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As Québec and Canada seek to produce more of their own food, strengthen food security, and accelerate the shift to more sustainable agriculture, Gourma is investing more than $25 million to add one hectare of next-generation greenhouses to its Saint-Norbert complex. The project will integrate advanced technologies to automate production, improve energy efficiency, and manage resources responsibly. Construction got underway in summer 2026, and the new facilities are set to begin operating in early 2027. More than an expansion, the project marks a significant shift in Gourma's production model and demonstrates what high-performance technologies can bring to agriculture in Québec. "We're not just building new greenhouses. We're building what we believe will be the model for greenhouse production in the decades ahead," said Charles Verdy, President of Gourma. "Our ambition is to show we can grow more here in Québec with less energy and water, fewer inputs and a smaller environmental footprint. " © Agro Quebec Leading-edge automationAt the heart of the project is a fully automated germination chamber for multiple varieties.

Healthcare has long been driven by scientific breakthroughs, but a growing number of advances are now emerging from the intersection of medicine and technology. Artificial intelligence is helping researchers identify potential drug targets, genetic data is enabling more personalised treatments, and digital tools are changing how healthcare professionals diagnose and treat disease. At the same time, technologies originally developed for consumer applications are beginning to find their way into hospitals and operating rooms. What makes this moment significant is that many of these innovations are now moving beyond the experimental stage. Rather than remaining confined to laboratories or pilot projects, they are increasingly appearing in clinical trials, regulated medical products and real-world healthcare workflows. The result is not the replacement of doctors or scientists, but the augmentation of their capabilities through data, software and advanced computing. For investors, this creates opportunities across a much broader range of companies than traditional healthcare investing has historically offered.

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The Arab world is having fewer babies. Far fewer. A region known for large families, youthful populations and some of the highest birth rates in the world is undergoing a demographic transformation. Families are shrinking. Parenthood is being delayed. And a region that once seemed far removed from the fertility crisis gripping Japan and South Korea is beginning to confront similar questions about its own future. The numbers tell the story. A study tracking fertility rates across Arab countries between 2011 and 2021 found sharp declines in every country examined, with Jordan recording one of the steepest drops at 24.3%. In the UAE, Qatar and Bahrain, fertility rates during the period fell below 2.1 children per woman, below the UN’s replacement level needed to sustain a population without immigration. Even in Saudi Arabia, whose youthful population has long been heralded as an economic advantage – where 69% of the population is under 35 – has seen a decline in annual births of more than 10% between 2017 and 2022, according to Saudi Arabia’s General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT).

Chief technology officers gathered for a panel at TIME’s Executives of the Year Impact Dinner: Tech & Data on Tuesday night in New York City and discussed the ways that technology has shifted how their companies operate. Speaking on the panel at the TIME forum were Franziska Bell, CTO and executive vice president of The Home Depot; Fiona Tan, CTO of online marketplace giant Wayfair; and Sam Dozor, CTO of global e-commerce company Rokt, which sponsored Tuesday’s event. Bell emphasized “always being grounded in the consumer experience” when thinking about how to adapt to new and emerging technologies, or what she described as “the art of the possible.”One new AI tool that The Home Depot has deployed is Magic Apron, an “AI empowered home improvement expert,” Bell explained, that can help customers locate items in store, answer how-to questions about products, and respond to images uploaded by users. Applications like Magic Apron, which Bell says has been rolled out in 2,000 U. S. stores, result from Bell assessing the “friction” involved in customer experiences and working to reduce it with technological tools.

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Since Russia invaded more than four years ago, Ukraine has become a global leader in military drone innovation, enabling its forces to grind a much larger

A student soldier of the Yatagan School for Unmanned Aerial Systems launches a training target drone during drills in the Kyiv region, Ukraine, Thursday, March 19, 2026. KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Since Russia invaded more than four years ago, Ukraine has become a global leader in military drone innovation, enabling its forces to grind a much larger enemy to a stalemate. But this technological force multiplier has come with an unsettling vulnerability: Ukrainian drone makers are highly dependent on electronics made by China, a key Russian ally.

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Greeneye Technology, the maker of AI-enhanced targeted spraying technology for agriculture, announced this week it would open a North American headquarters in Salina, Kan. after taking possession of the site this fall. The company, founded by Nadav Bocher, Itzhak Khait and Alon Klein Orback, is privately owned and funded by multiple investors and strategic partners, including Deep Insight, Syngenta, AGCO Corp., Farmers Business Network and Jerusalem Venture Partners. No-Till Farmer caught up with Keith Crow, general manager of North America at Greeneye, to talk about the goals for the company’s U. S. expansion, how the company’s technology is updated, and how new crops are added to its AI-enhanced platform. What led to this investment and why did you choose Salina? Crow: This is something we've been talking about now for the last four or five months. We met with eight different states and ultimately we're excited to choose Salina due to its proximity to agriculture. You don't have to look far outside of Salina to see a lot of successful companies already that exist in the ag ecosystem. What can you tell us about the site location and what will be happening there?

Scientists have long used a powerful gene-editing tool called CRISPR to make precise changes to DNA. But a different version of the technology, known as Cas13a, targets RNA, the genetic material found in viruses such as HIV. Now, researchers at Rice University have developed an improved version of Cas13a that could make it easier to detect HIV and other RNA viruses in blood and environmental samples. The study was published in Cell Chemical Biology. Any enzyme used in an assay needs to be both sensitive and stable. It needs to be able to detect very small amounts of RNA while enduring harsh conditions, like high temperatures. Here, we took a stable Cas13a and engineered it to have the desired sensitivity. "

HONG KONG SAR - Media OutReach Newswire - 12 October 2026 - Organised by the Indra and Harry Banga Gallery (the Gallery) of City University of Hong Kong (CityUHK), 10AFEST 2026 will be held from 8 to 10 October 2026. Marking the Gallery's 10th anniversary, the inaugural conference focuses on "Asian Art-Tech & Cultural Innovations," convening museum leaders, artists, scholars, and innovators to explore cross-disciplinary collaboration and the real-world impact of Art-Tech on Asian culture. Officiating guests, cultural leaders and international scholars gather at City University of Hong Kong for the opening of the inaugural 10AFEST, celebrating the 10th anniversary of the Indra and Harry Banga Gallery. The three-day festival will welcome around 120 participants from 23 cities across 13 countries and regions. The programme features four East–West Plenary Dialogues and six Network Presentation tracks, alongside performances, installations, exhibitions, and networking activities across CityUHK and local partner venues.