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GUANGZHOU, China, July 04, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The organizing committee recently announced the official launch of the MARS2 Multimodal Reasoning Competition. Sponsored by Tec-Do and MiniMax, a flagship event held alongside the MARS2 Workshop at the upcoming European Conference on Computer Vision (ECCV 2026). Backed by a total prize pool of $100,000 USD, the challenge aims to bridge vanguard academic research with high-impact, real-world industry applications. Unlike traditional AI benchmarks confined to closed tasks, the MARS2 competition shifts the paradigm toward complex, open-world reasoning, deep “slow-thinking” capabilities, and long-chain multi-step inferences. The contest centers on three distinct tracks designed to…

Over the past week, a new fanworks movement has kicked off, with the aim to root out authors using generative AI. But the detection methods being implemented are questionable, and any fanfic writer could be caught in the crossfire.Broad distaste around the use of Claude, ChatGPT, and other AI tools has long been a thing in creative communities, including the world of fanfiction. Readers and writers have passed around tips for spotting supposedly AI-generated works, citing anything from em dashes to the broad concept of purple prose. But on June 29th, an anonymous X account called @heatedrivalryai promised a seemingly…

New York, NY, USA, July 04, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Tubidy today announced its continued commitment to providing users with a simple, accessible, and efficient way to discover and enjoy digital media content. As demand for mobile-friendly entertainment solutions continues to grow, Tubidy remains focused on delivering a streamlined experience that helps users access music and video content quickly and conveniently. Over the years, digital consumption habits have evolved significantly, with mobile devices becoming the primary source of entertainment for millions of people worldwide. Recognizing this shift, Tubidy has continued to refine its platform to ensure that users can easily…

Throughout the negotiations last fall and earlier this year between Ottawa and the provincial governments in Alberta and British Columbia, Prime Minister Carney has been guided by a series of internal government polls that showed a significant majority of Canadians were broadly in favour of his plan to push a new oil pipeline to the Pacific Coast, according to documents obtained by Global News. Twice in the middle of last November, the Privy Council Office  (PCO) included several questions in its weekly polling program to determine how Canadians felt about a new oil pipeline and other energy and natural resource…

Canada and Morocco are both making history at the 2026 FIFA World Cup, but one team’s story will be ending Saturday. The Canadian team is set to face its highest-ranked opponent thus far in the tournament, looking to keep its World Cup dreams alive as competition narrows to 16 remaining teams.Morocco, currently sitting sixth in FIFA world rankings and currently on a 33-game winning streak, has broken many records this tournament, becoming the highest-scoring African nation in tournament history and setting a record amongst African teams for most World Cup victories with eight.Their advancement from Group C was also just…

Hundreds in the south Edmonton communities of Duggan and Rideau Park have taken legal action they hope will restrict what can and cannot be built in their neighbourhoods. They say current city infill policies have forced them to enter a restrictive covenant to limit infills in their communities.“They don’t want one of these six, seven or eight or bigger multiplexes built in the neighbourhood,” said Greg Schmaltz, one of the people who organized the signing.“Up until two days ago, we had 293 people that had registered and paid and so they’re expected either today or Sunday.”The 20-year covenant sets constraints…

Despite my initial skepticism, I’m now sold on wireless Qi chargers that add integrated fans to keep your phone cool while charging. I figured they’d be too loud, or too weak, or too gimmicky, but I’m a convert after spending a week with the new $59.99 Kuxiu D5 Qi2.2 charging dock. Its active cooling system has kept my phone from heating up, unlike every other Qi charger I’ve tried. Good thing, given my own history with an overheating phone.Last year I fried the logic board on my titanium iPhone 15 Pro. I was on a sweltering train and trying to…

Descrease article font size Increase article font size A colony of 92 Jamaican fruit bats are back in their renovated nocturnal wing at the Edmonton Valley Zoo. “We installed a new back wall there, so it’s like a replica cave and what it does is it allows the entire back wall of that exhibit to be usable space for them,” Trevor Hickey explained, animal care crew lead at the zoo.“The other major upgrade we did for them is the misting system. The original one was pretty loud and clanky and was due for an upgrade, so now they have one…

For Saskatoon-based Realtor Gregg Bamford, who has been in the business for more than two decades, clients are the core of his business. But sometimes, he says, managing these relationships could prove difficult. That, he says, is why he was all in when his business partner, Caroline Gilmore, approached him last fall with an idea to streamline client communication processes.“I basically vibe-coded the first version of the app and went to our Realtor team, so Greg included, and said, ‘Would this make it easier for you to be able to do your job?’ And that’s kind of where it grew…

The federal government has announced a $40 million investment into Calgary’s home of contemporary art. Federal Minister of Canadian Identity and Culture and Minister for Official Languages Marc Miller made the announcement on Friday, adding that he hopes the investment will strengthen relations.“I won’t speak for Albertans, I’m from Montreal, but you know, I understand it. Coming from a province, Quebec, where the federal government is often seen as someone who doesn’t follow through on their promises,” Miller said.“Part of the job here today, whether here or the job the prime minister is doing, is following through on our promises…