The government of Canada and Telus announced on Monday plans to advance three AI factory projects in British Columbia. The company says the centres could generate a potential $9 billion in economic activity. The Telus project “reflects the kind of ambitious infrastructure we need as a country.” AI Minister Evan Solomon. At Telus Gardens, the…
As Canada gears up to spend heavily on defence, some domestic defence tech entrepreneurs have become frustrated with how the country is talking and thinking about so-called “dual-use” technologies. The term dual-use, which refers to products with both civilian and military applications, has come to dominate recent conversations about defence tech in Canada. At the…
The Robot Report Podcast · How FPGAs become the gatekeepers of Physical AI Security Eric Sivertson, VP at Lattice. In Episode 260 of The Robot Report Podcast, the topics are FPGAs (field-programmable gate arrays), physical AI, and building safe and secure robots. Our guest is Eric Sivertson, vice president of the security business at Lattice…
Donna Quesada: Jonathan Robinson is with us today, and I would like to first start by thanking you for spending an hour with us and with Awaken. I know that our listeners will enjoy everything you’ve had to say. You’ve written on topics ranging from money to relationships to God, and so you have a…
With sunny days ahead, my current wishlist leans fully into summer essentials, with a few new swimsuits holding the top spot. Bikinis and one-pieces always come first. Before sundresses or shorts even enter the conversation, a few days spent soaking up the sun in a swimsuit feel non-negotiable (especially for skin that hasn’t seen much…
Screencap of Twitter/X video. A DSA member who recently appeared on a news show was asked a very basic question about what society does with criminals like rapists when all of the prisons have been abolished. She had no answer and tried to veer into talking points. The reason she had no answer is because…
On this episode of Say More, Entertainment Editor Kristy Puchko sat down with writer, comedian, musician, linedancer, and baker Demi Adejuyigbe! Adejuyigbe most recently released their comedy special on Dropout entitled, Demi Adejuyigbe Is Going To Do One (1) Backflip. “I describe the special as a one-man variety show. It feels like circus, but it’s…
A new, Toronto-based startup has set out to address a “quiet inefficiency” it says has been significantly compressing insurance industry margins: “portal hopping.” “Juggling multiple carrier portals is one of the biggest operational drags on brokerage teams today.” To compare rates, submit applications, and process claims, insurance brokers must hop between a fragmented ecosystem of…
For the past year, I’ve been obsessed with the idea of introducing more novelty into my life. So many of us are stuck in cycles of days that seem to fly by—a feeling that only intensifies when kids are in the mix. The way children move through the seasons of their lives is a daily…
Seventy years ago both Britain and France were still regarded as great military powers. Having emerged in the winner’s circle of World War II, they had been given permanent seats and veto power on the Security Council of the fledgling United Nations, taking their places alongside America, the USSR, and China. Just a decade earlier,…
