Kategori: Finance
Message from conservatives to solidarity
In terms of public policy, practically everything separates the conservative from the supportive. One is on the right, the other on the left; one wants less state, the other more.…
Wall Street closes without direction | The Press
(New York) The New York Stock Exchange closed directionless on Monday, devoid of a catalyst, awaiting news this week of inflation in the United States, while a resurgence of viral…
Unprecedented compensation for a tenant victim of “bad faith” eviction
A Montreal artist who found herself homeless for several months in 2018 after being evicted “in bad faith” from her apartment in the Mile End district by a landlord who…
Pierre Fitzgibbon wants SMEs to benefit from artificial intelligence
(Montreal) Fundamental research on artificial intelligence (AI) “is booming in Quebec and companies will have to adopt it,” explained Minister Pierre Fitzgibbon, during an announcement on AI at the University…
Philanthropy | Melinda Gates leaves the foundation she founded with Bill Gates
(Los Angeles) Melinda French Gates, who chaired one of the most influential philanthropic foundations in the world, announced Monday that she would leave this organization, created with her now ex-husband,…
OpenAI brings vision and voice to ChatGPT
(San Francisco) OpenAI presented on Monday a new version of ChatGPT which can now hold oral and fluid conversations with its users, a further step towards ultra-sophisticated artificial intelligence (AI)…
Death of Maureen Breau: a bill tabled “soon” by the Quebec government
The Quebec government will “soon” table its bill which aims to share information on the state of mental health of people released from prison with the police. “We want to…
more than 15 billion euros in foreign investments
Published on 05/13/2024 22:21 Video length: 2 min “Choose France” summit: more than 15 billion euros in foreign investments “Choose France” summit: more than 15 billion euros in foreign investments…
Android | Google launches emergency location service
(Toronto) The next time Android users in Canada call 911, a new service built into their phone will transmit their location to emergency responders. Posted at 6:16 p.m. Tara Deschamps…
The Olympic flame will take the steps at the Cannes Film Festival on May 21
The Olympic flame will ascend the steps at the Cannes Film Festival on May 21, carried by French Paralympic athlete Arnaud Assoumani, organizers announced on Monday. “Paris 2024, in agreement…
The “boss des bécosses”, “déguédine” and “decolonialism” enter the “Le Robert” dictionary
Quebec’s linguistic heritage is an intangible edifice that is built and transformed over the years, decades, and centuries. Every year, the dictionary Little Robert immortalizes a few words in its…
Global economy | IMF boss cautious despite hope of “soft landing”
(Zurich) The director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Kristalina Georgieva remains cautious about the global economy despite hopes of a soft landing, she said at a conference on Monday…
Irving Oil | Former leader Arthur Irving is no longer
(St. John) Arthur L. Irving, the second son of New Brunswick businessman KC Irving, has died at the age of 93 after a life spent growing the oil company founded…
Sins to be forgiven? The Vatican publishes a “manual for use”
The Vatican published on Monday a guide intended for the faithful wishing to obtain forgiveness for their sins, in particular by making a pilgrimage or through “works of mercy and…
Putin reshuffles Russian defense ahead of protracted Ukraine standoff
The appointment in Russia of economist Andrei Beloussov as Defense Minister shows that Vladimir Putin is preparing for a long confrontation in Ukraine and is banking on the war economy…
Roaring Kitty is back | GameStop and AMC stocks explode
The man at the center of the mimicry stock craze during the pandemic returned to social platform Published at 11:20 a.m. Keith Gill, better known as “Roaring Kitty,” posted an…
The trial of Pat King, one of the leaders of the Freedom Convoy, begins
The criminal trial of Pat King, one of the most prominent figures associated with the “Freedom Drive” demonstration, is scheduled to begin Monday in Ottawa. Mr. King was among the…
Artificial intelligence | Quebec grants eight million to the IVADO consortium
The government of Quebec announced a contribution of 8 million until 2026 to IVADO, a research consortium in the field of artificial intelligence (AI). Published at 9:41 a.m. Stéphane Blais…
a “record” amount of at least 15 billion euros of foreign investment for 56 projects
The annual Choose France forum, the 7th edition of which is being held in Versailles, is organized by the executive to promote France’s attractiveness for foreign investments. Published on 05/13/2024…
HeartLink 3-in-1 | The walls really have ears
Having trouble hearing your favorite shows or your teacher at the front of the class? A device the size of a little finger, the HeartLink, can do you a great…