Inuvik artists turn to technology to take their work to the next level
A new course introduces artists to 3D printers, laser engraving and computer programming A new course in Inuvik has given artists a way to expand their skills by fusing art with technology and manufacturing techniques. Ten people from the Beaufort region are taking the course that provides them with new skills. including Adobe Illustrator, 3D […]
LaSalle couple saving kids from polio in Pakistan
Polio vaccine must be administered before a child turns 6 Aruna and Shiva Koushik spent much of their trip to Pakistan jumping on and off of buses in search of children without a dab of purple on their pinky finger. The LaSalle couple travelled there last month on a humanitarian mission to take on polio […]
Canadian author travels world with son to cook and share food with locals
Jan Wong’s latest book is called Apron Strings: Navigating Food and Family in France, Italy, and China For the average 22-year-old, the idea of travelling the world with their mother might not sound like the ideal trip. Journalist and author, Jan Wong admits that, at first, it was a tough sell for her son Sam. […]
20 years after his death, Bill Reid’s impact still felt throughout art world
Reid ‘kicked open the door in Vancouver in making space and making room for Northwest Coast art’ Bill McLennan doesn’t remember the first time he met legendary Haida artist Bill Reid, but he figures it must have been at the Museum of Anthropology about 40 years ago. The University of British Columbia museum was about […]
Tesla temporarily paused Model 3 production in February
Tesla temporarily halted production of the Model 3 in order to fix crucial bottlenecks in the assembly process. According to Bloomberg, the line at the company’s Fremont plant was shut down between February 20th, through to the 24th. In a statement, Tesla said that its plans include pauses in production to “improve automation and systemically […]
Humanity’s next challenge? Creating IRL avatars (Yes, really)
One day in the not-so-distant future, search and rescue workers could rush into disaster areas not on foot or in traditional rescue vehicles, but via a robotic avatar. At least, that’s the vision behind the latest XPrize, which today announced a new competition that will award $10 million to the first team who’s able to […]
Jack Dorsey’s verifications-for-all plan is bad news for Twitter
If there’s one thing unambiguously good about Twitter it’s that it’s not Facebook — a fact that CEO Jack Dorsey seems hell-bent on changing. The latest assault on the very DNA of the social media platform is insidious in its seemingly good intentions: making verifications open to all. The proposal, discussed by Dorsey on Thursday, […]
Toshiba’s smart glasses are powered by mini Windows PCs
Toshiba is stepping into the world of wearable computing with its new Windows-powered smart glasses. You can think of them as a slightly more powerful pair of Google Glasses — except, instead of being purely standalone, they’re attached to one of Toshiba’s dynaEdge Mini PCs. Those systems are basically Windows laptops shrunken down into handheld, […]
This Is the Real Reason to Love Best Buy Stock
Consumer electronics retailer Best Buy (NYSE: BBY) is proving that competing with Amazon isn’t a fool’s errand. The company has spent the past five years cutting costs, investing in e-commerce, and making its prices more competitive. These moves have led to an impressive comeback. There are plenty of reasons to love Best Buy stock. The […]
These Are America’s Best-Liked Retailers
Americans find shopping at the top digital retailers to be a better experience than shopping in the highest rated brick-and-mortar chains, according to a new report from the American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI). The Internet Retail category did drop slightly, scoring an 82 on the 100-point scale after putting up an 83 last year. Department […]