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MindBridge, Equifax Canada Partner To Deliver Early Detection Of Synthetic ID Fraud

Equifax Inc's (NYSE:EFX) Equifax Canada and MindBridge have teamed up on an early detection solution for synthetic ID fraud. MindBridge's AI solution gives Equifax end clients access to synthetic identity detection within their credit scoring products. Equifax Canada chose MindBridge to jointly develop a solution to identify unusual activities, allowing clients to understand…

Benzinga · Apr 5, 2022

The verdict on the 24 new Wales rugby players Wayne Pivac has tried

Wayne Pivac has already handed out a number of caps as he tries to build depth ahead of next year's World Cup

Wales Online · Apr 5, 2022

Former DeepMind Officials Get Together To Develop AI For Stock and Crypto Picking

Martin Schmid, Rudolf Kadlec, and Matej Moravcik left Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL)-owned DeepMind in January to set up EquiLibre Technologies, CNBC reports. The trio seek to develop artificial intelligence for stock and crypto picking. They look to use reinforcement learning to train an AI system to buy and sell shares and make a…

Benzinga · Apr 5, 2022

Preselection and parachuting candidates: 3 reasons parties override their local branch members, despite the costs

Allegations emerged over the weekend that Prime Minister Scott Morrison used a racist slur in a preselection battle in 2007.

The Conversation · Apr 4, 2022

After Pope's apology, Canada's indigenous survivors want compensation, records

Pope Francis's long-awaited apology to Canada's indigenous community for more than a century of abusive residential schools, many of them run by the Catholic Church, should be followed by millions of dollars in compensation and the release of residential school records, survivors and indigenous leaders said.

Reuters · Apr 4, 2022

Canada to impose sanctions on nine Russian, nine Belarusian individuals

Canada said on Monday it will impose sanctions on nine Russian and nine Belarusian individuals for having "facilitated and enabled" Moscow's invasion of Ukraine.

Reuters · Apr 4, 2022

Cancer treatment and diagnosis backlogs during COVID-19 may affect cancer survival

Unlike the COVID-19 pandemic, the cancer pandemic has raged on for centuries, though it similarly afflicts people in all corners of the world. In 2020 alone, over 19 million people were diagnosed with cancer globally, and almost 10 million people die from cancer every year.

The Conversation · Apr 4, 2022

Conservatives in Canadian province of Ontario propose gas, fuel tax cuts

The government of Ontario introduced legislation on Monday to reduce taxes on gas and fuel that, if passed, would come into effect after a June 2 election in Canada's most populous province.

Reuters · Apr 4, 2022

Penn National Launches theScore Bet Mobile Sportsbook, Casino In Ontario

Penn National Gaming Inc (NASDAQ:PENN) subsidiary, Score Digital Sports Ventures Inc, has officially launched theScore Bet mobile Sportsbook and Casino in Ontario. theScore Bet delivers a range of pregame and in-play bet types across all major sports leagues and events. The BET MODE feature allows fans to utilize theScore's deep data, stats, and…

Benzinga · Apr 4, 2022

World Cup fixtures: Groups, dates, kick-off times and full schedule for Qatar 2022

Every match at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar

The Independent UK · Apr 4, 2022