Ali Ahmed symbolic of Canada’s search for next breakthrough
VANCOUVER — Much has changed for Ali Ahmed since he last practised on the billiard-table smooth grass of the Vancouver Whitecaps’ training compound at the University of B.C. But the…
How ‘rebuilt’ Lewis Hamilton could win F1 title after breakthrough victory
A “rebuilt” mind, family and friends, and an innovative part called the Macarena. These are just some of the building blocks in Lewis Hamilton’s resurgence at the front of the…
Canada’s Larin confident of World Cup breakthrough after roller-coaster season
Cyle Larin remains singularly focused on the task at hand. The veteran striker is in the mix to start Canada’s first-ever World Cup match on home soil when the team…
Hurricanes’ veterans savour breakthrough in reaching Stanley Cup final
RALEIGH, N.C. — The on-ice celebration was underway for the Carolina Hurricanes after securing their first trip to the Stanley Cup Final in two decades. Rod Brind’Amour hugged and congratulated…
How AI is transforming the pharma industry, with most gains so far from back-office streamlining and faster manufacturing rather than breakthrough drug research (Peter Loftus/Wall Street Journal)
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Notebook: Pressure on Dobes can be alleviated by breakthrough for Canadiens stars
MONTREAL — It took decades for the Montreal Canadiens to ice a roster that didn’t have to depend on miracles from its goaltender to win, but this star-studded version of…
Microsoft’s new Majorana 1 chip is a quantum computing breakthrough
After 17 years of research, Microsoft has finally developed the Majorana 1 chip, its first quantum computing processor based on a brand-new material and architecture, reports The Verge. At the…
Oilers hope offensive breakthrough ‘opens the floodgates’ moving forward
EDMONTON — Can an analytics bubble burst in just one shot? Does every 1,000-mile journey in positive regression — even one as confounding as the one the Edmonton Oilers were…
Neuralink’s ‘breakthrough device’ clearance from FDA does not mean they have cured blindness
Neuralink, the Elon Musk-owned brain-computer interface company, has received “breakthrough device” clearance from the FDA. But this does not mean the outfit has developed a cure for blindness, whatever Musk…
Why Bill Gates’ Breakthrough Energy and other investors are scouring universities for founders
The humble garage is so steeped in Silicon Valley lore it’s almost cliché. Yet that’s exactly how Caleb Boyd and Kevin Bush started Molten Industries: in the garage of the…