Calligraphic Exhibit Combines Classical Words, Contemporary Art
by Lee Rickwood
The latest exhibition at the Aga Khan Museum, As the Sun Appears from Beyond: Twenty Years of the Al Burda Award, made its North American debut in Toronto.
Category: Women & Tech
Back to School Shoppers Take Advantage of Tech Trade-in Program for Economic and Environmental Reasons
by Lee Rickwood
Back to School is a time to think about our tech options, and whether to consider recycled, refurbished or second-hand alternatives.
Can High-Tech Film Stop Billions of Bird Strikes – or is DIY the Route to Protect Migratory Birds?
A billion birds? The image is hard to process. Even more so a billion dead birds. But that’s what’s been counted on an annual basis in North America: crashes into windows kill 16 to 42 million birds a year in…
Can AI Bring Hope? Using Technology to Detect Depression and Anxiety in Aging Adults
A group of Canadian health care specialists, researchers and technologists is using Wi-Fi-based motion sensor data to detect depression in older adults. The research, conducted at McGill University and the Mila-Quebec AI Institute, looked into how artificial intelligence can be…
Intel Canada’s Asma Aziz Discusses AI, Computing, and What’s Next
By Christine Persaud
I’m most confident about Intel’s commitment to innovation and leadership in semiconductor technology. Additionally, we have a strong ecosystem of partners, investment in manufacturing capacity, strategic vision for AI-driven computing, and talented employees.
Tired? Anxious? Moody? Canadian App Maker Says Breathe Deep, Have a Drink …of Water
By Lee Rickwood
One could find many reasons to be tired, anxious or moody these days. Personal, professional, political. But there’s a Canadian app maker offering a healthy response: Take a deep breath. Drink plenty of water. The App Store award-winning developer Llama…
Canadian Video Game Industry Celebrates Top Titles, Good Jobs, Real Success in Global Market
One’s a 30-year-old gaming studio that was almost an accidental success story in a competitive global market. Another is an anonymous developer who seems happiest out of the spotlight, but whose game is now a worldwide phenomenon. Both sound so…
Woman Leader Discusses Levelling the Field in Canadian Tech
By Yasmin Ranade
When we can openly and honestly recognize the systemic barriers that women in tech face, the dial moves closer to a more equitable and accessible future for all.