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What Alberta's corporate heavyweights really think about separation
5+ hour, 4+ min ago (1799+ words) Predictions of capital flight and the loss of head offices loomed large in Canada's past secession debates. In Alberta, executives who spoke to The Logic had a different take. CALGARY " Tangible signs of Alberta's separatist movement tend to appear far…...
Zero Point Cryogenics wants to freeze the quantum world
6+ hour, 4+ min ago (1129+ words) On an industrial lot in Edmonton, next to a Nerf-battle birthday venue, one firm is building the near-absolute zero freezers the quantum industry desperately needs EDMONTON " In an industrial park in south Edmonton, some of the most extreme engineering in…...
What to expect as the CUSMA review talks finally get underway
1+ day, 6+ hour ago (421+ words) Donald Trump has made it clear he doesn't want to extend the North American trade pact. That doesn't mean the deal is doomed. OTTAWA "As people across the country gather for mid-week celebrations with barbecues and fireworks, Canadian negotiators heading…...
Alberta to submit West Coast pipeline proposal to the federal Major Projects Office this week
1+ day, 19+ hour ago (289+ words) The Logic Canada's Business and Tech Newsroom The province plans to announce more details on Thursday, potentially including information around a route or a corridor for the proposed one-million-barrel-per-day oil pipeline, The Logic has learned. For now, no private proponent…...
Radical Ventures, Gomez, Hinton back Etched to build hardware to run AI
1+ day, 20+ hour ago (265+ words) The Logic Canada's Business and Tech Newsroom The San Jose, Calif. -based startup has raised US$800 million in total, including a US$500 million round in December at a US$5-billion valuation. Investors include TSMC-linked Venture Tech Alliance; trading firms like…...
Canadian GDP jumped in April, dispelling recession worries
2+ day, 17+ min ago (227+ words) The Logic Canada's Business and Tech Newsroom Gross domestic product rose 0. 5 per cent from March, and Statistics Canada said early data suggest the economy grew 0. 1 per cent in May, amid strength in oil and gas, finance and government spending. (The…...
A niche white-collar role is becoming the AI industry's hot new job
2+ day, 6+ hour ago (474+ words) Tech companies are sending developers into clients" offices to build bespoke AI systems, blurring the line between software vendor and consultant Artificial intelligence may be creating a new job category: tech companies are embedding engineers into clients" workspaces. And these…...
RBC and Microsoft buy first North American direct air capture carbon credits from Deep Sky
2+ day, 20+ hour ago (231+ words) The Logic Canada's Business and Tech Newsroom The two companies are among the first corporate buyers of North America's inaugural certified direct air capture (DAC) carbon credits, marking an early start on a technology viewed as critical to achieving net-zero…...
Canadian corporate venture capital deal making slows, new report shows
2+ day, 19+ hour ago (266+ words) The Logic Canada's Business and Tech Newsroom The startup investment arms of major firms did 60 deals last year, down 20 per cent year over year, according to an analysis by Deloitte Ventures. Of those, 20 were Canadian companies, a 23 per cent annual…...
Some AI chatbots are much better at blocking harmful content than others, audit shows
2+ day, 23+ hour ago (280+ words) The Logic Canada's Business and Tech Newsroom Gemini and Chat GPT both produced harmful content, including explicit advice about how to self-harm, in response to 62 per cent of requests, according to an audit by the Centre for Media, Technology and…...