Mary Barra, Chairman and CEO of General Motors Company (GM), speaks during the Milken Institute Global Conference on May 2, 2022 in Beverly Hills, California. Patrick T Fallon | AFP | Getty Images General Motors is working on Wednesday to regain Wall Street’s confidence heading into 2024 with several investor-focused initiatives after the company endured … [Read more…]
One in five Canadians have been scammed on Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales, according to new research from NordVPN. On Marie Montpetit’s microphone and via QUB radio, a cybersecurity expert warns of these famous “serendipities” that are often too good to be true. “If it’s too good to be true, it’s not true. So … [Read more…]
The US mini space shuttle, the X-37B drone, is preparing for its seventh long-duration flight. As with these previous missions, this vehicle will test a variety of experiments and return them to the ground (which is of interest), as well as perform numerous demonstrations of new technologies, some of them very innovative. It is also … [Read more…]
Photonic, a quantum computing startup, recently raised $100 million in venture funding. In addition, the company has entered into a strategic cooperation agreement with Microsoft to rapidly accelerate the development of its technology. Founded in 2016 by Simon Fraser University researchers Stephanie Simmons and Michael Thewalt, Photonic focuses on a silicon-based quantum computing architecture that … [Read more…]
Microsoft recently quietly deployed a dedicated application of its artificial intelligence tool, Copilot, on the Android platform. This new application, now available on the Google Play Store, aims to provide direct Copilot access and eliminate the need to use the Bing mobile application. It shares similarities with ChatGPT and offers a range of features such … [Read more…]
Lightmatter, the Boston-based startup developing silicon photonics hardware for generative artificial intelligence (AI) and high-performance computing applications, announces it has raised an additional $155 million in funding. Capital risk. Support for the “C-2 Series” led by Google Ventures and Viking Global Investors follows a similarly large initiative earlier this year, bringing total funding raised to … [Read more…]