Economy
How local data is helping Canada’s main streets fight back
They’re crucial economically – and socially. A new index will help small businesses adjust to better serve their communities.
By Mary W. Rowe
Ideas
The new thinking and exciting breakthroughs answering our biggest challenges and unlocking our greatest opportunities.
Ideas
The new thinking and exciting breakthroughs answering our biggest challenges and unlocking our greatest opportunities.
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Artificial Intelligence
How to keep AI in check? Build another AI to monitor it, of course
Big Tech’s AI is trained to act and persuade. Mila is building one to be honest – and serve as a guardrail for other systems
By Jonathan BarryPhotos by Jacob Hege
Economy
Canadian exports are up, but the number of companies exporting? Not so much. Here’s why
An overly local mindset means businesses are missing out on Europe’s trillion-dollar opportunity
By Lisa Hrabluk
Environment
The tiny transmitter tracking monarch butterflies’ migration from Canada to Mexico
Conservationists are gluing solar panels onto insects to help reveal habitat gaps on the 4,000-km journey
By Tom Jokinen
Artificial Intelligence
How data centres became a sleeper issue in the U.S. midterms – and what Canada can learn from it all
Breakneck development in the U.S. has sparked a backlash. Canada has a chance to do better
By Lisa Hrabluk
Energy
What happens when floating solar panels meet a Canadian winter?
An encouraging new energy source is being kept afloat by ingenious bubble technology
Innovation
How a Canadian-made, ugly-duckling water bomber cornered the world market
New federal funding will help meet demand for the Super Scooper, a firefighting plane that everyone suddenly wants
By Lisa Hrabluk
Innovation
This new Canadian-built wheelchair is small enough to fit in a backpack
Old-school travel wheelchairs are terrible on planes, but this buzzy 10-pound model is turning heads at airlines
By Doug HornerPhotos by Bryce Meyer
Health
Canada’s HIV moonshot to “tickle” the virus out of hiding
A research team that spans four universities, boosted by massive new funding, is targeting the virus in novel, promising ways
By Lisa Hrabluk
Artifacts from the Future
The floating power hubs helping to electrify the oceans
B.C.-based Mostar Labs is developing modular battery and sensor units that can charge boats and provide power to industry
By Kat Tancock
Entrepreneurship
Debunking the myth that Canadians don’t take risks
More than 20 per cent of adults plan to take the plunge to open a business over the next three years
Artificial Intelligence
Is this the end of math as we know it?
OpenAI’s models solved hundreds of major math problems last week. One professor tells us what it means for the future of the field
By Lisa HrablukPhotos by Duane Cole
Economy
How local data is helping Canada’s main streets fight back
They’re crucial economically – and socially. A new index will help small businesses adjust to better serve their communities.
By Mary W. Rowe
Economy
Canadian exports are up, but the number of companies exporting? Not so much. Here’s why
An overly local mindset means businesses are missing out on Europe’s trillion-dollar opportunity
By Lisa Hrabluk
Artificial Intelligence
How data centres became a sleeper issue in the U.S. midterms – and what Canada can learn from it all
Breakneck development in the U.S. has sparked a backlash. Canada has a chance to do better
By Lisa Hrabluk
Innovation
How a Canadian-made, ugly-duckling water bomber cornered the world market
New federal funding will help meet demand for the Super Scooper, a firefighting plane that everyone suddenly wants
By Lisa Hrabluk
Health
Canada’s HIV moonshot to “tickle” the virus out of hiding
A research team that spans four universities, boosted by massive new funding, is targeting the virus in novel, promising ways
By Lisa Hrabluk
Entrepreneurship
Debunking the myth that Canadians don’t take risks
More than 20 per cent of adults plan to take the plunge to open a business over the next three years
Artificial Intelligence
How to keep AI in check? Build another AI to monitor it, of course
Big Tech’s AI is trained to act and persuade. Mila is building one to be honest – and serve as a guardrail for other systems
By Jonathan BarryPhotos by Jacob Hege
Environment
The tiny transmitter tracking monarch butterflies’ migration from Canada to Mexico
Conservationists are gluing solar panels onto insects to help reveal habitat gaps on the 4,000-km journey
By Tom Jokinen
Energy
What happens when floating solar panels meet a Canadian winter?
An encouraging new energy source is being kept afloat by ingenious bubble technology
Innovation
This new Canadian-built wheelchair is small enough to fit in a backpack
Old-school travel wheelchairs are terrible on planes, but this buzzy 10-pound model is turning heads at airlines
By Doug HornerPhotos by Bryce Meyer
Artifacts from the Future
The floating power hubs helping to electrify the oceans
B.C.-based Mostar Labs is developing modular battery and sensor units that can charge boats and provide power to industry
By Kat Tancock
Artificial Intelligence
Is this the end of math as we know it?
OpenAI’s models solved hundreds of major math problems last week. One professor tells us what it means for the future of the field
By Lisa HrablukPhotos by Duane Cole
Economy
How local data is helping Canada’s main streets fight back
They’re crucial economically – and socially. A new index will help small businesses adjust to better serve their communities.
By Mary W. Rowe
Artificial Intelligence
How data centres became a sleeper issue in the U.S. midterms – and what Canada can learn from it all
Breakneck development in the U.S. has sparked a backlash. Canada has a chance to do better
By Lisa Hrabluk
Health
Canada’s HIV moonshot to “tickle” the virus out of hiding
A research team that spans four universities, boosted by massive new funding, is targeting the virus in novel, promising ways
By Lisa Hrabluk
Artificial Intelligence
How to keep AI in check? Build another AI to monitor it, of course
Big Tech’s AI is trained to act and persuade. Mila is building one to be honest – and serve as a guardrail for other systems
By Jonathan BarryPhotos by Jacob Hege
Energy
What happens when floating solar panels meet a Canadian winter?
An encouraging new energy source is being kept afloat by ingenious bubble technology
Artifacts from the Future
The floating power hubs helping to electrify the oceans
B.C.-based Mostar Labs is developing modular battery and sensor units that can charge boats and provide power to industry
By Kat Tancock
Economy
Canadian exports are up, but the number of companies exporting? Not so much. Here’s why
An overly local mindset means businesses are missing out on Europe’s trillion-dollar opportunity
By Lisa Hrabluk
Innovation
How a Canadian-made, ugly-duckling water bomber cornered the world market
New federal funding will help meet demand for the Super Scooper, a firefighting plane that everyone suddenly wants
By Lisa Hrabluk
Entrepreneurship
Debunking the myth that Canadians don’t take risks
More than 20 per cent of adults plan to take the plunge to open a business over the next three years
Environment
The tiny transmitter tracking monarch butterflies’ migration from Canada to Mexico
Conservationists are gluing solar panels onto insects to help reveal habitat gaps on the 4,000-km journey
By Tom Jokinen
Innovation
This new Canadian-built wheelchair is small enough to fit in a backpack
Old-school travel wheelchairs are terrible on planes, but this buzzy 10-pound model is turning heads at airlines
By Doug HornerPhotos by Bryce Meyer
Artificial Intelligence
Is this the end of math as we know it?
OpenAI’s models solved hundreds of major math problems last week. One professor tells us what it means for the future of the field
By Lisa HrablukPhotos by Duane Cole