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Canadian basketball star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander says he was forced to flee his $8.4 million mansion after a threat ening visit from a stranger looking for Ontario’s self-proclaimed Crypto King Aiden Pleterski. As reported by CBC, the 25-year-old athlete and his girlfriend were only in their new home a matter of days before a threatening visitor knocked on their door demanding to know Pleterski’s whereabouts. It was only when Gilgeous-Alexander’s girlfriend called the police to report the visit that they discovered the house had a history of similar incidents, including a threat to burn the property down. Two days after moving in, the pair upped sticks. Within a month, Gilgeous-Alexander’s had filed a lawsuit against the house’s sellers, claiming that they misrepresented the property by neglecting to mention these previous visits and threat s from individuals rating to track down the alleged fraudster. In the claim, Gilgeous-Alexander’s lawyer...

Canada’s largest university is the third in the country to partner with Ripple’s University Blockchain Research Initiative. The University of Toronto plans to launch an independent XRP Ledger (XRPL) validator , Ripple announced June 12, as the university will become part of Ripple’s University Blockchain Research Initiative (UBRI). The partnership will support blockchain and crypto technology research at the university. The partnership will also advance Ripple’s XRPL Campus Ambassador program, which “aims to elevate the impact of college students” by helping "educate other students about crypto and how to start building on the XRPL.” University of Toronto professor Andreas Veneris commented: “Hosting an XRP Ledger validator matches our goals in both promoting education around the XRP Ledger […] but also the public’s trust in scholars for their long-standing ethos to advance social wellbeing.” The University of Toronto, Canada’s largest university by enrollment, joins the Univers...

OpenAI , the creator of the popular AI-powered chatbot ChatGPT , is being investigated by Canadian authorities. The company is under investigation by Canada ’s privacy commissioner for alleged unauthorized gathering and use of personal data. The Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC) stated on April 4, that a complaint from an unidentified person prompted the investigation. Additionally, Philippe Dufresne, the chief privacy commissioner, said his office is closely monitoring AI technology. Moreover, they are trying to ensure Canadians’ privacy rights are adequately safeguarded. The OPC made no other remarks and did not indicate a restriction on Canadians’ access to ChatGPT. Canada’s investigation into ChatGPT and OpenAI comes days after Italy temporarily banned the AI-powered chatbot for similar reasons. However, Matteo Salvini, the deputy prime minister of Italy, was surprised at the decision. Salvini tweeted on April 4 that the restriction was “excessive.” Will ...