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Concerns about data governance, returns on investment are slowing adoption of digital technologies in agriculture

By Mark Lowey
More Canadian farmers and producers are adopting digital technologies but concerns about data privacy, sharing and ownership, who benefits from the data, and the returns on investment are hobbling faster adoption, researchers say.

Canada needs to start building infrastructure now to meet clean energy transition power demand, but lacks the skilled workers

By Mark Lowey
Utility companies and governments need to start building infrastructure now to meet the massive increase in electricity demand from the “green” energy transition – but Canada is short of skilled workers to do the job.

The dilemma in scientific literature: “An essential ocean of knowledge, in which floats an alarming amount of junk”

By Mark Lowey
Researchers and scholarly publishers need to be transparent and engaged with the public to prevent a flood of misinformation and fakery from undermining scientific integrity and trust in science, say academics and publishers.

Real milk without the cow: Jennifer Côté’s journey as a startup founder

By Mark Lowey
Jennifer Côté's journey as a startup founder with her Montreal-based company Opalia, which has developed cell-based technology to produce real milk and milk products without the cow.

Canada set to be a world leader in building the next generation of nuclear reactors, industry experts say

By Mark Lowey
Canada is poised to lead the world in building the next generation of nuclear reactors providing permitting and regulatory approvals are more efficient and the country has a bold vision, industry experts say.

Building new nuclear reactors in Canada is not the solution to the climate crisis

By Mark Lowey
Building new nuclear power reactors is folly and won’t help mitigate the climate crisis, say scientists at the University of British Columbia (UBC) and Stanford University.

Canadian AI Safety Institute aims to build community of researchers and ensure AI safety is a must for the technology’s adoption

By Mark Lowey
The new Canadian Artificial Intelligence Safety Institute’s (CAISI) $27-million research program will focus on building a community of researchers specializing in AI safety and ensuring safety goes hand-in-hand with AI adoption and deployment, say the program’s co-directors.

AI systems are getting better as autonomous AI agents pursuing a goal without humans: International AI Safety Report

By Mark Lowey
AI systems are increasingly capable of acting as AI agents, autonomously planning and acting in pursuit of a goal with little or no human oversight, warns the first international report on the safety of artificial intelligence.

Canadian tech startup founder’s “overnight success” took 15 years of hard slogging

By Mark Lowey
“Overnight success” for Canadian entrepreneur and tech startup founder Shamira Jaffer took 15 years of hard slogging and a Mount Everest’s worth of perseverance.

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