BY THE OPTIMIST DAILY EDITORIAL TEAM Spring might feel like a distant dream, but a few mild winter days offer the perfect window to get a jumpstart on your garden. Whether your flowerbeds are still sleeping under snow or already flirting with thaw, there’s plenty you can do now to help your plants flourish once…
BY THE OPTIMIST DAILY EDITORIAL TEAM The prestigious Yale University is opening its doors even wider. Beginning in the 2026-2027 academic year, families earning less than $200,000 annually will no longer have to pay tuition to attend Yale. And for those earning under $100,000, the university will cover all costs, including housing, meals, and other…
BY THE OPTIMIST DAILY EDITORIAL TEAM February may be the shortest month of the year, but it more than makes up for lost time when it comes to cosmic action. From the return of the Milky Way’s bright core to an otherworldly “ring of fire” eclipse, the sky is staging a spectacular lineup this month….
BY THE OPTIMIST DAILY EDITORIAL TEAM Engineers at the University of Rochester developed a way to make ordinary aluminum unsinkable even when it’s punctured, submerged, or battered by rough conditions. The innovation uses microscopic laser etching to create superhydrophobic metal tubes that repel water and trap air, keeping them buoyant under extreme circumstances. Published in Advanced…
Powerful AI systems can now pass law and medical licensing exams, write software, and answer PhD-level science questions. But they still struggle to count objects in images, reason about physical space, and recover from basic workflow errors. “Whether capabilities will continue to improve as quickly as they recently have is hard to predict.” International AI…
It was the speech heard around the world. Delivered by Prime Minister Mark Carney in Davos, Switzerland, last month, it laid out a vision for Canada’s economic future, one built on trade diversification, investment in high-tech sectors, and stronger, more resilient supply chains. “Our core mission is to build collaboration, and there’s no better way…
Québec City-based non-destructive testing (NDT) inspection tech provider Eddyfi is staying put under new ownership. The deal values Eddyfi slightly more than the market cap of Lightspeed Commerce, and marks one of the few recent billion-dollar deals in the province. Maryland-based welding equipment maker ESAB agreed to purchase Eddyfi for $1.45 billion USD ($2 billion…
Calgary’s Neo Financial says it has raised $68.5 million CAD in equity from a round of more than 100 investors as it hopes to fuel its lending business. The FinTech company announced on Tuesday that the round included participation from a “syndicate” of Canadian investors, including founders, entrepreneurs, and institutional firms such as the Alberta…
From mining critical minerals, making batteries, recycling batteries, and even software, the electric vehicle (EV) supply chain is a wide-open sandbox. The only question is, where will Canada build its castle? “Let’s figure out where there’s hunger to be part of the solution and up the odds that we’ll succeed there.” The Electric Vehicle Innovation…
Markus Kritzler is moving on up from chief revenue officer to chief executive officer at Carbon Upcycling, the company announced this morning. Kritzler joined Carbon Upcycling in 2025. The Calgary company transforms industrial byproducts and CO2 into supplementary cementitious materials (materials added to cement to offset emissions, increase durability, and lower cost). Previously, Kritzler led…
