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BC govt sues OpenAI for role in Tumbler Ridge shooting
CBC reports that the British Columbia government is suing OpenAI for the role its ChatGPT platform played in the Tumbler Ridge mass shooting in February, in which six kids, two adults, and the shooter died. The government claims OpenAI didn't alert police to disturbing chats the shooter had with AI prior to the rampage. Survivors of the shooting have filed 30 separate lawsuits against OpenAI for its ro…

B.C. government suing OpenAI for alleged role in Tumbler Ridge mass shooting | CBC News
B.C. Attorney General Niki Sharma said the province is suing OpenAI for its failure to notify law enforcement of threats made on its platform, ChatGPT, before the mass shooting.

AWS says it plans to shut down Mechanical Turk on September 30, 2026, following an assessment; the service, launched in 2005, outsourced tasks to humans (Annie Palmer/CNBC)
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/08/25/amazon-service-that-jeff-bezo…

Amazon service Bezos once called 'artificial artificial intelligence' is shutting down
Mechanical Turk launched in 2005 as a way to farm out tasks that are easy for humans to complete but too challenging for computers.

Eagles' Saquon Barkley says he will play on MNF vs. Bears after last week's stinger https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7630970/2026/09/25/eagles-saquon-barkley-injury-stinger-bears-mnf/

Dak Prescott Isn’t Even Sweating Biggest Concern Entering Cowboys Brazil Game https://heavy.com/sports/nfl/dallas-cowboys/dak-prescott-isnt-sweating-brazil-game/

The whole world is watching as Canada stands up to Trump
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/article-in-defying-trump-canada-is-setting-an-example-for-the-world/
The Moose That Roared

The whole world is watching as Canada stands up to Trump
Our posture all but guarantees retaliation from the U.S. administration

A private arbitrator has ordered The Washington Post to rehire award-winning opinion columnist Karen Attiah with back pay.
Attiah was fired last fall over comments she made following the fatal shooting of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.
Shortly after Kirk was killed last September, Attiah wrote online,
“Part of what keeps America so violent is the insistence that people perform care, empty goodness and absolution for white men who espouse hatred and violence.”
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“They Threw Me to the Wolves”: Karen Attiah on Censorship Under Trump, Winning Her WaPo Job Back
A private arbitrator has ordered The Washington Post to rehire award-winning opinion columnist Karen Attiah with back pay. Attiah was fired last fall over comments she made following the fatal shooting of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. Shortly after Kirk was killed last September, Attiah wrote online, “Part of what keeps America so violent is the insistence that people perform care, empty goodness and absolution for white men who espouse hatred and violence.” “The Washington Post arg…

Filing: Paramount prepares to close the WBD deal by setting a date to distribute stock warrants in a new entity, but says the closing date is not yet certain (Todd Spangler/Variety)
https://variety.com/2026/film/news/paramou…

Paramount Says Timing of Warner Bros. Deal Close 'Not Yet Certain' but Sets Oct. 6 Date for Stock Exchange Switch
Paramount Skydance's $111 billion agreement to merge with Warner Bros. Discovery is not quite a done deal, but the company is preparing for the deal to close within the next few weeks.

Eagles' Saquon Barkley says he will play on MNF vs. Bears after last week's stinger https://www.nfl.com/news/eagles-saquon-barkley-says-he-will-play-on-mnf-vs-bears-after-last-week-s-stinger

Chiefs assistant Eric Bieniemy’s son charged in shooting of his mother in Virginia, authorities say https://www.nfl.com/news/chiefs-assistant-eric-bieniemy-s-son-charged-in-shooting-of-his-mother-in-virginia-authorities-sa…

Eagles RB Barkley to be 'fearless' vs. Bears despite stinger https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/50029598/eagles-saquon-barkley-fearless-vs-bears-stinger