family and want to ensure we are making the right financial decisions for today and tomorrow.”Article contentWhat the expert says:Article content“Research shows that...

OpenAI and Google Take Steps to Avoid Abusive AI Imagery After Grok Scandal2026 started with a horrifying example of generative AI's potential for abuse. Grok, the AI tool from Elon Musk's xAI, was used to undress or nudify pictures of people shared on X (formerly Twitter) at an alarming rate. Grok made 3 million sexualized images over a span of 11 days in January, with approximately 23,000 of...

Steve Jobs Said a Touchscreen MacBook Wouldn't Work. But Times Have ChangedThe line between iPad and MacBook may get a little more blurred this year. Bloomberg reports that Apple is working on a touchscreen MacBook Pro with OLED screen to be released by the end of 2026. It's a product I never expected to see anytime soon. For the past 15 years, Apple executives have publicly dismissed the...