In a lake in northern British Columbia, an island suddenly appeared, almost out of thin air, thickly covered in fully-grown trees. When a boater posted footage of the new island on social media, incredulous officials thought the video was AI-generated, according to the New York Times. But it was no hoax. Satellite imagery of Williston…
Montréal-based medical technology startup Scopia Surgical has closed $2.65 million CAD in pre-seed funding to develop its AI-powered navigation software for robotic surgery. The news: Scopia is building a platform designed to help surgeons better navigate minimally invasive soft-tissue robotic surgeries in real time. The company announced its pre-seed financing on Tuesday. It was co-led…
Earlier this year, Anthropic’s Mythos AI model made headlines when it was caught infiltrating third party systems, a cybersecurity nightmare years in the making. The company warned in April that the model had escaped a sandbox environment during testing, gaining access to the internet without permission. The model was challenged to break out and then…
SOCAN, Canada’s non-profit music rights organization, is suing AI music generation platform Suno, accusing it of infringing on the rights of more than 150 Canadian artists without their consent or providing proper compensation. “SOCAN has a responsibility to act when the rights of music creators and publishers are put at risk. The evidence shows that…
There’s a burning question on the minds of those about to attend one of the world’s most iconic festivals this summer: how should they deal with Meta smart glasses? As controversy around the gadgets grows, some events and venues have taken a hard line against wearing the camera-equipped frames. Basement, one of New York City’s…
Last month, Google updated its home page to replace its iconic “Search” button with various AI features. The move was the latest sign of the tech giant succumbing to the draw of AI that remains deeply flawed — and the staggering amount of misinformation that comes along with it. Even the experience of shopping online…
Across Canada, businesses are being encouraged to embrace AI, with no shortage of tools promising to make work faster, easier, and cheaper. LSP says obstacles to AI adoption have less to do with AI itself and more with “fragmented systems, lack of integration, and governance maturity” within companies. But before committing to something new, there…
An ongoing class action lawsuit against Meta, which accuses the tech giant of misrepresenting its privacy practices regarding its controversial Meta AI Glasses, was amended yesterday to include a new class of “bystander” plaintiffs who claim that Meta violated their privacy without their consent. The implications are considerable. The new violations occurred even if bystanders…
In November of last year, scientists warned of a “severe” solar storm, the strongest in over two decades, colliding with the Earth. Solar storms are the result of a surge in solar activity, with the Sun unleashing a barrage of charged particles that can trigger spectacular auroras — and wreak havoc with communications satellites and…
Executives from OpenText, MDA Space, and La Caisse joined a group of 23 businesses and organizations that met with Prime Minister Mark Carney for a closed-door economic update meeting Monday. The news: The Prime Minister’s Office notified the media of the meeting Monday evening, saying Carney convened the group of business leaders to discuss developments…
