9 Best Articles in 2022
The Associated Press
Unvaccinated Novak Djokovic pulls out of Montreal tournament
The Associated Press
1 min read · Aug 5th · MONTREAL (AP) — Novak Djokovic withdrew from the upcoming hard-court tournament in Montreal on Thursday because he is not vaccinated against COVID-19 and is therefore not allowed to enter Canada. · Shared by 39
VentureBeat
Leading computer scientists debate the next steps for AI in 2021
VentureBeat
6 min read · 2021-01-02 · What do we need to push AI to the next level? A panel of experts hosted by Montreal AI discussed possible answers. · Shared by 166, including Carla Gentry, Dr. Marcell Vollmer 🇺🇦 #StaySafe & Carpe Diem, Iain Brown, PhD, Howard Getson, 🟣 Antonio Vieira Santos #FutureOfWork #InnoTrans2, Harold Sinnott #DigitalTransformation, Bob E. Hayes, AGI.Eth | AIKing.Eth, Gerd Leonhard, Nige Willson, niazakhan, Evan Kirstel the $B2B Techfluencer, Merkstatt, Theodora (Theo) Lau - 劉䂀曼 🌻, Dr. Marigo Raftopoulos
NPR's Planet Money
How subsidies helped Montreal become "the Hollywood of video games"
NPR's Planet Money
5 min read · Jan 4th · For decades, Montreal has used generous tax subsidies to boost its video game industry. The policy has succeeded, but the city may need to keep the subsidies in place to keep companies from leaving. · Shared by 12, including Matthias Lampe, Simon Carless
VICE
Why Is a Game Publisher Trying to Buy Every Video Game Ever Made?
VICE
9 min read · Jul 11th · The company that recently bought Crystal Dynamics and Eidos Montreal wants to build an archive in Sweden. We tried to understand why. · Shared by 96, including 👨✈️ AA-Admiral ⚓🚀🌌
Colossal
An Anamorphic Mural Transforms a Montreal Street into Undulating Sand Dunes
Colossal
1 min read · 2020-11-03 · Along the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, sandy drifts swell and surge in a massive mural by the Canadian architecture firm NÓS. Aptly named "Moving Dunes," the anamorphic artwork is comprised of… · Shared by 28, including Jennifer Ouellette, Chris Heilmann
The Globe and Mail
Banks block online sale of cash ETFs that compete with bank savings products
The Globe and Mail
4 min read · Aug 15th · The discount brokerage arms at Royal Bank of Canada, Bank of Montreal and Toronto-Dominion Bank do not allow do-it-yourself investors to purchase high-interest-savings ETFs · Shared by 59
ArchDaily
Call for Entries: International Architectural Competition for the new Montreal Holocaust Museum
ArchDaily
2 min read · Jan 2nd · The Montreal Holocaust Museum (MHM) announces the launch of an international architectural competition for the design of its new building on...
CBC News
Nadia Chaudhri, beloved Montreal neuroscientist with fans worldwide, has died
CBC News
2021-10-08 · Nadia Chaudhri, who was renowned for creating scholarships for underrepresented young scientists and raising awareness about ovarian cancer amid her terminal diagnosis, has died. She was 43. · Shared by 66, including Neil Lewis, Jr., PhD, AGI.Eth | AIKing.Eth, Dr. Oni Blackstock, Jenn Dowd, Elrond Burrell (he/him)
The Prepared
Déneigement Montreal
The Prepared
8 min read · Feb 18th · A peek into Montreal's mastery of snow. · Shared by 63
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The Associated Press
Unvaccinated Novak Djokovic pulls out of Montreal tournament
The Associated Press
1 min read · Aug 5th · MONTREAL (AP) — Novak Djokovic withdrew from the upcoming hard-court tournament in Montreal on Thursday because he is not vaccinated against COVID-19 and is therefore not allowed to enter Canada. · Shared by 39
The Globe and Mail
Banks block online sale of cash ETFs that compete with bank savings products
The Globe and Mail
4 min read · Aug 15th · The discount brokerage arms at Royal Bank of Canada, Bank of Montreal and Toronto-Dominion Bank do not allow do-it-yourself investors to purchase high-interest-savings ETFs · Shared by 59
eventbrite.com
Montreal AI Symposium 2022, an in-person event
eventbrite.com
1 min read · Aug 19th · Event to bring together researchers and practitioners in AI and Machine Learning from the Greater Montreal community. · Shared by 6, including Bob E. Hayes, AGI.Eth | AIKing.Eth
The Guardian
Weary Nick Kyrgios beaten by Hubert Hurkacz in Montreal quarter-finals
The Guardian
1 min read · Aug 12th · Nick Kyrgios’s winning run came to an end in the quarter-finals of the National Bank Open in Montreal as he went down to Poland’s Hubert Hurkacz in three sets · Shared by 6
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Guy Lafleur, 5-time Stanley Cup champion with Montreal Canadiens, dies at 70
news.lee.net
20+ min read · Apr 22nd · Hockey Hall of Famer Guy Lafleur, who helped the Montreal Canadiens win five Stanley Cup titles in the 1970s, has died at age 70. · Shared by 15
Aeon+Psyche
A trip to Montreal with Leonard Cohen in 1965 is a glimpse into a singular poetic mind
Aeon+Psyche
2 min read · 2021-04-23 · Take a walk through the snowy streets of Montreal in 1965 for a riveting glimpse into Leonard Cohen’s life as an artist · Shared by 14, including Anita Leirfall, Jason Silva
Business Insider
26 time-management tricks I wish I'd known at 20
Business Insider
From 2017 · Etienne Garbugli Most people learn time management the hard way: by trial and error. Étienne Garbugli, a Montreal-based product and marketing consultant, the author of "Lean B2B: Build Products… · Shared by 38, including Vikram Dutt, Twitty, Michelle Tandler
Bon Appétit
My Restaurant Was the Greatest Show of Excess You’d Ever Seen, and It Almost Killed Me
Bon Appétit
7 min read · From 2019 · When the chefs of Joe Beef in Montreal gave up alcohol, their whole restaurant changed. · Shared by 34, including Liliane Ferrari ™, Neil Lee
99 Percent Invisible
La Mascotte
99 Percent Invisible
4 min read · Jun 3rd · As baseball fans probably know, The Washington Nationals used to be the Montreal Expos. When the team packed up and left Canada in 2005, they left behind their name, their logo, their uniforms — and… · Shared by 34
Colossal
Luminescent Zip-Tie Formations Are Shaped into Futuristic Organic Life by Artist Elisabeth Picard
Colossal
2 min read · From 2020 · Montreal-based artist Elisabeth Picard curls, fans, and locks together hundreds of zip-ties into tremendously formed glowing sculptures and undulating installations. The futuristic artworks merge… · Shared by 34, including Jennifer Ouellette
The Washington Post
Red-hot planet: All-time heat records have been set all over the world during the past week
The Washington Post
5 min read · From 2018 · Montreal, Glasgow, Belfast and Yerevan, Armenia, are among the international cites to set all-time-high temperatures. · Shared by 158, including Merkstatt, ❤️ Umair, Björn Ognibeni, Arin Basu, Bernhard Huessy, Larry Balaclava, Mads Viktor, Draven, Vincenzo Tremonte, Stephen C Sanders, Natacha Quester-Séméon Salomon, Jakob Adler, adrianleb.eth, Tyler Rooney, Katja Evertz, Ron McIntyre, Trey Tweets Into the Void, Nando 💪🇦🇺🇦🇷, Guy Kawasaki
Google AI
Improving Sparse Training with RigL
Google AI
5 min read · From 2020 · Posted by Utku Evci and Pablo Samuel Castro, Research Engineers, Google Research, Montreal Modern deep neural network architectures are o... · Shared by 30, including Carla Gentry, Nico Müller 🇺🇦, MARKTECHPOST.COM
The New York Times
A Montreal Bagel War Unites Rival Kings
The New York Times
5 min read · From 2019 · A culinary symbol of Montreal has become ensnared in a battle pitting environmentalists against bagel-loving traditionalists. · Shared by 11, including Tiffany Shlain, Real Marsha Wright®
