Organization: Apple

Fashioning the frontier of failure

Failures of innovation are no less revealing than successes, as a unique museum demonstrates in an informative and amusing way.

The Short Report, January 15, 2019: Alternate data at Statistics Canada; bootstrapping medtech; better-tasting plant products

As response rates decline for conventional surveys, Statistics Canada is looking to start incorporating more alternate sources of data, such as satellite imagery, cell phones, credit data and transactional data. “Alternate sources of data are increasing exponentially, and we have the techniques and the mechanisms to convert them to public good with high-quality statistics,” chief…

Governments, Apple invest in Alcoa-Rio Tinto JV for carbon-free aluminum project

The federal and Quebec governments are investing millions in a joint-venture project between aluminum industry leaders Alcoa Corporation and Rio Tinto Aluminum that is also being supported by technology giant Apple, Inc. The $558-million two-phased project will involve Alcoa and Rio Tinto forming a joint venture called Elysis. The federal government is investing $60 million…

Research Money ≠ Research Effort

Expenditure-based measures have been the most successful and best used indicator of innovation to date because the data can be collected with minimal effort and maximum accuracy (not perfect) and interpreted without huge complexities.