In this article, we take a step back to reflect on the developments that shaped the recent AI landscape in Canada and highlight the emerging trends organizations should focus on in 2026. Grouped under overarching themes, BLG lawyers selected the most important insights from the past year to offer a clear overview of what to anticipate for this year along with actionable takeaways. This complements BLG’s 2025 Privacy and Cybersecurity…
This commentary originally appeared in Fortune. The views expressed are the author’s own.I have been a scholar and professor of leadership for five decades, teaching at Harvard, Emory, and Yale. In my research, I study all kinds of leaders, from iconic heroes to failures and frauds, in sectors as diverse as business, entertainment, and politics. I have advised thousands of leaders along the way, including five U.S. presidents from both…
March 27, 2026 By: Alexander Johnson Email Media Inquiries Name Cassia Crogan Title University Communications & Marketing Ted Decker(opens in new window), CEO and president of The Home Depot, returned to his alma mater on Thursday, March 26, as a distinguished speaker for the President’s Lecture Series(opens in new window) at Carnegie Mellon University.The series brings thought leaders and world leaders to campus to discuss topics of emerging and preeminent…
Sean Qian is the director of the Mobility Data Analytics Center at CMU. The NFL draft is coming to Pittsburgh on April 23, 2026 and bringing an estimated 500,000-700,000 visitors with it for the weekend. The impact of such a massive influx(opens in new window) of people will put the city’s transportation systems to the test. Carnegie Mellon University’s Sean Qian(opens in new window), civil and environmental engineering(opens in new window) professor in the Heinz…
The University of Manchester and United Utilities have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to advance research and innovation in the water sector.Building on existing collaboration, the partnership aims to address both immediate and longer-term challenges across the water industry, including climate resilience, water quality, wastewater management and resource optimisation. The partnership comes at an important time for the sector, as it undergoes rapid transformation in response to climate change, population growth, and an evolving policy…
Professor Yuval Shany, Fellow of the Accelerator Fellowship Programme in the Institute for Ethics in AI, examines Anthropic’s new ‘Constitution’ for Claude through a human rights lens - asking what’s missing when rights aren’t named explicitly, and what that omission could mean when powerful AI systems are tested in high-stakes settings such as surveillance and armed conflict. Professor Yuval Shany. Image credit Ian Wallman. On January 21, 2026, Anthropic published its ‘New Constitution’ for Claude – a series of Large Language Models (LLMs) that perform general-purpose generative AI functions. The Constitution –…
Joel Grundy on moving beyond plans and buzzwords to make strategy actually work Strategic thinking is coming of age. In this podcast, Joel Grundy explores how strategy has help leaders make their decisions add up, be pragmatic about uncertainty, and make the most of what’s happening in reality. A practical take on using strategy well right now when the big picture for most businesses is being shaken up. Listen to…
Quick Hits In Walsh v. HNTB Corp., a former employee sued an architectural design firm for age discrimination and constructive discharge after it placed her on a performance improvement plan (PIP). The First Circuit found that the facts of this case did not meet the standard for an adverse employment action established with the Supreme Court of the United States’ decision in Muldrow v. City of St. Louis. While a…
27 March 2026By Piero Cipollone, Member of the Executive Board of the ECB, and Frank Elderson, Member of the Executive Board of the ECB and Vice-Chair of the Supervisory Board of the ECBThe digital euro brings central bank money into the digital age. It is a strategic investment in European autonomy, monetary sovereignty and financial resilience. It also serves as a springboard for innovative digitalisation strategies in retail payments and…
Central Asia has reached a critical threshold at which the traditional model of water–energy barter is turning into a source of regional conflict. The authors propose a radical paradigm shift: a transition to a Water–Nuclear–Energy Consortium (WNEC) under the auspices of Russia. The main conclusion is that the introduction of nuclear generation as the foundation of the Water–Energy–Food–Security Nexus makes it possible to launch deep industrialisation and create mass employment…
Quick Hits Law 2466 of 2025 introduces significant labor reforms in Colombia, including prioritizing indefinite-term contracts, redefining work schedules, and expanding paid leave. The reform mandates hiring quotas for people with disabilities, strengthens anti-discrimination protections, and introduces new teleworking modalities. Night shifts will continue to carry a 35 percent premium, and work on Sundays and holidays will see a gradual increase in pay, reaching a 100 percent premium by July…
In 2022, Zelda Perkins, a former assistant to Harvey Weinstein, described the draconian nondisclosure agreement she was forced to sign while working at Weinstein’s production company, Miramax.“The NDA not only forbade us from talking about Weinstein’s behaviour, but also about our entire career at Miramax—to family, friends, medical practitioners including therapists, even to [the United Kingdom’s tax authority] if questioned about the damages payment,” Perkins wrote in The Guardian. “We…
On 26 March, a discussion entitled “Ghosts of the ‘Great Game’: Could the South Caucasus and Central Asia Become a Space for Great Power Rivalry?” was held at the Moscow venue of the Valdai Discussion Club. The session was moderated by Anton Bespalov, Programme Director of the Valdai Club. Ilya Fabrichnikov, MGIMO lecturer and member of the Council on Foreign and Defence Policy, observed that the Great Game has not…
Howie and Harlan are joined by Yale College and Yale School of Public Health graduate Arya Singh, who reflects on growing up with spinal muscular atrophy, what it takes to build a full life with a disability, and how family support and institutional culture shape what inclusion looks like in practice. Harlan reports on the rapid rise of AI as a front door to health information; Howie responds to the…
This too helps explain why Europe remains inert, in every sense, once again. The Middle East is too nuanced, too granular for any meaningful joint EU foreign policy engagement. We are now in an era of multiplying “Donbass-type” scenarios. Let us examine one that, by its synchronicity with Ukraine, is particularly telling: Bahrain. It helps illuminate the frictions with Iran beyond the question of Israeli expansion. Bahrain is a small…
The manufacturing skills crunch: why hiring and AI alone won’t fix it – and what to do instead Manufacturers face a growing skills crunch that hiring and technology alone won’t solve. The real constraint is capability. Leading organisations treat skills as an operating model, not an initiative. By redesigning roles, building coaching capacity, and linking learning to performance, manufacturers can create and sustain critical skills. Read more to learn six…
Quick Hits A Massachusetts federal court extended a temporary restraining order halting new data reporting requirements for state colleges and universities until April 6, 2026, while considering a preliminary injunction. Seventeen states claim the Admissions and Consumer Transparency Supplement (ACTS) survey imposes unlawful burdens and violates administrative laws by politicizing data collection. The federal government argued that states will not face irreparable harm from the reporting deadline and asserted that…
Quick Hits On March 18, 2026, the State Department added twelve countries to the visa bond program: Cambodia, Ethiopia, Georgia, Grenada, Lesotho, Mauritius, Mongolia, Mozambique, Nicaragua, Papua New Guinea, Seychelles, and Tunisia. The visa bond program now includes a total of fifty countries. The State Department expanded its list of designated ports of entry to include all commercial airports, including CBP preclearance locations. This measure is aimed at reducing visa…
PTAS recommends 17 policy directions aimed at addressing growing municipal tax arrears in the oil and gas sector On March 16, 2026, the Government of Alberta, along with the Alberta Energy Regulator (AER), and municipal stakeholders released a report titled the Property Tax Accountability Strategy (PTAS) Final Report (the Report). The Report is the final report of the Property Tax Accountability Strategy (PTAS), which is a working group comprised of…
A biological process long thought to protect biodiversity and help species coexist may actually threaten diversity when species are separated by natural landscapes, infrastructure or other barriers, according to new research(opens in new window) from Carnegie Mellon University’s School of Computer Science(opens in new window). The finding could help scientists better protect biodiversity — and may even offer new insights into how diseases like cancer evolve.Researchers from the Ray and Stephanie…
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The UK Government has announced a significant change to immigration rules which will allow some asylum-seeking doctors, nurses and other health professionals to work in the UK.It follows a campaign led by a national coalition of partners, including academics from The University of Manchester, and legal representatives from Garden Court Chambers and Bhatt Murphy Solicitors, who challenged the previous policy framework.The rules, which affect asylum seekers who have waited 12…
Rashid Alimov, former SCO Secretary-General, writes of symbols and symbolism in contemporary diplomacy: from Turkmen carpets to Japanese cherry blossoms, tokens bearing unique cultural significance may speak louder than words ever could, showcasing bonds of mutual trust and understanding. Whether showcased through grand ceremonial displays of cultural capital or simple gifts endowed with special meaning, the author highlights the importance of symbols in shaping the modern international diplomatic landscape. In…
14,300-year-old dog jawbone from Gough’s Cave, UK © The Trustees of the Natural History Museum, London The research team, involving experts from 17 institutions internationally, identified multiple dogs dated to similar periods across Europe and Anatolia, indicating dogs were widely distributed by 14,000 years ago. At this time, all humans were hunter-gatherers and agriculture had not yet emerged.Scientists have known that dogs emerged from grey wolf populations and they suspected…
Quick Hits Utah has enacted H.B. 380 to address and reduce workplace violence in healthcare, requiring hospitals to implement comprehensive reporting systems for such incidents. The law, which takes effect on May 6, 2026, mandates detailed tracking of workplace violence incidents, protection for employees reporting these incidents, and annual reporting of data to the state health department. The collected data is intended to drive improvements in prevention strategies, such as…
A month ago, the Supreme Court of the United States ruled that the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) does not authorize the president to impose broad‑based tariffs, a decision outlined in our recent insight. But that was never expected to be the end of the tariff story. And it was not. Four days after the ruling, President Trump implemented a 10-per-cent worldwide tariff under Section 122 of the Trade Act…
The expansion of the war beyond the military domain into the economic sphere reflects a carefully calibrated Iranian strategy of economic coercion to prevail in war in the wake of minimal prospects of success in conventional warfighting, writes Hamdan Khan, Research Officer at Strategic Vision Institute, Pakistan. The war between Iran and the US and Israel underscores a major departure from how wars have traditionally been fought. While the kinetic…
100% of employees say Q5 is a great place to work Q5 Australia has been certified as a Great Place to Work, with 100% of employees saying it is a great place to work. This recognition reflects Q5’s strong culture of collaboration, development, and support, and reinforces its commitment to building healthy and high-performing organisations where people and businesses can thrive. Reading time: 2 minutes We are proud to share…
Quick Hits On March 23, 2026, Washington Governor Bob Ferguson signed a bill into law that will ban noncompete agreements for employees and independent contractors. The law will declare all current employment-based and independent contractor-based “noncompetition agreements” to be void and unenforceable, and will prohibit employers from enforcing them. The law will prohibit entering into new employment-based and independent contractor-based noncompetition covenants. The ban will not apply to certain other…
Carnegie Mellon University will award honorary degrees to four individuals at its 2026 Commencement(opens in new window) ceremony set for Sunday, May 10 in Gesling Stadium. The recipients will be recognized for their contributions to business, the arts, research and engineering.Jensen Huang, the electrical engineer, philanthropist and business executive who co-founded NVIDIA, will be the Commencement speaker and receive an Honorary Doctor of Science and Technology degree.College of Fine Arts…
You recently published a study paper, “When Companies Forget Who They Are: The Work of Refounding.” What is refounding and how did you develop the idea?Refounding is the effort a company undertakes when it looks deeply to rediscover what initially made it a great and distinctive enterprise and then interprets and activates those truths for today’s realities.The insight emerged from interviews with more than 200 CEOs as part of our…
Sperm tagged with green fluorescent protein in the sperm storage organ of a female Drosophila fruit fly. Credit: Krish Sanghvi. The findings are based on a major, cross-species analysis which revealed a shared pattern across many animals, from insects to mammals. Sperm that is stored (whether in males or females) deteriorates rapidly – resulting in reduced sperm performance, fertilisation success, and embryo quality. Crucially, the new study also offers insights…
This makes it the UK university with the most courses ranked top in the world; the University was also ranked first in the world overall in the arts and humanities subject area, and came in the top three in four of the five broad subject areas ranked.Oxford's Vice-Chancellor, Professor Irene Tracey CBE, FRS, FMedSci said: ‘Oxford’s strength is based on the breadth and depth of our scholarship, and these latest QS…
A major survey of tens of thousands of school pupils has revealed a welcome boost in wellbeing among young people across Greater Manchester.The latest findings from pupils in years 7, 8 and 10 show that more young people now report good levels of wellbeing than in previous years, continuing a positive trend that has developed steadily over the past five years of the programme. In 2025, 59.1% of Year 10…
Quick Hits Voluntary equality action plans will be introduced in the UK in April 2026. Mandatory publication is expected from spring 2027, subject to secondary legislation. Equality plans will need to address both the gender pay gap and menopause support. The guidance emphasises practical, evidence-based action. Employers may want to use the voluntary period to prepare ahead of the mandatory requirements. From April 2026, employers with 250 or more employees…
In Sienna v. Duckett, 2025 ONCA 867, the Court of Appeal allowed the plaintiffs leave to amend their claim against the Attorney General of Canada relating to an alleged failure to properly administer regulatory oversight in issuing firearms licences under the Firearms Act. Background In 2019, Nikkolas Sienna called the police to report that he and his family were concerned about the erratic behaviour of their neighbour, Mark Duckett. Following…
113_InfectedBloodInquiry_200524_BigTimages Sir Brian Langstaff, Chair of the Infected Blood Inquiry, said: “We must never forget the devastating effects of what happened. Foremost among them is the anguish, suffering and profound loss, so eloquently highlighted by the messages carefully placed in this Memorial by people infected and affected. I wish to thank the University of Manchester for providing a permanent home for the Memorial. It stands now, and for the future,…
On November 21, 2025, the California Court of Appeal, First Appellate District, Division Five, issued a published decision in Lorenzo v. San Francisco Zen Center addressing the scope of the ministerial exception under the First Amendment in the context of wage-and-hour claims brought by a former staff member against the San Francisco Zen Center, a Zen Buddhist training center. The court reversed summary judgment in favor of the defendants, holding…
Before enrollment and beyondSupport at CMU begins before students even enroll, with the expansion of educational opportunity.These efforts include the CMU Pathway Program(opens in new window), which offers tuition-free attendance to students from households earning under $75,000 annually. The program also offers loan-free attendance to those whose families earn $100,000 or less annually.Others, like the Tartan Scholars(opens in new window) and Rales Fellows(opens in new window) programs, allow the university to bring in…