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Canada has opened applications for a national initiative to build a large scale, Canadian owned AI supercomputing system, a move meant to give local researchers and innovators more compute power on home soil.

The government is framing it as a sovereignty play as much as a tech investment, with the infrastructure expected to support work in health care, energy, advanced manufacturing and scientific discovery while keeping control, data residency and decision making in Canada.

The Infrastructure Build Layer of the program is backed by about $890 million over seven fiscal years starting in 2026 to 2027, and the selected system is supposed to be designed, built, operated and maintained in Canada.

Bigger picture, this sits inside Canada’s Sovereign AI Compute Strategy, which also includes up to $700 million to mobilize private sector AI data centre capacity and up to $200 million to strengthen near term public compute access.

We just put the new iPhone 17e through its paces (we tested the metallic white/silver model with the green MagSafe accessories). Long story short: it looks like a 16e clone, but it packs way more features for the exact same price. Honestly, it's the best overall choice for the money if you or a relative are looking to jump into iOS.

The Good:

• A19 & C1X Chips: It’s lightning fast, and the new cellular modem (C1X) holds onto networks much better. This phone is built to last.
• Screen & Sound: The screen is smaller but feels very tough (great survival phone vibe). Big surprise on the speakers—there's a nice little bass punch to them.
• Camera: Portrait mode is excellent, and 4K 60fps video is super crisp (the slow-mo is great too). The 48MP handles low light like a champ.
• The little things: Call screening, live translation, and the accessories (the lanyard and the magnetic card holder with the chip are must-haves). Plus, 256GB base storage!

The Not-So-Good:

• Battery: A little light for true power users (even though they claim 26h video playback), but it recharges so fast that it barely matters.
• Zoom: Very average, both in photo and video.

TL;DR: It’s not a niche device for photography pros, but it’s the ultimate everyday Swiss Army knife that does everything well. Perfect entry point into the ecosystem.

Check out our full breakdown on the blog