9 Best Articles in 2021
VentureBeat
Leading computer scientists debate the next steps for AI in 2021
VentureBeat
6 min read · Jan 2nd · What do we need to push AI to the next level? A panel of experts hosted by Montreal AI discussed possible answers.
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…
The New York Times
A Montreal Bagel War Unites Rival Kings
The New York Times
5 min read · 2019-11-26 · A culinary symbol of Montreal has become ensnared in a battle pitting environmentalists against bagel-loving traditionalists.
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.
blog.re-work.co
Deep Learning Advancements in Montreal
blog.re-work.co
6 min read · 2019-11-02 · After a hugely successful first day at the Deep Learning Summit and Responsible AI Summit, we were back in Montreal for day two.
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…
Colossal
Luminescent Zip-Tie Formations Are Shaped into Futuristic Organic Life by Artist Elisabeth Picard
Colossal
2 min read · 2020-05-01 · 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…
Google AI
Improving Sparse Training with RigL
Google AI
5 min read · 2020-09-16 · Posted by Utku Evci and Pablo Samuel Castro, Research Engineers, Google Research, Montreal Modern deep neural network architectures are o...
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.
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The New York Times
Who Paid for That Mansion? A Senator or the Haitian People?
The New York Times
10 min read · Jul 10th · Valued at $3.4 million, a Haitian senator’s Montreal villa has become a potent emblem of the growing gap between Haiti’s impoverished citizens and its wealthy political elite.
Dezeen
"We're taking CO2 out of the system" says carbon-capturing concrete maker Carbicrete
Dezeen
7 min read · Jun 15th · Montreal company Carbicrete has developed a method for sequestering carbon in concrete, claiming its product captures more carbon than it emits.
The Guardian
‘A spiritual necessity’: the cultural heft of the Montreal Canadiens’ playoff run
The Guardian
7 min read · Jul 8th · The Habs’ ultimately doomed title challenge served as a reminder of just how deep the storied team’s social imprint goes across Canada
NPR
Men I Trust: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert
NPR
1 min read · Jun 16th · Smooth vibes abound in this quarantine concert, recorded in a cottage near the Montreal band's home.
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The Guardian
Montreal Moving Day: what happens when a whole city moves house at once?
The Guardian
~15 min read · From 2018 · 1 July is Canada Day. But in Quebec, which has twice had referendums on independence, it’s when tenancies traditionally end – leading to mayhem on the streets
Forbes
Why Montreal Has Emerged As An Artificial Intelligence Powerhouse
Forbes
9 min read · From 2017 · Yoshua Bengio is one of the pioneers of the field of artificial intelligence. He is one of a handful of bright lights who is responsible for making Montreal an AI hub, drawing in talent, encouraging…
videolectures.net
Deep Learning (DLSS) and Reinforcement Learning (RLSS) Summer School, Montreal 2017
videolectures.net
1 min read · From 2017 · Deep neural networks that learn to represent data in multiple layers of increasing abstraction have dramatically improved the state-of-the-art for speech recognition, object recognition, object…
The New York Times
Is Leonard Cohen the New Secular Saint of Montreal?
The New York Times
7 min read · From 2018 · More than a year after his death, the poet, novelist and singer-songwriter is experiencing a cultural resurgence in the city of his birth.
WIRED
Canada Welcomes AI, But Not All AI Researchers
WIRED
5 min read · From 2018 · More than 100 researchers who hoped to attend a big AI conference in Montreal couldn't get visas.
The New York Times
Who Paid for That Mansion? A Senator or the Haitian People?
The New York Times
10 min read · Jul 10th · Valued at $3.4 million, a Haitian senator’s Montreal villa has become a potent emblem of the growing gap between Haiti’s impoverished citizens and its wealthy political elite.
STAT
Experts question use of repeated Covid-19 tests after a patient recovers
STAT
5 min read · 2020-06-08 · Positive Covid-19 tests kept a mother and baby in Montreal apart for eight weeks. Experts say the case is a sign of a bigger problem with testing.
CoinDesk
Canadian Border Services Begins Testing IBM Blockchain for Shipping
CoinDesk
3 min read · From 2018 · The Canadian Border Services Agency will partner with the Port of Montreal to trial a blockchain solution for supply chain tracking.
Engadget
NVIDIA's new AI turns videos of the real world into virtual landscapes
Engadget
4 min read · From 2018 · Attendees of this year's NeurIPS AI conference in Montreal can spend a few moments driving through a virtual city, courtesy of NVIDIA. While that normally would...
