We’re just off a solid week of the annual Fast Company Innovation Festival and one of the things that stands out to me every year (along with the stellar programming, of course) is the certainty of attendees asking me: “What should I absolutely see and do?” Understandable. When you’re spoiled for choice, it’s tough to … Read more
Canada’s defence department and military are approaching the implementation and use of artificial intelligence in a “fragmented,” unco-ordinated manner, says a newly prepared federal strategy. The long-awaited overview of how to deal with rapidly evolving machine-learning technology is being met with mixed reviews by some high-tech and civil society experts who had been expecting more clarity on … Read more
Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Do you remember the times you were at a crossroads, debating with yourself about a choice that challenged your personal values and your business objectives? You’re not alone. Most entrepreneurs experience this kind of strife, but not every entrepreneur will verbalize all of the conflicts. It is … Read more
Laurie Rousseau-Nepton says she wants to understand the very large and the very small, and that’s why she became the first Indigenous woman in Canada to earn a PhD in astrophysics. Rousseau-Nepton received her PhD in 2017 from Université Laval in Quebec City. She said that at the time she wasn’t aware she was the first Indigenous … Read more
Luxury parka maker Canada Goose says it is laying off 17 per cent of its global corporate workforce. CEO Dani Reiss wrote in a LinkedIn note Tuesday that the job cuts are meant to put the company in a better position for scaling and will help the Toronto-based business focus on efficiency and key brand, design … Read more
