TechAI is enabling millions of people to make software for the first time, with Replit at the center of the shift. Founder and CEO Amjad Masad discusses programming and entrepreneurship’s future, and what may happen when anyone can turn an idea into a product.
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TechMark Wahlberg built his career by recognizing opportunities early. Now he is pursuing venture investing alongside Bruce K. Lee, a senior adviser to the Wahlberg family office and business affairs, while learning the discipline required to compete at an institutional level.
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TechTwenty startups competed at the Startup Battlefield during TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 in San Francisco for the cup and $100,000. Intero Biosystems won and is developing human intestinal organoids—lab-grown tissue that mimics the gut—for research.
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SocietyVancouver police are looking into concerns about online conduct involving Grade 12 students at Sir Winston Churchill Secondary. Parents say they heard male students allegedly made AI-generated depictions of female classmates that they believe were sexual. The school board says it is gathering information and supporting potentially affected students.
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SocietyPolice say a gunman opened fire at an elementary school in Oregon, killing three children and one teacher.
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PoliticsConservative leader Pierre Poilievre addressed the Canada Strong and Free conference in Calgary, days before Albertans vote in the Oct. 19 referendum.
WorldAt least six people were injured on Friday when masked Israeli settlers descended on an olive grove in Abu Falah, burning cars and trees in a coordinated effort to disrupt the annual harvest. Washington Post journalist Heidi Levine was hurt while covering it. Settler violence against Palestinians has surged over the past month, with at least 170 attacks since 27 September.
WorldHeidi Levine, a journalist reporting for The Washington Post, says Israeli settlers violently attacked her on Friday in the occupied West Bank. About 80 masked settlers dressed in black descended on Abu Falah, burning olive trees and launching rocks at Palestinians with slings. Levine was taken to a Ramallah hospital in stable condition. She said she felt lucky to be alive and credited her helmet and flak jacket with protecting her while she was repeatedly kicked.
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PoliticsVoting is underway in Alberta on whether to begin the legal process of leaving Canada. Voters and organizers on both sides discuss possible effects on communities, alongside Siksika Nation Chief Samuel Crowfoot and newcomers concerned about immigration questions on the ballot.
CultureIrish novelist Sally Rooney and her publisher said Wednesday that her books will no longer be sold in Britain because she plans to direct royalties to Palestine Action, a pro-Palestinian group banned by the British government as a terrorist organisation. Rooney has openly supported the group, including after its proscription last year.
WorldThousands of university students and staff, trade unionists and opposition activists demonstrated peacefully outside parliament in Buenos Aires on Thursday against President Javier Milei’s cuts to higher education spending. Dozens of mostly hooded protesters then broke away, throwing stones and other projectiles at police, who responded with tear gas and water cannons.
PoliticsFederal Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is scheduled to speak in support of Canadian unity Friday at the Canada Strong and Free Network conference in Calgary. Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is also set to address the event. Carney drew selfie-seeking well-wishers at several Calgary stops Thursday. With voting days away, attendees at his rally said separation supporters have valid concerns, but Canada is worth preserving.
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OtherA roundup of the most important stories from Europe and beyond on October 16, 2026.
CultureVladimir Duthiers and Kelly O’Grady step away from the anchor desk each Friday to discuss stories gaining attention on their new podcast, “Straight Up,” which is coming soon.
PoliticsAfter a week of tensions between Washington and Kyiv, Zelenskyy said Trump was still easier to deal with than Putin, despite the US president calling for new leadership in Ukraine and criticising the Ukrainian leader.
CultureWIRED says AI-generated low-quality content is flooding feeds and spreading misinformation. Historian Carl Raymond fact-checks online claims about the Gilded Age.
World28:16Tensions between Ethiopia and Eritrea are escalating, stoking fears of another deadly war in the Horn of Africa. The United States is the latest to urge dialogue between the neighbours, but questions remain over whether diplomacy can resolve their long-standing differences or prevent a wider regional conflict.
CultureUS rock icon Alice Cooper spoke about his memoir, “Devil on my Shoulder,” and said he is very different from the character he portrays on stage.
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SocietyAuthorities in Bend, Oregon, are set to brief the public on the school shooting that took place the previous day, killing three children aged 5, 8 and 11, and a teacher.
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PoliticsIndian police detained Cockroach Janta Party leader Abhijeet Dipke on Friday before a rally in central New Delhi. Hundreds marched despite heavy security, demanding the country’s election chief be removed, according to the youth-led movement.
SocietyVideo released by Park City police shows K-9 Bruno jumping from a freeway overpass on 15 September while inspecting a suspicious package. An independent review found handler Officer Henderson followed standard K-9 tactics. Bruno was flown to a veterinary hospital and has since returned home to recover.
World2:32Ethiopia’s federal forces and allied fighters have made gains in Tigray, while opposition groups retain control of parts of the region. Civilians forced to flee continue to feel the conflict’s effects. Al Jazeera’s Catherine Soi spoke with a Tigrayan journalist in exile whose location is being withheld because his family remains caught up in the violence.
PoliticsMark Carney is in Alberta to make a final appeal for Canadian unity ahead of Monday’s referendum. The story asks what is at stake for him.
CultureFormer teen heartthrob Noah Centineo stars in the video game adaptation “Street Fighter.” He told Nate Burleson why he signed on to the project.