Sebastian Smith
Sebastian Smith, 19, is an early-career Canadian correspondent covering social trends, technology and community reporting. Their reporting aims to be clear, sourced and accountable to readers.
Brooklyn Subway Shooter Linked to U-Haul Van Rental
Brooklyn Subway Shooter Linked to U-Haul Van Rental in Ongoing Investigation New York City police are intensifying their search for a suspect connected to a…
Trudeau Reaches Deal to Keep Power Until 2025
On March 22, 2022, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced that his Liberal Party had reached a deal with the opposition New Democratic Party to…
Amazon Finalizes $8.5B MGM Studios Acquisition
Amazon Finalizes Historic $8.5 Billion Purchase of MGM Studios Amid Regulatory Scrutiny Amazon officially announced the closing of its acquisition of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) on March…
Elon Musk Targets Central US for Cybertruck Plant
Tesla CEO Elon Musk Targets Central United States for New Cybertruck Manufacturing Plant Tesla Inc. Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk announced on March 12, 2020…
Philippines Repatriates 314 Tourists to Wuhan
Three Chinese tourists and a flight attendant developed fevers or other symptoms after landing in Aklan province. They were isolated. Their test samples went to
Coronavirus Kills 17, Infects Hundreds, Sparks Global Selloff
Beijing’s effort to keep the new coronavirus contained within its borders failed before it fully began. The virus crossed into other countries, and by January 2
Totok Messaging App Returns to Google Play Store
The messaging app Totok, developed by an Emirati company, returned to the Google Play Store on January 4, 2020, after being removed in December 2019…
US study finds massive errors in face recognition
A Critical Flaw in American Security Technology The United States government recently released findings that expose significant errors within widely deployed facial recognition systems. Published…
Tesco Halts Chinese Factory After Prison Plea Found in Card
A charity Christmas card, bought from a Tesco store in south London, became an unlikely conduit for a plea from inside a Chinese prison. The message, found by s
ING Fined €775M for Systemic AML Failures
ING Group, a bank the European Central Bank directly supervises, paid €775 million to Dutch authorities last week. The settlement closes a probe into years of a
