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Photo by: Liz Seabrook / Nesta / Climate Visuals (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0)TORONTO — A first-of-its-kind survey of heat pump owners across Canada finds that an overwhelming majority are satisfied with their decision to install a heat pump. Among nearly 3,800 respondents, 91% said they would recommend installing one to a friend or neighbour. The findings are detailed in a new report released today by Clean Energy Canada, Heat Pump Owners Have Their Say, based on a national survey conducted with Summerhill in late 2025 and early 2026. The survey found that satisfaction was consistent across regions, housing types, gender, age, and income,…

The warmer weather is here, and so are opportunities for smart home dealers to sell devices and technology that put backyards front and center, including automated outdoor shades. In greater numbers, homeowners are turning to automated shades to make maximum use of their outdoor spaces and turn backyards into beautiful private getaways just a few feet away from home. According to a January 2026 study by Strategic Revenue Insights, “The global motorized outdoor shade system market is projected to reach a valuation of approximately $12.5 billion by 2033, growing at a CAGR (compound annual growth rate) of 7.8% from 2025…

Apple is expanding its American Manufacturing Program and bringing more component production to the United States. The company named new AMP partners and detailed how each helps it increase advanced manufacturing in America. Apple names four new AMP members Apple says that Bosch, Cirrus Logic, TDK, and Qnity Electronics are now members of its American Manufacturing Program. Now through 2030, Apple plans to spend $400 million with these four companies to “manufacture essential materials and components in the U.S. for Apple products sold around the world, creating jobs and strengthening America’s manufacturing capabilities.” The spending is part of Apple’s “$600…

Scientists filmed atoms “roaming” before exploding — revealing a hidden driver of radiation damage. The process: The research centers on electron-transfer-mediated decay (ETMD), a radiation-driven process that can cause loosely bound atoms to break apart. This mechanism is especially important because it can generate highly reactive particles in water, making it a key factor in how radiation damages biological systems. The experiment: Scientists tracked this process in remarkable detail using a specialized reaction microscope, combined with advanced theoretical simulations. This allowed them to follow exactly how the decay unfolds over time in a carefully controlled model system. What they discovered:…

As a startup engineering manager, I regularly tracked how I spent my time. The role required juggling a wide range of responsibilities, so keeping track of which areas I spent the most time on helped me plan and schedule appropriately. For example, I knew that I typically spent about one-third of my time helping my team solve technical problems or pairing with teammates. Knowing this, I reserved some free blocks of time for them. If my whole week were full of meetings and big-picture planning, I’d become a blocker for my team who needed my input on specific issues. Since…

The procurement technology landscape is expanding at a pace that reflects more than incremental digitization. Across sourcing, contracting, spend intelligence, vendor management, and accounts payable solutions, providers are proliferating, capital is flowing, and enterprises are broadening their digital roadmaps.  This proliferation has resulted in a diverse technology landscape marked by:  Traditional integrated suites anchoring governance, workflow automation, function-wide visibility, and standardized processes across the end-to-end Source-to-Pay (S2P) value chain or within upstream Source-to-Contract (S2C) processes or downstream Procure-to-Pay (P2P) processes  Best-of-breed solutions addressing functional depth with a focus on user experience, modern solutioning, Artificial Intelligence (AI) leverage, and customizability  AI-native entrants embedding AI directly into process workflows, data systems, and user interfaces  The breadth of procurement processes naturally creates space for multiple providers to establish relevance. The current density of solutions signals supply-side…

Since 2017, the cost of nearly everything American households depend on has risen. Groceries are up 32%. Electricity costs 45% more. Car insurance has nearly doubled. Gasoline swings wildly but trends up. Veterinary bills, vehicle repairs, tires, natural gas: all higher, most by double digits. The Bureau of Labor Statistics Consumer Price Index confirms what every family already knows at the checkout counter and the gas pump.However, there is one category that costs less today than it did eight years ago: wireless service.The BLS wireless telephone services index has fallen from 51.7 in the first quarter of 2017 to 46.3…

Vectors are the fundamental way AI models understand and process information. Small vectors describe simple attributes, such as a point in a graph, while “high-dimensional” vectors capture complex information such as the features of an image, the meaning of a word, or the properties of a dataset. High-dimensional vectors are incredibly powerful, but they also consume vast amounts of memory, leading to bottlenecks in the key-value cache, a high-speed “digital cheat sheet” that stores frequently used information under simple labels so a computer can retrieve it instantly without having to search through a slow, massive database.Vector quantization is a powerful,…

Baseball moves fast, defined by small moments: one pitch, one matchup, one decision. This story follows how a modern clubhouse uses Databricks to turn high-fidelity pitch data into decisions that help win games.Game day, 2:00 PMHitter’s meeting with Genie and Unity CatalogThe hitters file into the video room. The coach does not want a 30‑page printout; they want a crisp plan for tonight’s starter.Earlier that day, the analyst sat at their laptop and opened Genie, on top of Unity Catalog, where Statcast and team‑derived tables live with consistent schemas, permissions, and lineage. They asked:“For tonight’s starter, show first‑pitch mix and…

Social media platform X swiftly backtracked on its announcement regarding new rules for creator monetization, which had focused on payouts based on engagement from a creator’s local audience. Late Tuesday, X Head of Product Nikita Bier announced that, starting Thursday, the platform will change its policy around payouts and will give more emphasis to impressions from the poster’s region. His rationale was that the platform should disincentivize gaming the algorithm by posting about the U.S. or Japan to gain the attention of those larger audiences. “We will be giving more weight to impressions from your home region—to encourage content that…