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Riiid is one of a handful of companies that believe that A.I.'s algorithms are perfectly suited to track student performance and give individualized attention. This article is part of Upstart [...]

Waterplan, which has some impressive clients, says it can -- and just as water stewardship is becoming increasingly urgent. This article is part of Upstart , a series about companies [...]

The Korean start-up Tridge is working to create a network for buyers and sellers, collecting valuable data in the process. Visionaries is a limited series that looks at figures who [...]

A growing number of new products allow anyone to apply artificial intelligence without having to write a line of computer code. Proponents believe the ''no-code'' movement will change the world. [...]

Byline: Craig S. Smith A growing number of new products allow anyone to apply artificial intelligence without having to write a line of computer code. Proponents believe the 'no-code' movement [...]

Byline: ROBERT FALCONER, CRAIG DAMIAN SMITH Lead Robert Falconer is a research associate at the University of Calgary's school of public policy. Craig Damian Smith is a senior research associate [...]

High-performance cloud computing has allowed start-ups to develop prototypes and run simulations -- including one to the moon -- that were previously done on supercomputers. This article is part of [...]

Byline: CRAIG DAMIAN SMITH, DANA WAGNER Lead Craig Damian Smith is a senior research associate at the Canada Excellence Research Chair in Migration and Integration at Ryerson University. Dana Wagner [...]

Byline: Craig S. Smith Genius Makers: The Mavericks Who Brought AI to Google, Facebook, and the World By Cade Metz Dutton. 371 pp. $28 - - - Books on artificial [...]

Many of us already live with artificial intelligence now, but researchers say interactions with the technology will become increasingly personalized. This article is part of our new series, Currents , [...]

Byline: CRAIG DAMIAN SMITH Lead Senior research associate and Canada excellence research chair in migration and integration at Ryerson University Immigration was largely absent from the U.S. presidential campaign until [...]

A wave of venture capitalists is heading to quieter, less-expensive locales, where they are helping fund start-ups. This article is part of our continuing Fast Forward series , which examines [...]

Byline: Craig S. Smith This article is part of our latest Artificial Intelligence special report, which focuses on how the technology continues to evolve and affect our lives. A couple [...]

Byline: Craig S. Smith This article is part of our latest Artificial Intelligence special report, which focuses on how the technology continues to evolve and affect our lives. Artificial intelligence [...]

This article is part of our latest Artificial Intelligence special report , which focuses on how the technology continues to evolve and affect our lives. A couple of decades ago, [...]

This article is part of our latest Artificial Intelligence special report , which focuses on how the technology continues to evolve and affect our lives. Artificial intelligence seems to be [...]

One of the top allergists of the 20th century, he helped legions of hay fever sneezers by publicizing pollen counts. Among his patients was Saddam Hussein. Dr. William Frankland, one [...]

Byline: Craig S. Smith When Wyze Labs announced late last year that data on 2.4 million users of its smart home security camera had been stolen, the hack was the [...]

Three women with extensive experience in A.I. spoke on the topic and how to confront it. This article is part of our Women and Leadership special section , which focuses [...]

Byline: Craig S. Smith WASHINGTON - A commission that advises Congress on competition in artificial intelligence is considering recommending the U.S. government join other democratic nations to pool data to [...]

Byline: Craig Bruce Smith Amid the echoes of gunfire and roars of artillery continents away, a foreign people who had fought and bled alongside the United States military looked to [...]

Last year, the Food and Drug Administration approved a device that can capture an image of your retina and automatically detect signs of diabetic blindness. This new breed of artificial [...]

BERKELEY, Calif. -- Many people have grown accustomed to talking to their smart devices, asking them to read a text, play a song or set an alarm. But someone else [...]

Byline: CRAIG S. SMITH BERKELEY, Calif. -- Many people have grown accustomed to talking to their smart devices, asking them to read a text, play a song or set an [...]

You think a lot about moose in Newfoundland. You are frequently reminded of their hidden presence by silhouettes printed on yellow hazard signs. You are startled by their actual presence [...]

Byline: CRAIG S. SMITH You think a lot about moose in Newfoundland. You are frequently reminded of their hidden presence by silhouettes printed on yellow hazard signs. You are startled [...]

Montreal's annual Fête Nationale parade is meant to celebrate Quebec's unique culture in Canada. But the lead float in this year's parade over the weekend instead prompted a debate about [...]

Times Insider delivers behind-the-scenes insights from The New York Times. In this piece, Craig S. Smith a correspondent for The Times, who raised his family in Shanghai, Paris and Hong [...]

TORONTO -- As an undergraduate at Cambridge University, Geoffrey Everest Hinton thought a lot about the brain. He wanted to better understand how it worked but was frustrated that no [...]

Byline: CRAIG S. SMITH TORONTO -- As an undergraduate at Cambridge University, Geoffrey Everest Hinton thought a lot about the brain. He wanted to better understand how it worked but [...]

Kellie Leitch, the Canadian firebrand who lost her recent effort to lead the Conservative Party, has ignited a bit of a firestorm with her online sharing of a column about [...]

KANGIQSUJUAQ, Quebec -- Adami Sakiagak, his tongue poking out of the side of his mouth in concentrated effort, trimmed the edges on a block of snow above his head. Ice [...]

Byline: CRAIG S. SMITH KANGIQSUJUAQ, Quebec -- Adami Sakiagak, his tongue poking out of the side of his mouth in concentrated effort, trimmed the edges on a block of snow [...]

When a group of local Innu showed up recently at an exclusive, private fishing camp on the Moisie River in northern Quebec, it had more than fishing in mind. In [...]

Byline: CRAIG S. SMITH When a group of local Innu showed up recently at an exclusive, private fishing camp on the Moisie River in northern Quebec, it had more than [...]

We'd like to hear you sing ''O Canada.'' On July 1, Canada marks its 150th birthday, commemorating the moment that a cluster of British colonial provinces joined together to form [...]

Newfoundland, the last of Britain's North American colonies to join Canada, is enjoying newfound attention thanks to the hit Broadway musical ''Come From Away.'' But if you see the show, [...]

Newfoundland, the last of Britain's North American colonies to join Canada, is enjoying newfound attention thanks to the hit Broadway musical ''Come From Away.'' But if you see the show, [...]

Cultural appropriation is a touchy topic in Canada these days, with the recent controversy in Canadian media over whether it is appropriate for nonindigenous writers to take on a native [...]

Byline: CRAIG S. SMITH Newfoundland, the last of Britain's North American colonies to join Canada, is enjoying newfound attention thanks to the hit Broadway musical 'Come From Away.' But if [...]

To Kellie Leitch, one of more than a dozen candidates vying to lead Canada's Conservative Party, the most pressing issue today is something that some of her critics consider un-Canadian: [...]

[Video: A sea lion dragged a girl into the water off the Steveston docks in Richmond, British Columbia, a popular Canadian tourist spot. Watch on YouTube.] Signs posted along the [...]

Canadian universities may have a more international feel this fall. Enrollment of international students will be sharply higher, universities say, and the incoming freshmen include large numbers of high school [...]

Byline: CRAIG S. SMITH Canadian universities may have a more international feel this fall. Enrollment of international students will be sharply higher, universities say, and the incoming freshmen include large [...]

Uber, the global car-hailing service, has fought its way into resistant cities around the world, despite being hit by raw eggs and rush-hour roadblocks in Montreal and Toronto, fires in [...]

Byline: CRAIG S. SMITH Correction Appended Uber, the global car-hailing service, has fought its way into resistant cities around the world, despite being hit by raw eggs and rush-hour roadblocks [...]

The animal probably died as it lived -- defying predators with its heavy armor and size -- and after 110 million years, its face remains frozen in a ferocious reptilian [...]

Flooding across Quebec inundated Montreal and surrounding areas on Sunday and Monday, driving thousands of people out of their homes and washing away at least two people, who remain missing. [...]

STONEHAM-ET-TEWKESBURY, Quebec -- Patrick Beaudry, bejeweled, tattooed and bearded, lives on a remote wooded hillside in rural Quebec, worrying about living under Shariah law. A year and a half ago, [...]