Eight people were killed in a school shooting in a remote part of British Columbia, Canada, on Wednesday, February 11, 2026, according to The Associated Press. The suspect, identified as 18-year-old Jesse Van Rootselaar, was found dead following the attack and had a history of mental health contact with police, according to Royal Canadian Mounted Police Deputy Commissioner Dwayne McDonald (NPR Politics).
The shooting occurred at Tumbler Ridge Secondary School. Details surrounding the events are still under investigation.
In other news, the AI industry continues to evolve rapidly. Chinese AI startup z.ai launched its new large language model, GLM-5, which achieves a record-low hallucination rate, according to VentureBeat. The model, which retains an open-source MIT License, scored -1 on the AA-Omniscience Index, representing a 35-point improvement over its predecessor. This places GLM-5 ahead of competitors like Google, OpenAI, and Anthropic in knowledge reliability, according to the source.
Meanwhile, Google DeepMind CEO and Nobel laureate Sir Demis Hassabis believes the world is on the cusp of a new golden era of discovery, according to Fortune. He anticipates a "renaissance" in 10 to 15 years, driven by AI's ability to solve complex scientific problems. This transition period, however, will involve necessary disruption for the tech giant.
In the realm of AI assistants, an independent software engineer, Peter Steinberger, developed OpenClaw, a tool that allows users to create their own bespoke assistants by harnessing existing LLMs. The project went viral in late January 2026, according to MIT Technology Review.
Finally, a new study published by researchers from the University of Montreal and Italy's National Research Council found that meditation is a state of heightened cerebral activity that profoundly alters brain dynamics. The study analyzed the brain activity of 12 monks of the Thai Forest Tradition using magnetoencephalography (MEG), according to Wired.
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