BY THE OPTIMIST DAILY EDITORIAL TEAM Each winter, the Bay of Biscay sadly becomes a hotspot for tragedy and loss for dolphins. These highly intelligent marine mammals migrate into the region just as fishing activity intensifies, creating a dangerously deadly overlap. For years, hundreds of dolphins have washed ashore on the coasts of France and…
BY THE OPTIMIST DAILY EDITORIAL TEAM New research reveals how small changes to your routine can lead to major health benefits. If you spend most of your day glued to a chair, whether at work, home, or somewhere in between, you’re far from alone. But a new study offers a surprisingly simple way to support…
Cleantech company Cyclic Materials announced today that the company has closed a $75 million USD (nearly $103 million CAD) Series C equity round, its largest fundraising round to date. The Toronto-based company, which specializes in recycling end-of-life products like magnet production waste, magnet-containing end-of-life scrap, and other end-of-life products to recover rare earth elements, saw…
A company representing bondholders of struggling Ottawa-based satellite operator Telesat filed a pair of lawsuits in Ontario and New York earlier this week alleging that the firm breached a credit agreement by executing some “fraudulent” asset transfers last year. A court document reviewed by BetaKit claims that Telesat Canada illegally moved part of its “crown-jewel”…
The co-founders of data aggregation startup Deck are claiming that a lawsuit from their former employer, National Bank, is “frivolous” and designed to deter investors from backing their venture. Deck co-founders Lavoie and Leboeuf are asking for the lawsuit to be dismissed and for the plaintiffs to pay $60,000 plus legal fees. National Bank and…
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BY THE OPTIMIST DAILY EDITORIAL TEAM Turns out the secret to a sharper brain in your later years might not just be a crossword puzzle or green smoothie. It could be giving your neighbor a ride to the doctor or volunteering at your local food pantry. According to a new long-term study from the University…
BY THE OPTIMIST DAILY EDITORIAL TEAM Sexual health is getting a long-overdue upgrade. Thanks to recent approvals from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, at-home STD testing is more accessible than ever, and it’s arriving alongside the first new gonorrhea treatments in decades. For public health experts, the timing couldn’t be better. After years of…
Fashion tech startup Prevoir has closed a pre-seed funding round, raising $750,000 CAD to scale its platform. The Calgary-born company’s platform uses AI and computer vision to extract product attributes and connect them to sales and inventory data, helping fashion retailers and merchandisers curate collections, predict trends, and analyze sales performance. Prevoir closed the funding…
Tyler Handley is in Buenos Aires to see how well his Spanish lessons are working. He’s been focusing more on himself since he left Inkbox, the semi-permanent tattoo company he co-founded, then sold to BIC for $65 million USD three years ago. Running Inkbox was an “all-consuming” experience, he said, but now he feels he…
