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What does Innovation actually Mean?
Innovation is progressing at an ever-faster rate. Can we embrace and regulate it in a way that benefits everyone?
Joel Bilt: Appointed to NRC Council
UWaterloo Economics Professor Joel Bilt has been appointed by the National Research Council of Canada.
Is Canada lagging in adopting AI?
DeepSeek, a relatively unknown Chinese AI startup, has upended expectations with a new model that rivals the best in the world – yet which it says cost only US$5.6-million to train, about a one-10th of what was previously thought necessary.