Thomson Reuters will benefit from AI, TD Cowen says
Dycom is a “a very, very solid growth company”, Gordon Reid says
Define Capital acquires Synergy Gateway Verified as it enters the postsecondary market
SGV marks Define’s fourth acquisition to date as it nears $20 million CAD in ARR.
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Canada, Ukraine tap Canadian drone companies in binational deal
Companies from New Brunswick, Quebec, Ontario, and Saskatchewan among those receiving contracts.
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Canada needs growth-stage capital, too
Plus: Where every province stands on data centres.
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Waving the AI bubble red flags
Circular financing! Rogue AI agents! A lack of Situational Awareness! What behaviour is driving the current AI bubble—and when might it burst?
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Hope remains for owl species despite no known wild population left in B.C., conservationist says
After decades of population decline, it's not known if any wild northern spotted owls remain in B.C. Biologists are hard at work to bring them back, but say more needs to be done to protect and repair forests.
Interesting insects: Enjoy these photos from around New Brunswick
Birds, bugs and beautiful views make up the photos in this week's edition of Your Lens. If you get any nice shots, be sure to send them to us at cbcnb@cbc.ca for a chance to be featured in next week's edition. Don't forget to include your name and the location where the photo was taken.
Reef balls are turning an ocean desert into a thriving ecosystem in N.L.’s Placentia Bay
Last year, fisheries technologist Mark Santos and a team at the Marine Institute launched 285 cement reef balls into Placentia Bay’s Fox Harbour in a bid to remediate an ocean dead zone. Already, he said, they can see marine life returning.
Could AI really 'kill all humans'? Breaking down the dire warnings about the technology's existential risk
A dire warning from an outgoing researcher at Anthropic that AI could "kill all humans" by the end of the decade led to public outcry over the dangers posed by the technology's rapid development. It's raised questions about why some experts believe AI poses such an extreme risk, and how it could lead to the demise of humanity.
With millions of dead oysters and mounting debt, P.E.I. farmers fear they'll lose everything
Disease has blighted P.E.I.’s oyster industry, wiping out entire crops. Oyster farmers say they need more help to survive the crisis and are worried their independent farms may be snapped up by bigger corporations with deeper pockets.
Elk involved in nearly two-thirds of aggressive encounters in national parks, study finds
Researchers analyzed Parks Canada data collected from 2010 to 2023 on aggressive wildlife encounters and what people were doing when they occurred. The researchers found that quiet activities like hiking, walking and sightseeing were when many encounters occurred.
Airborne algae: Scientists near Lake Erie study health impacts on people
So far, the American-led research has tracked roughly 200 people connected to Lake Erie coastal communities.
Biologists are fighting this invasive plant – by hand – to protect some Quebec waters
Water chestnut, an invasive aquatic species, multiplies quickly and blocks the light other species rely on. The watershed council for the Vaudreuil-Soulanges area is working to eradicate it from the Ottawa River and the Lake of Two Mountains.
A million-dollar math problem may just be the beginning for OpenAI
OpenAI made waves this week for announcing it had solved a mathematics problem with roots going back 200 years. But almost immediately, two other mathematicians (one of whom works at competitor Anthropic) announced the results might have been taken from their own work.
Bears, caribou and other animals are messing with this researcher's equipment, and he's got photos to prove it
Lucas Brehaut was hoping there’d be a lot of interest in his research, though it might be a case of “be careful what you wish for.” Caribou, moose, black bears, wolves, rabbits and owls have been messing with his research equipment.
AI-driven 'worms' that learn on the fly are the latest potential threat to your devices, researchers say
Artificial intelligence researchers are warning the public to use strong passwords and promptly install software updates on their devices to combat "AI-driven computer worms," a new breed of cyber-threat they say can launch custom attacks on devices, sapping processing power and information as they hunt for new victims.
I’ve tracked El Niño for years. I’ve never seen this before
It’s set to be a record-breaking few months of weather, driven by a "super" El Niño. As Johanna Wagstaffe explores, a natural surge of warm ocean water is colliding with a planet hotter than ever before, bringing more extreme heat, floods, and droughts. But this "super" El Niño could also help us prepare for what's coming.
Tracking the Canadian capital commitments surrounding Carney’s investment summit
BetaKit’s running list of the major investors committing billions of dollars to Canadian projects.
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Regulatory AI company Ultimarii raises $13-million Series A round
BDC and Mistral Venture Partners led the financing round, with additional support from IRAP.
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