The indefatigable Erin Brokovich having spent the past three decades fighting massive corporations for environmental pollution which damaged residents’ health has turned her sights on AI data centres. She has started this spring monitoring the aggressive push for AI data centers and increasing nationwide opposition on various grounds, linked to high electricity usage and the…
by Rory Mackay: The teaching of Vedanta is actually fairly simple. Its entire essence can be summed up in three words: “tat tvam asi” — you are That… By identifying as the body and mind alone, you mistake yourself to be a limited entity subject to lack, limitation, birth and death. Vedanta, however, affirms your true…
by Dr. Kaiya Ansorge: What is a koan? A koan is a phrase or word that is used in meditation to train the mind. Usually, the koan is somewhat puzzling in order to invite the mind to open in unusual ways. In fact, the term is often translated as “riddle.” Koan literature involves enigmatic sayings or questions that, when meditated upon continuously, are meant to resolve…
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Vancouver-based Version One Ventures has raised $108-million USD ($150 million CAD) for two new funds. The news: The early-stage investor in deep tech startups announced on Tuesday morning that it’s closed $78-million USD for its fifth Version One Fund, and $30-million USD for its third Opportunities Fund. The venture firm said its investment focus has…
With endless conversations about AI’s promise at Toronto Tech Week, fewer conversations focused on how the technology is shaking up the labour market. At an event hosted by professional development consultancy Re-Work, tech workers, academics, and founders debated how AI is set to change workers’ relationships to their jobs. Doing some tasks faster and more…
Kiefer Sutherland best known as Jack Bauer in the long running TV series 24, and Flatliners, Stand by Me and Designated Survivor, has his fourth album out of mostly self-penned country songs and has just finished a UK and European tour. His efforts have been better reviewed than those of other Hollywood stars –…
BY THE OPITMIST DAILY EDITORIAL TEAM You know the feeling: you’re staring at a sponge that’s clearly past its kitchen prime, and something makes you pause before dropping it in the bin. Good instinct. Old sponges, especially natural ones made from cellulose or other plant-based materials, have more life in them than most people realize….
BY THE OPTIMIST DAILY EDITORIAL TEAM A clinical trial published May 28 in the New England Journal of Medicine reports that a new drug called bepirovirsen achieved a functional cure in approximately one in five patients with chronic hepatitis B. That number matters. The current standard of care achieves a functional cure in around three…
