Why brands should go all-in on composable commerce The monolithic e-commerce platform is outdated. The rise of composable commerce is giving brands more flexibility and scalability, and shifting to this approach isn't as complex as you might think. According to MACH Alliance, 79% of surveyed tech leaders are looking to increase composable elements in their architecture in the next 12 months.
Restoring the “Black Angels” to medical history Maria Smilios's book chronicles role of Black nurses in the fight against tuberculosis. For more than 20 years, the nurses—“Black women in white whose decades of service changed the course of medical history,” Smilios writes—toiled on the wards, where “they bathed and fed and then shrouded the dead.”
What you need to know about this year’s global farmer protests The animated outcries, sparked by Ukrainian grain import measures last year and fueled by a complex set of farmer frustrations, are picking up steam in major agricultural regions.
The inside story of how journalists are covering AI today "I do think journalists have a tendency to focus on the negatives, and I'd like to see more headlines about the positive uses of AI - formatting new medicines, for example, and providing breakthroughs in the search for nuclear fusion - alongside the risks it poses."
The best Shopify apps of 2024 It can be dizzying for Shopify merchants to scroll through the thousands of available apps, and sometimes, you just want a recommendation. That's why I turned to Shopify merchants to find out which apps they use.
Food waste for energy scales up in North America Using food waste to produce biogas is not a new idea. But the levels of wasted produce continue to rise in line with the need to find greener forms of gas.
The luxury is in the details for celebrity designer William Sofield A sought-after designer of the interiors and exteriors of residential buildings, retail outlets, hotels, private clubs, and fitness clubs, Studio Sofield, based in New York, has created spaces for brands such as Tom Ford, Gucci, Bottega Veneta, Harry Winston, and Ralph Lauren. He’s also designed residences and commercial projects for Tom Ford himself, and celebrity couple Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos.
As RCMP chief psychologist, Norman Shields helps treat the trauma of Canada’s crime fighters The three-time Concordia grad brings expertise in alcohol and gambling addictions, veterans’ PTSD to crucial role. First working as divisional psychologist for RCMP Quebec before promoting to a national position, the Montreal-based Concordia grad frequently meets with RCMP officers and employees who endure harrowing interactions and confrontations, including in domestic abuse or child-exploitation cases.
Toolkit for senior corporate responsibility leaders This toolkit for the Chief Executives for Corporate Purpose was created with the understanding that internal corporate communications are consistently noted as the most trusted form of communications, among all others. ESG is good for business and this toolkit breaks down each benefit.
Will AI swamp social media with fake accounts? Academics, cybersecurity researchers and AI experts warn that ChatGPT could be used by bad actors to sow dissent and spread propaganda on social media.
When an old friend returned from battling addiction. My best friend could’ve been another CP24 news report, another body slumped on his couch after an overdose. Whenever a mutual friend called me, I feared the worse.
The NFT market hasn’t recovered. But they’re still bullish on the tech. While it may be difficult to identify what triggered the crash, the fall in demand—spurred by a slump in the cryptocurrency market—has wiped billions from the combined value of all NFTs in circulation.
Digital repression across borders is on the rise Activists who flee repression increasingly face zero-click software hacks and other digital threats
Devastating wildfires spur new detection systems Based in Germany with a Vancouver office, OroraTech has two satellites in low-earth orbit with special infrared sensors that monitor temperatures in grids of four-by-four meters, and plans to have eight in orbit next year.
Toronto’s Google Sidewalk Labs battle comes to the stage Playwright Michael Healey says there’s comedy in the story about Sidewalk Labs’ failed housing development on the Toronto waterfront. Waterfront Toronto and Sidewalk both wanted do something vitally important in the world and the future, and this play, and the book, looks at what drives people to do great big things, and how interests can be comically at odds with each other, such as the Canadian versus U.S. vantage points, or the financial motive versus the city-building motive.”
How I’ve been managing my tinnitus I’ve been embarrassed to admit I have tinnitus - anxious I’ll feel “othered” in a community or dismissed as a whining victim when others struggle to hear at all. Shame is such a debilitating emotion, but I’ve gradually learned how the stigma of this chronic condition can be alleviated by simply saying its name aloud.