Technology & Business
Canada's Tech Sector: Beyond Catch-Up
The numbers tell a story Silicon Valley can’t ignore: Canada’s tech corridor is no longer just catching up — it’s carving out its own category.
When Geoffrey Hinton collected the 2024 Nobel Prize in Physics, the University of Toronto professor emeritus didn’t just validate decades of artificial intelligence research. He spotlighted what industry data now confirms: Toronto has become North America’s No. 3 tech market, with Waterloo Region joining the continent’s top tier; Montreal strengthens Canada’s position through AI research dominance.
The Uncomfortable Truth About China’s AI Dominance: How a Decade of Strategic Planning Is Reshaping the Technology Landscape
Let me be direct: while Silicon Valley has been celebrating incremental improvements and debating work-life balance, China has been executing a coordinated, decade-long strategy to dominate artificial intelligence — and it’s working. DeepSeek’s January 2025 breakthrough was not a fluke. It was the predictable result of national planning, structural advantages and a fundamentally different approach to technology.
Archive.today: inside the web archiving service
When a web page disappears from the internet—deleted by its author, censored by a government or simply lost to time—one service has made it its mission to preserve those digital artefacts permanently. That service is archive.today, and its story reveals as much about the tensions of the modern internet as it does about the fragility of online information.
France’s Mistral AI is making a push for Canadian talent and business - The Logic Mistral AI, a French company, is expanding its operations in Canada, specifically in Montreal, by hiring local talent and courting potential clients in various sectors. CEO Arthur Mensch highlighted the high concentration of AI talent in Montreal and the firm’s plans to recruit engineers, sales, and marketing staff. Mistral is targeting sectors like financial services, energy, manufacturing, logistics, and mining, with existing clients including Axa, Orange, and TotalEnergies.
Gains and Risks for Enterprises With DeepSeek V3.1 DeepSeek’s V3.1 model shows significant performance improvements over previous versions, particularly in software bug-fixing and command-line reasoning. However, security testing by Splx revealed persistent vulnerabilities, including the potential for generating phishing-style messages and harmful content. While hardened prompts improved security and safety scores, adversarial threats remain a concern, especially in risk-averse industries.
USB-C cables look identical — their performance doesn’t
As USB-C becomes ubiquitous in professional environments, understanding cable capabilities is essential for IT and business leaders. Two cables can share the same connector yet behave very differently for power, data and displays. Here’s how to buy the right one — and avoid boardroom surprises.
iPhone 17 telephoto: what “8× optical-quality” really means
Apple put real distance between models this year. The Pro phones add a longer-reach telephoto, while the iPhone Air markets a single rear camera as “four lenses.” Here’s what that language means—and what it doesn’t—so buyers set the right expectations.
iPhone 17 Pro Fast Charging: What Changed, Why It’s Faster and What You Need
Apple has increased wired charging performance with the iPhone 17 Pro models. With a 40-watt (or higher) USB-C power adapter, you can reach about 50 per cent in 20 minutes—a meaningful improvement for professionals who need quick charges during a busy day.
AI’s Energy Challenge: Efficiency Gains vs. Rising Demand
Artificial intelligence (AI) is reshaping business and society, but its rapid growth comes with a massive energy cost. Here is a look at the progress being made and the profound challenges that remain. The Good News: Remarkable Efficiency Gains In August 2025, Google reported significant improvements in its Gemini platform. A single text prompt now: Uses 0.24 watt-hours of electricity. Emits just 0.03 grams of CO₂e. Consumes 0.26 millilitres of water (about five drops). Over the past year, the median prompt’s energy use fell 33-fold and its carbon footprint dropped 44-fold.
Discover a Smoother YouTube Experience with yout-ube.com
A Cleaner Way to Watch YouTube Videos Looking for a cleaner way to watch YouTube videos? Try yout-ube.com—a simple tool that lets you enjoy ad-free, full-screen videos on auto-repeat, perfect for music, tutorials, or live streams. How It Works Insert a hyphen after the "t" in any YouTube link (e.g., youtube.com becomes yout-ube.com). The video then plays through YouTube's privacy-enhanced mode (youtube-nocookie.com), which: Strips away many non-skippable ads Enables auto-loop playback Offers a distraction-free full-screen view No downloads or extra software required.