American semiconductor giant Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) announced today that it has reached a definitive agreement to acquire Toronto-based Taalas, which aims to hardwire AI models directly onto the chips that power them. The financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. The transaction remains subject to closing conditions and regulatory approval. “Joining AMD will…
The day after Kerri Parnell gave herself her first tattoo, her grandmother died. Parnell, a lifelong artist based in Winnipeg, had recently learned that some of the earliest known tattoos were created using wood ash. In the days following her grandmother’s death, that connection gave her an idea. “In my grief, I used her ashes…
The federal government is investing more than $20 million over two years to develop Canada’s first secure, quantum-focused defence innovation hub in Calgary. The news: Speaking at the University of Calgary (U of C) today, Canada’s national defence minister, David McGuinty, said the investment would support a U of C-led consortium to establish a quantum…
We warmly welcome F.K. Sterling, author of Ancient Ozarks: Giants in the Caves, Star People in the Stone, and the Underground Worlds That Rewrote American History, as our featured author this month. Drawing on two decades of personal fieldwork alongside folklore archives, archaeological data, and long-overlooked nineteenth-century investigator reports, Sterling’s book makes the case for…
Folks think Rihanna has clapped back at Drake using viral footage of herself dancing with A$AP Rocky. The video was shared on her Instagram Stories on Tuesday, August 4, and it had a message for her “X.” RELATED: The Big 3! Rihanna & A$AP Rocky Celebrate Riot’s Birthday With A Spider-Man Party (VIDEO) Rihanna Sets The…
A clip of King Harris getting pinned to a car while teaching Major how to parallel park has social media users crackin’ jokes. RELATED: Oh, Nah! King Harris Goes Viral After Sharing Footage From His Time Visiting Elephants In Thailand: ” Was Violated” (WATCH) King Harris Gets Pinned To Car By Major While Teaching Him How To…
As much as I love a new-season wardrobe, I’ve learned that the smartest purchases aren’t always the trendy ones. They’re the pieces that make getting dressed easier and make you feel like yourself, no matter what’s on your calendar or what the weather decides to do. The ones you reach for without thinking because they…
Marvel Studios may have found its Scott Summers. According to a new report from Deadline, Kit Connor has emerged as the studio’s choice to play Cyclops in Marvel Studios’ upcoming X-Men reboot. While Marvel has not officially confirmed the casting, Deadline’s report states that director Jake Schreier and Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige selected Connor…
Canadian online auto retailer CarDoor has launched a new platform that it says allows free-market competition to price its sales offers. The news: Dubbed MarketCheck, CarDoor’s latest offering acts as an online portal, circulating a seller’s vehicle to a series of verified auto dealers who then compete to buy it. The new system is a…
“The wound is the place where the Light enters you.” ~Rumi The first winter, I learned to lie cheerfully. “How are you settling in?” someone would ask, and I would smile and say, “Really well, thank you.” That was the most fluent English I spoke all day. I had left a warm, loud, crowded life…
