by Nicola ones: As EV sales boom and grids seek more energy storage, researchers are racing to develop batteries that are cheaper, more powerful, and less reliant on hard-to-source materials. Lithium-ion still dominates, but sodium-ion and solid-state technologies are moving from lab to market. The market for batteries these days is insatiable. Demand has grown more…
Ruth Ellis, a Welsh-born nightclub hostess who became the last woman to be executed in the UK following the fatal shooting of her abusive lover, David Blakely has been posthumously granted a conditional pardon, commuting her sentence from execution to life imprisonment, on the grounds of the violence she had suffered at his hands. Born…
BY THE OPTIMIST DAILY EDITORIAL TEAM There’s something almost absurd about how we’ve always measured wildlife. Two trained ecologists visit the same river, spend days cataloguing what they can see, and come back with completely different species lists. Neither is wrong. The data just can’t be compared, which means it can’t really be used. “If…
BY THE OPTIMIST DAILY EDITORIAL TEAM There’s a specific kind of “off” that’s difficult to capture or express in words. No, you’re not feeling sick or sad. You’re not stressed exactly. Just… off. A little irritable, a little flat, carrying something you can’t quite put your finger on. You’ve cleaned the kitchen, gone for a…
As Startupfest closed off its “sweet sixteen” edition, more than a dozen startups nabbed cash prizes worth a total of $825,000. Moncton, New Brunswick-based AgroGene Solutions, which makes a hive-monitoring software solution for beekeepers, won the $100,000 Best of the Fest prize at the Montréal tech conference on Friday out of 275 pitches. The company…
The CEO of a domestic rocket company thinks Canadian hardtech needs a strong success story to incite investment. The news: Bachar Elzein, CEO and CTO of Montréal-based rocket launch startup Reaction Dynamics, discussed the state of play for defence and space companies on a Startupfest panel on Friday. Joined by Investissement Québec investor Claire Lelièvre,…
New Brunswick innovator, entrepreneur, and storied cheerleader for the Maritimes’ startup sector, Gerry Pond, has died. Pond, who was the former CEO of New Brunswick Telecom (NBTel) and president of its successor, Aliant Telecom, died on July 8 at the age of 82. With a career that spanned 45 years in the information and communication…
Middle Eastern physical AI startup Ahoy is relocating its research and development (R&D) operations to Montréal and deepening its partnership with local AI research institute Mila. The news: Ahoy develops AI infrastructure designed to perceive, decide, and operate in the physical world. The Dubai-based company announced the latest on its Canadian expansion Wednesday at Startupfest,…
From accidental emails to the brink of bankruptcy, founder horror stories run the gamut from trivial to make-or-break moments. “My dad looked at me [and] he was like, ‘If you can’t make money, maybe it’s not a business. It sent a chill down my spine.” Laura Lalonde,GridBank At Startupfest in Montréal on Wednesday, four Canadian…
Genre:Action | Adventure | Drama | Horror | Sci-Fi Release Date:November 6, 2026 Director:Takashi Yamazaki Cast:Ryunosuke Kamiki, Minami Hamabe, Munetaka Aoki, Yuki Yamada, Hidetaka Yoshioka, Miou Tanaka Plot Summary:Two years after the events of Godzilla Minus One, Japan’s fragile recovery is shattered when Godzilla returns with even greater destructive power. As survivors once again fight…
