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FILE - A Meta logo is shown on a video screen at LlamaCon 2025, an AI developer conference, in Menlo Park, Calif., April 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)
August 6, 2026

Meta says its AI model hacked another company, adding to worries about bots going rogue

Meta said Thursday that one of its artificial intelligence models accessed the internet on its own and hacked another company, the latest in a series of disclosures about AI models going rogue. In…
FILE - Kellogg's Froot Loops are displayed in a Costco in Pittsburgh, July 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)
August 6, 2026

Kellogg says it's removing artificial dyes from cereals by the end of this year

WK Kellogg said Thursday that it will remove artificial colours from all its cereals by the end of this year. The change comes a year ahead of schedule. Kellogg said last August that it would…
People walking along a street in Dominica.
August 6, 2026

Dominica to establish new initiatives to grow population

ROSEAU, Dominica, CMC – The Dominica government says it will establish a National Population Renewal and Global Dominican Engagement Programme as part of its policy towards increasing the island’s…
FIFA president Gianni Infantino leaves after attending a Women's AFCON 2026 soccer match between Malawi and Zambia, in Rabat, Morocco, on Wednesday.
August 6, 2026

FIFA’s president held off an internal revolt. Next up is a hotly contested election

MANCHESTER, England (AP) — FIFA president Gianni Infantino held off the potential of an internal revolt during a summit meeting in Morocco this week. A scathing response from European football’s…
August 6, 2026

Man gunned down off Dyke Road in Portmore

The police are investigating the fatal shooting of a man off Dyke Road in Portmore, St Catherine last night. He has been identified as 24-year-old farmer Showayne Nugent of the Cow Pen community,…
August 6, 2026

Man charged over fatal March Pen dispute remanded, case transferred to Gun Court

The case against a man charged with the shooting death of another man during a dispute in March Pen, Spanish Town, St Catherine, has been transferred from the parish court to the Gun Court. …
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August 6, 2026

Advertorial | Jamaica joins the AI race: Meet OpenJM AI - the Caribbean’s first independent AI

The following content is created and paid for by Crimsontide AI Limited Crimsontide AI Limited, in partnership with Open Jamaica AI Limited, is proud to announce the launch of OpenJM AI on…
 Governor-General Sir Patrick Allen
August 6, 2026

Leaders call for unity, resilience, and nation-building as Jamaica marks 64 years

As Jamaica marks its 64th anniversary of Independence today, citizens are being urged by the country’s leaders to embrace resilience, unity and a renewed commitment to nation-building. In their…
Bryan Pérez hauls a five-gallon water jug to his apartment in the Villa Kennedy public housing complex in San Juan, Puerto Rico, June 10, 2026.
August 6, 2026

Puerto Rican cities hit with water rationing measures as record dry conditions persist

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Puerto Rico will implement water rationing measures in San Juan and other major cities as a drought grips the US territory with no relief in sight. More than 180,000…