One day, perhaps within the decade, quantum computers will be able to crack like an egg the encryption algorithm protecting your password. That day is known as “Q-Day,” and it’s what Toronto-based Quantum Bridge Technologies has been preparing for. “National security can’t wait for perfect conditions.” Mattia Montagna,Quantum Bridge The 20-person startup, which spun out…
Angel Investors Ontario (AIO) is joining a new investor advocacy organization as it looks to secure more government funding amid an uncertain future. AIO, which represents 21 angel groups and 2,300 angel investors who have collectively deployed more than $800 million into startups to date, is a not-for-profit organization created in 2007 to support the…
Amazon’s The Boys went out exactly how it lived: brutal, chaotic, emotional, and completely unafraid to swing for the fences. After five seasons of blood soaked satire and some of the wildest television moments ever put to screen, the series finale delivers an ending that feels surprisingly human beneath all the carnage. At its core,…
Montréal-based Lightspeed Commerce beat revenue estimates in fiscal Q4 but fell short of earnings expectations as it completed the first year of a transformation plan to streamline its business. The retail and hospitality tech company posted $290.8 million USD ($400.4 million CAD) in revenue in its last quarter, which ended March 31, 2026. That’s a…
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Toronto-based venture capital (VC) firm N49P has completed the first close of its fourth fund, securing $25 million USD ($34 million CAD) in commitments towards its $70-million target. N49P announced the news on Thursday morning. This close is more than double the size of N49P’s second fund, which it raised in early 2020, and nearly…
At first glance, Camilla Marcus is a study in contrasts. She takes her work seriously, yet brings a sense of playfulness to everything she does. She can pull off a dinner party for 100, but might not plan the menu until that morning, letting the farmers market be her guide. Her vegetable-forward cooking is deeply…
BY THE OPTIMIST DAILY EDITORIAL TEAM In October 2011, Chile extended postnatal leave from 12 to 24 weeks for women contributing to the country’s social security system. The reform also introduced five days of paid paternity leave. A study published this year by economist Francisca Rojas-Ampuero tracks what happened to women’s employment in the fourteen…
BY THE OPTIMIST DAILY EDITORIAL TEAM Kariba has lived alone in a Belgian zoo for years. Julie has been with the Cardinali circus in Portugal since 1988, when she was caught in the wild and sold to a German zoo before the family acquired her. Both are African elephants in their 40s. And both are…
During an interview with the show Redacted, investigative journalist Timothy Alberino stated that the recent UFO/UAP document disclosures are intentionally limited and part of an internal conflict in Washington between what he describes as a “secrecy group” and a “disclosure group.” According to Alberino, the most sensitive information, including recovered non-human craft and alleged alien…
