Alberta isn’t just about oil and beef, it’s also hosting data centres and becoming an innovation hub for advanced tech like quantum computing …

Calgary Herald@calgaryherald.com · last wk.

Federal government commits $20.3M to Quantum Defence Innovation Secure Hub at University of Calgary calgaryherald.com/news/federal...

@mejkarsense.se I just installed your Finicky app on my Macbook Pro. It works great; multitasking across desktops is much easier. I had Claude Cowork setup it up for me, work URLs now open in Edge, volunteer stuff in Firefox, and a couple other silos for other things. johnste.github.io/finicky/

A few years ago Frontier started a search for scalable low-cost approaches to durable carbon removal that were under-invested in. Today we are launching the Quebec Surficial Mineralization Hub to kickstart one of the most promising:

Launching the Quebec Surficial Mineralization Hub

Applications are open for technology teams and researchers to pilot new approaches to turning serpentinite mine waste into carbon removal.

frontierclimate.com

Anthropic has joined the Frontier coalition, which received another $915M in pledges to fund carbon removal projects.

Anthropic becomes first AI startup to join the Frontier carbon removal coalition | TechCrunch

Anthropic has joined the Frontier coalition, which received another $915M in pledges to fund carbon removal projects.

techcrunch.com

Beneath the ice shelf by Chris Costa via @dribbble.bsky.social dribbble.com/shots/273345...

Canada's Alberta takes risky separatism gamble by adding question to referendum

Canada's Alberta takes risky separatism gamble by adding question to referendum

The province's planned referendum in October sets the stage for a perilous political phase, fueled by resentment from parts of western Canada toward the federal government. But the separatist movement's chances of success remain highly uncertain.

lemonde.fr

Brexit & Cameron: When you’re a little too accommodating to the extreme fringe of your base, but you think it’s all low risk, no chance it will pass, so whatever, let the vote happen. Albrexit & Smith?

What if AI gets as good as Tess? Does it equalize things or do nasty Ms. Parkers win by default? To avoid that possibility, maybe public libraries could give the public full access to the premium models? Is there a business friendly public policy that could make that happen? youtu.be/m8WRHX2t_hE

Working Girl - revelation in the elevator

YouTube video by resera5

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Hey 🤖, (chatgpt.com), can you explain dry electrode manufacturing and its advantages over legacy lithium battery technology but using sixth grade level language and analogies? Cause I have reread this article three times and I still don’t get it: www.economist.com/science-and-...

ChatGPT

ChatGPT helps you get answers, find inspiration, and be more productive.

chatgpt.com

Hey 🤖, (gemini.google.com/app) do that agentic thing and do some research. I’m trying to figure out how to mitigate the disruption to oil producing regions caused by the inevitable exponential advancements in battery technology which will decrease the value of oil long before the wells run dry.

‎Google Gemini

Meet Gemini, Google’s AI assistant. Get help with writing, planning, brainstorming, and more. Experience the power of generative AI.

gemini.google.com

These are electrifying times in the battery-making business. Developers may soon be able to fulfil ambitious promises of faster and safer cells

Breakthroughs for batteries could soon make them much better

Solid-state cells would be faster and safer than today’s lithium-ion equivalents

econ.st

Complex Multiplication 複素数の掛け算 [Math short write-up] www.notion.so/kyndinfo/Com...

Canada is increasingly acting like the EU’s 28th state: Mark Carney is moving away from the US and closer to Europe on defense and trade. via @bloomberg.com

Canada Is Acting Increasingly like the EU’s 28th Member State

Mark Carney is moving away from the US and closer to Europe on defense and trade.

bloomberg.com

Canada says it will host new multilateral defence bank reut.rs/4ujIc4j

Canada says it will host new multilateral defence bank

Canada is set to host a proposed mulitlateral defence bank designed to help fund the rearmament of nations facing ​heightened geopolitical risks, the country's finance ministry said in a ‌statement late on Wednesday.

reut.rs

Speaking of Canadian tech, the Canadian company @obsidian.md keeps spinning out lots of cool updates (And they are kind of a competitor to the American @notion.com).

kepano@stephango.com · 4mo ago

Obsidian Reader also works on mobile using Safari on iOS or Firefox on Android. You can set it as the default option when opening Web Clipper.

Collaborative sovereignty.

dave@beesandbombs.bsky.social · last yr.

:)

Before Ottawa, @notion.com, a San Francisco based company, decided to use @cohere.com’s AI tech in its products. Since most Notion customers are non-English speakers based outside the US, Cohere’s powerful translation technology is a natural fit. youtu.be/22xjaU618SE

Revolutionizing Enterprise Search with Notion, AWS & Cohere AI

YouTube video by AWS Partner Network

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Ottawa signs agreement with Canadian AI startup (August 2025) via @ctvnewsottawa.bsky.social www.ctvnews.ca/business/art...

Ottawa signs agreement with Canadian AI startup

The Canadian government has signed a memorandum of understanding with a Toronto-based artificial intelligence startup.

ctvnews.ca

Ottawa charge Cohere de se pencher sur l’IA dans la fonction publique

Ottawa charge Cohere de se pencher sur l’IA dans la fonction publique

Le gouvernement fédéral a signé une entente avec une entreprise canadienne d’intelligence artificielle (IA), Cohere, afin d’identifier les domaines dans lesquels l’IA peut améliorer les activités de la fonction publique.

ledroit.com

Was inevitable that Canada's government-crowned AI champion would partner with a foreign firm? In The BetaKit Newsletter, @madisonmcla.bsky.social highlights the AI sovereignty challenges facing middle powers, and how the Cohere and Aleph Alpha partnership fits in. betakit.com/in-ai-its-us...

In AI, it’s US vs. the world

Plus: This Canadian company almost hired an AI candidate.

betakit.com

I guess this explains why @cohere.com doesn’t have a cutesy iOS or Android chat bot app. “[B]usinesses in regulated industries … and governments” aren’t sexy enough for that kind of stuff.

TechCrunch@techcrunch.com · 4mo ago

Cohere, the Canada-based AI company that makes AI tools for businesses in regulated industries, announced Friday it would merge with Aleph Alpha, a German company that also builds AI systems for businesses and governments. 

Sovereign Wealth Funds: A primer on government funds charged with investing currency reserves for profit. via @cfr.org (January 2009) www.cfr.org/backgrounder...

Sovereign Wealth Funds | Council on Foreign Relations

A primer on government funds charged with investing currency reserves for profit.

cfr.org

The World's Largest Sovereign Wealth Funds via @visualcap.bsky.social www.visualcapitalist.com/largest-sove...

Prime Minister Mark Carney announces Canada’s 1st sovereign wealth fund Prime Minister Mark Carney announced the country's first national sovereign wealth fund on Monday, pitching it as a way for Canadians to invest in nation-building projects. Carney said the Canada Strong Fund will invest in…

Prime Minister Mark Carney announces Canada’s 1st sovereign wealth fund

Prime Minister Mark Carney announced the country's first national sovereign wealth fund on Monday, pitching it as a way for Canadians to invest in nation-building projects. Carney said the Canada Strong Fund will invest in major Canadian industrial projects in areas such as energy, infrastructure, mining, agriculture and technology. The prime minister said the federal government will put up funds starting at $25 billion to invest alongside private investors.

calgaryjournal.ca

"To create wealth for Canadians today and our kids tomorrow, the Canada Strong Fund will invest alongside the private sector in nation-building projects on a fully commercial basis," says PM Carney, announcing a sovereign wealth fund, created with $25B in federal funds. #cdnpoli

Carney launches $25-billion sovereign wealth fund that will allow Canadians to share in profits financialpost.com/news/economy...

Carney launches $25-billion sovereign wealth fund that will allow Canadians to share in profits

Carney’s government is launching a $25-billion sovereign wealth fund to participate in the country's nation-building projects. Read more

financialpost.com

“This wasn’t a miracle of consensus or top-down diktat. It was a triumph of mechanism design: the science of designing rules that align self-interest with the collective good.” - @hennyge.bsky.social

Noema Magazine@noemamag.com · 5mo ago

“Our hardest problems — from housing shortages to climate retreat to democratic trust & technology — won’t be solved by better attitudes or more flexible positions. They will be solved by better architectures.” — @hennyge.bsky.social #design #housing #gametheory

Carcassonne.