Ohio’s attorney general says the 16 siblings, ages 18 months to 18, looked “like almost feral animals” when deputies found them on June 30, kept for most of the past 4 years in a single room about 12 feet by 12 feet. Their mother, Elizabeth Siders, was 15 when a West Virginia judge approved her…
Apple Martin is now a third-generation actress, following her Oscar-winning mom Gwyneth Paltrow and grandmother Blythe Danner into the family business. Her very first scene partner is a man who once played her mother’s love interest. Her first movie is a $100 million-plus Warner Bros. rom-com called Paris Paramount, directed by Nancy Meyers of The…
The CEO of a domestic rocket company thinks Canadian hardtech needs a strong success story to incite investment. The news: Bachar Elzein, CEO and CTO of Montréal-based rocket launch startup Reaction Dynamics, discussed the state of play for defence and space companies on a Startupfest panel on Friday. Joined by Investissement Québec investor Claire Lelièvre,…
New Brunswick innovator, entrepreneur, and storied cheerleader for the Maritimes’ startup sector, Gerry Pond, has died. Pond, who was the former CEO of New Brunswick Telecom (NBTel) and president of its successor, Aliant Telecom, died on July 8 at the age of 82. With a career that spanned 45 years in the information and communication…
Fake food labs can clear farming land for data centers, wind farms & solar panels: perspective The World Economic Forum (WEF) Annual Meeting of the New Champions, aka “Summer Davos,” concludes with a focus on fake food, putting a value on nature, and prepping for a robot invasion. The WEF Summer Davos meeting took place…
Middle Eastern physical AI startup Ahoy is relocating its research and development (R&D) operations to Montréal and deepening its partnership with local AI research institute Mila. The news: Ahoy develops AI infrastructure designed to perceive, decide, and operate in the physical world. The Dubai-based company announced the latest on its Canadian expansion Wednesday at Startupfest,…
SpaceX just cracked the top tier of American tech stocks. Now a lawsuit could pull the plug on the data center behind one of its biggest contracts. SpaceX shares dropped more than 5% to $150.85 in early trading, sliding toward the price they debuted at on day one. The stock’s inclusion in the Nasdaq 100…
From accidental emails to the brink of bankruptcy, founder horror stories run the gamut from trivial to make-or-break moments. “My dad looked at me [and] he was like, ‘If you can’t make money, maybe it’s not a business. It sent a chill down my spine.” Laura Lalonde,GridBank At Startupfest in Montréal on Wednesday, four Canadian…
Podcast: Play in new window | Download | Embed Photographs. Paintings. Editorial cartoons. Cover art. Memes. We are steeped every day of our lives in visual art. And who can doubt the profound effect that a particularly striking image can have on our psyche? Today, James explores the way art and imagery can be used to unlock minds and deprogram the…
Screenshot The radical left just showed its hand again, and it is even more extreme than most Americans could have imagined. The Democratic Socialists of America (DSA), the far-left organization that has heavily influenced the Democrat Party, has rolled out its updated “Workers Deserve More!” platform. This document is nothing less than a blueprint to…
