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Paramount+ Canada Ad Plan Pricing Revealed; Standard Price Increasing

Paramount+ Canada has announced its new international ad-supported plan will launch in April priced at $6.99 CAD per month, or $61.99 CAD per year ($5.16/month). This “Basic (with ads” plan comes after last year’s launch of a Premium tier. The ad-supported plan only allows streaming on one device at a time, with HD video quality....

Toronto Carjackings Now at 1 Every 40 Minutes, Say Police

Toronto Police Chief Myron Demkiw announced a significant surge in carjackings within the city, marking over a 100% increase in the first three months of 2024 compared to the same timeframe last year. Statistics unveiled on Monday show a total of 68 carjackings since January 1, reflecting a 106% rise from the previous year. Demkiw...

xAI Open Sources Grok AI Chatbot Code

After promising to open source its Grok AI chatbot, Elon Musk’s xAI has done just that as promised. On Monday, xAI released Grok-1 on GitHub, allowing anyone to leverage the model, under the Apache 2.0 license, in the name of transparency. This means commercial use is allowed but there is not data available that Grok...

X Seeing 1.7 Million New Users Joining Daily

Elon Musk’s X (formerly Twitter) is seeing a surge in daily users and engagement to start off 2024. According to recent stats shared by X, 250 million people are using the platform daily and 550 million visiting the "global town square" each month. On average, users dedicate 30 minutes a day to X, which is...

First Trailer for ‘Star Wars: The Acolyte’ Available, Coming to Disney+

Disney+ has shared the first trailer and key art for the upcoming Lucasfilm original series, “Star Wars: The Acolyte.” This live-action series launches on Tuesday, June 4, on Disney+ and will be available in Canada. In "Star Wars: The Acolyte," an investigation unfolds following a series of criminal activities. Lee Jung-jae, portraying a Jedi Master, confronts...