BY THE OPTIMIST DAILY EDITORIAL TEAM In a world where news about endangered species is often bleak, a sprawling underwater canyon off the coast of Nova Scotia is offering something rare: hope. There, in the dark, nutrient-rich waters of the Gully, a vast submarine canyon roughly the size of the Grand Canyon, Canada’s northern bottlenose…
BY THE OPTIMIST DAILY EDITORIAL TEAM It’s long been the butt of jokes, but the science is catching up: fart gas might actually be good for you. Researchers at Johns Hopkins Medicine say that hydrogen sulfide, the chemical behind that telltale rotten-egg smell, might help protect the aging brain from cognitive decline, including Alzheimer’s disease….
Last month, Richmond, BC-based General Fusion quietly secured another $51.5 million CAD in funding, according to a Nov. 27 securities filing with Canadian regulators. Nearly $51.1 million of that was raised via simple agreements for future equity (SAFEs), with the remainder coming in the form of warrants to purchase common shares. Sixty-seven undisclosed investors from…
Canada wants to bolster its military satellite communications capabilities in the Arctic with the first procurement out of the new Defence Investment Agency. The Arctic has been a key geographic focus for Canadian defence as melting ice reveals new trading routes that place continued control over the region into question. The nascent federal agency announced…
Patrick Searle is taking over as CEO of the Council of Canadian Innovators (CCI) ahead of what looks to be a “turbulent” year for Canadian tech. Searle, the vice-president of corporate affairs at CCI, has worked at the tech scaleup advocacy group since 2017. He will take the top job when CEO Benjamin Bergen leaves…
In layman’s terms, Kitchener-Waterloo-based advanced materials startup Nfinite wants to make “paper that performs like plastic.” Technically speaking, it’s pioneering tech that seals flexible paper packaging using nanotechnology to extend its lifespan. The University of Waterloo spinout is ready to demonstrate that it can do this at scale and in a cost-effective manner with the…
BY THE OPTIMIST DAILY EDITORIAL TEAM For millions living with age-related macular degeneration, seeing the world head-on becomes an exercise in frustration. Faces blur, road signs fade, and once-clear scenes dissolve into a grey smudge at the center of vision. Existing treatments can only slow the damage, but sadly not reverse it. That may soon…
BY THE OPTIMIST DAILY EDITORIAL TEAM Let’s be honest. Most of us have habits we wish we could kick. Maybe it’s venting too much after a stressful day, putting off that one task for tomorrow (again), or chatting about a coworker’s awkward lunchroom behavior. We often see these behaviors as signs of weakness, laziness, or…
Cohere is partnering with the Canadian subsidiary of French defence company Thales to provide its artificial intelligence (AI) tech as it courts clients in the defence and security sectors. “This partnership with Thales Canada marks a strategic leap in responsibly deploying AI for national defence.” Thales Canada announced today that it would use the Toronto…
Construction workers are paid to put their elbow grease into building homes, not filling out paperwork. But if they want to get paid, they eventually need to put down the hammer and pick up the pen. “We’re tracking all this verified time; now it’s time to pay these people.” Nobody knows this better than David…
