Language models, beyond one language.
A closer look at Cohere’s Aya 23 research release and what its headline numbers describe.
Cohere
A CANADIAN TECHNOLOGY JOURNAL
Good technology.
Better context.
Explore the ideas, systems and research behind technology in Canada. Clear explanations. Direct sources. Room for curiosity.
+FROM THE UNDERLYING SCIENCE TO EVERYDAY SOFTWARE
A closer look
The technology files.
Real-time means more than fast.
QNX’s development platform illustrates why timing matters as much as throughput in embedded systems.
QNX
Canadian engineering. An orbital reach.
How Canadarm2 moves, grips and helps maintain the International Space Station.
Canadarm2
Short, source-led reads. Not product reviews or a live news feed.Explore the references
THE PLAIN-ENGLISH NOTEBOOK
Less jargon.
More understanding.
A few useful concepts for reading technical claims with a little more confidence.
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Real-time computing
A deadline is part of the job.
Quantum annealing
Define the problem before judging the answer.
Headless architecture
The interface and the service are separate.
Simple explanations, with a route back to the original documentation.
Keep exploring
Different fields. Shared curiosity.
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Quantum computing
D-Wave
What quantum annealing is designed to do, and why the problem definition comes first.
05Software
Shopify Hydrogen
Separating Hydrogen, React Router and Oxygen in Shopify’s headless-commerce toolkit.
06Artificial intelligence
Mila
A research profile of Montréal’s Mila and its university-based AI community.
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