Gold prices could rally to $3,000 by year end, says Goldman Sachs. The firm “sees continued tailwinds for gold amid an ongoing flight to safety due to geopolitical risks, continued buying of the commodity by central banks, and rising demand among Asian households,” as noted by BarChart.com. Gold is also pushing higher after Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell told a U.S. Senate panel the U.S. economy had cooled, and “made no surprisingly hawkish comments that could have thrown cold water on the Fed cutting interest rates yet this year,” as noted by Kitco.com. All of…
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Microsoft And Apple Give Up Board Seats At OpenAI
Technology giants Microsoft (MSFT) and Apple (AAPL) have each given up their board seats at privately held OpenAI amid growing regulatory scrutiny of artificial intelligence (A.I.).Microsoft, which has invested $13 billion U.S. in OpenAI, had a non-voting observer seat on OpenAI’s board of directors, which it has now rescinded. Apple was to take up a similar role on OpenAI’s board but has decided against the move.The departures of Microsoft and Apple mean that OpenAI, the company behind the ChatGPT chatbot, will have no observers on its board moving forward. The decisions by Microsoft and…
Bruce Huff ‘dedicated himself to the world of sports’
When Bruce Huff was 19 years old, he turned down an offer to play Class D minor league baseball for $150 a month.
Booted out of NBA, former Raptor Jontay Porter due in court in betting case
Former NBA player Jontay Porter is due in court Wednesday to face a federal criminal case tied to the betting scandal that got him banned from the league earlier this year.
Live chickens on Hwy 401 after collision in Milton: police
Police are advising of heavy traffic on part of Highway 401 after a transport truck carrying live chickens collided with a vehicle on Wednesday morning in Milton.
Vacant Winnipeg home goes up in flames for third time in eight months
The Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service (WFPS) responded to a fire at a vacant Winnipeg home for the third time in the span of eight months.
Toronto man recounts coyote attack on his dog, expresses frustrations
Residents of a west Toronto neighbourhood say they remain fearful of coyote attacks on their animals, after numerous reports of dogs being injured recently.
‘Perfect rat storm’: Ontario cities seek ways to fight increasingly visible rats
Efforts are underway to combat growing rat populations in two of Ontario’s largest cities, as the rodents that typically lurk underground become more visible thanks to a combination of construction and climate change.
B.C. buyers who backed out of home purchase ordered to pay more than $350K in damages – CTV News Vancouver
B.C. buyers who backed out of home purchase ordered to pay more than $350K in damages CTV News Vancouver
100 women race in Hamilton to win back a world record for 1-mile relay
In 1999, Paula Schnurr and Patti Moore were part of a group in Toronto that ran to set a Guinness World Record for the fastest time in which 100 women ran a one-mile relay. That record stood for 24 years until an American team beat it by five minutes last year. On Sunday, 100 women in Hamilton won in back, they say.