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Rediscovered Emily Carr and Masterpiece Tom Thomsons Make History at Heffel’s Fall Auction

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Record-breaking results at Heffel’s fall auction, surpassing $22M in total salesEmily Carr $50 barn find shatters presale expectations and sells for $349,000Outstanding results for Tom Thomson masterworks, with two major examples each surpassing $2M

TORONTO, Nov. 21, 2024 /CNW/ – Heffel Fine Art Auction House celebrated a landmark evening at its historic fall auction, achieving a remarkable total of $22.7 million and setting multiple records across all areas of the market. Tom Thomson stole the show, with two major works from the Collection of Torben V. Kristiansen surpassing $2 million each, cementing his place as a cornerstone of Canadian art. All eyes were also on Emily Carr’s Masset, Q.C.I., the rediscovered barn find that captivated the art world and far exceeded expectations. The auction underscored the strength and vibrancy of Canada’s art market, with Heffel leading the way. Held at the firm’s Toronto auction venue, the event connected a global audience through their Digital Saleroom, providing a dynamic platform for collectors to come together and celebrate exceptional art. (All prices are in Canadian dollars and include a buyer’s premium.)

An extraordinary piece of Canadian art history came to light at the Heffel auction with Emily Carr’s Masset Q.C.I., which achieved a final sale price of $349,250 (est. $100,000 – 200,000). The remarkable backstory of the work—hidden away for over a century before being purchased for just $50 USD at a Hamptons barn sale—has captivated the world. Collectors flocked to Heffel’s cross-country previews for a glimpse of the powerful and vivid depiction of a bear totem in Haida Gwaii, exemplifying Carr’s reverence for the Indigenous cultures and landscapes of British Columbia. The sale marks a triumphant homecoming for the painting, which now reclaims its place as an essential chapter in Canada’s cultural history.

Three extraordinary Tom Thomson paintings dominated the auction, collectively totaling nearly $5 million, led by two masterworks from the esteemed Collection of Torben V. Kristiansen. Winter Morning achieved an astounding $2,281,250 (est. $1,000,000 – 1,500,000), while Tamarack Swamp commanded $2,101,250 (est. $1,200,000 – 1,600,000). Earlier in the evening, Thomson’s dazzling Northern Lake more than doubled its expected price and sold for $541,250 (est. $200,000 – 300,000). Due to Thomson’s untimely death, his works are among the rarest and most coveted in Canadian art, and these impressive results exemplify his icon status.

“Tonight’s auction has been truly unforgettable,” said Robert Heffel, Vice President of Heffel Fine Art Auction House. “From the powerful sale of Tom Thomson’s masterpieces to the emotional return of Emily Carr’s Masset Q.C.I., we witnessed the deep connection collectors have with Canadian art. It’s incredibly rewarding to see these exceptional works find their rightful place in the spotlight, commanding the attention and prices they deserve.”

Highlights from the Heffel Fall 2024 Live Auction

A monumental and one-of-a-kind 10-kilogram solid gold coin from the Royal Canadian Mint, featuring the iconic artwork of renowned Haida artist Chief James Hart (7IDANsuu), sold for $1,561,250, setting an auction record for the artist and for any coin ever sold in Canada. A true masterpiece, The Dance Screen (The Scream Too), based on Hart’s massive wooden carving in the collection of the Audain Art Museum, beautifully blends the artist’s Haida culture with numismatic craftsmanship.Frederick Varley’s Bridge Over Lynn shattered the previous auction record for the Group of Seven artist and sold for an exceptional result of $1,321,250. Beloved for its vivid palette and dynamic portrayal of British Columbia’s lush Lynn Valley, this major canvas stands as one of the few remaining Varley canvases in private hands (est. $800,000 – 1,200,000).Candelle, a striking, museum-quality 1959 canvas from Marcelle Ferron‘s most celebrated period, sold for an impressive $841,250, nine times its pre-sale estimate of $125,000 – 175,000. The work exemplifies Ferron’s mastery of colour and form, making it one of the standout pieces of the auction.Kenojuak Ashevak’s iconic The Enchanted Owl achieved a record-breaking $289,250 at the Heffel auction, soaring past its pre-sale estimate. Consigned by the Grand Rapids Art Museum in Michigan, this vibrant and celebrated print holds a cherished place as a national treasure and a masterpiece of Inuit printmaking, having been immortalized on a Canadian postage stamp in 1970 (est. $125,000 – 175,000).A remarkable five artist records were shattered in today’s sale, including standout examples by James Hart, Frederick Varley, Kenojuak Ashevak, W.P. Weston and Bess Harris. Weston’s Howe Sound—Yesterday, Today and Forever, a showstopping 1927 masterpiece once held in the prestigious IBM collection, flew to $241,250 (est. $60,000 – 80,000) and Bess Harris’s absolutely stunning Near Moraine Lake achieved a well-deserved $133,250 (est. $50,000 – 70,000). These incredible results highlight the vibrant demand and soaring market for Canadian art, making this auction one of the most exciting in Heffel’s history.

For more information on the works included in Heffel’s fall live auction, visit www.heffel.com.

Additional works from the Collection of Torben V. Kristiansen are currently on offer through a curated Heffel online auction, closing on November 28, with future auctions to follow.

Heffel is now welcoming consignments for the spring 2025 auction season, encompassing international and Canadian works of art. The deadline for spring consignments is February 2025.

About Heffel Fine Art Auction House
Since 1978, Heffel has connected passionate collectors across the world with outstanding works of art, with sales approaching $1 billion. Heffel is renowned for its expertise in effectively managing and handling estates, serving as trusted experts for navigating the complexities of art collections inherited from estates with precision and care. With facilities in Toronto, Vancouver, Montreal, Ottawa and Calgary, Heffel has the most experienced team of fine art specialists in Canada and provides premium client service to both sellers and buyers internationally.

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Knowledge Grid Study Shows the Same AI Model Goes From Wrong to Right When Data Becomes Knowledge

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Findings point to a missing layer in the agentic AI stack: durable knowledge of the environment, built once and kept for every model and agent to use.

SALT LAKE CITY, Oct. 28, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Knowledge Grid, the company defining the Cognitive Data Layer for AI, today announced a study showing an AI model’s verdict can flip from wrong to right without changing the model.

Enterprises are handing AI agents decisions people once made. Most reason over data with no memory of what is normal, so the agent or model fills the gap with confident but unverified assumptions.

In one example, the study gave the same AI models the same incident and data twice: through a conventional cyber analysis pipeline (SIEM stack) and through the Knowledge Grid Cognitive Data Platform, which contains knowledge of each user’s normal behavior.

On the conventional pipeline, the models misinterpreted a user’s routine work as suspicious; and another model confidently called it potential insider threat activity. In the Knowledge Grid stack, the same models correctly interpreted the user behavior and did not flag it as suspicious. Results held for both frontier and smaller open-weight models.

This knowledge is too valuable to rebuild for every investigation or question. Agents rebuilding it from raw data start from zero. Using Knowledge Grid’s Durable Knowledge Layer, it keeps that knowledge current, so every model and agent starts from what is already known.

“The most dangerous AI answer is the one that sounds right, but isn’t,” said Peter Bybee, founder and CEO of Knowledge Grid. “The same model got the same incident wrong, then right. The difference was the knowledge underneath it, and that knowledge should outlast any one question.”

Knowledge Grid is sharing the methodology and results with analysts and customers and will demonstrate it at VentureBeat’s Agentic Infrastructure Stack Summit on Oct. 28.

About Knowledge Grid

Knowledge Grid builds the Cognitive Data Layer: knowledge infrastructure that turns high-volume temporal data into Persistent Environmental Knowledge that AI, analytics and automation can reason over without reconstructing the environment each time. The KG Cognitive Data Platform is built on Rough Set mathematics developed by the company’s research team in Warsaw, Poland, and is protected by seven issued U.S. patents, with two pending. Knowledge Grid is headquartered in Salt Lake City. Learn more at knowledgegrid.com.

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Greenlane Renewables Announces Renewal of Service Agreements with Major International Energy Company

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~Renewals reinforce strength of Greenlane’s long-standing customer relationship and aftermarket parts and service business~

VANCOUVER, BC, Oct. 28, 2026 /CNW/ — Greenlane Renewables Inc. (“Greenlane” or the “Company”) (TSX: GRN) (FSE: 52G) today announced the renewal of service agreements with a major international energy company for three of its renewable natural gas (“RNG”) producing facilities at dairy farms in the United States. The renewals reinforce the strength of Greenlane’s long-standing relationship with this customer and aftermarket parts and service business.

“The renewed service agreements reflect continued confidence in Greenlane’s products, technical expertise and service capabilities to support the reliable and efficient operation of our customer’s RNG production facilities,” said Brad Douville, CEO of Greenlane. “It is a strong endorsement of the value we continue to deliver to our customers. Our ability to maintain and expand relationships with established customers is an important part of our growth strategy and demonstrates the confidence they place in Greenlane to support their operations over the long term. As our installed base of systems continues to grow, we see meaningful opportunities to further expand our aftermarket parts and service business, generate recurring revenue and strengthen the long-term relationships that underpin our business.”

Greenlane’s aftermarket parts and service business is an important component of the Company’s strategy to expand recurring revenue opportunities and deepen relationships with existing customers. With more than 500 systems sold across 32 countries over its more than 35-year history, Greenlane has an extensive installed base that provides opportunities for ongoing maintenance, replacement parts, technical support and system optimization services.

Greenlane offers maintenance packages designed to meet the varying service requirements of its customers and their biogas upgrading systems. The Company’s service capabilities include preventative maintenance, technical support, troubleshooting and plant performance optimization, helping customers support the reliability, efficiency and long-term performance of their installed systems.

Greenlane’s service offerings include:

24/7 Expert Support: Immediate assistance through our dedicated helpline and remote access capabilities.Proactive Maintenance: Preventative measures, corrective actions, and scheduled site inspections to ensure optimal performance.Media Change-Outs: Provide turnkey H₂S media change-outs to plant locations, saving time and reducing costs. Our experienced team safely and efficiently executes the work to minimize downtime and lower our customers’ operating costs.Spare Parts & Logistics: Priority supply of critical spare parts to minimize downtime.Training & Performance Optimization: Operator training, real-time monitoring, and detailed performance analysis to keep sites running efficiently.

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About Greenlane Renewables
At Greenlane, we are relentless innovators solving the toughest challenges. At a time when new solutions are urgently needed, we are accelerating the energy transition to a net-zero emissions economy. As a pioneer and leading global specialist in biogas desulfurization and upgrading, we have been actively contributing to the decarbonization of our planet for over 35 years with more than 500 systems sold into 32 countries. The systems we supply transform biogas generated from organic waste into high-value, low-carbon renewable natural gas (“RNG”) for gas networks, transportation and industry from a wide range of sources such as landfills, sugar mills, dairy farms, wastewater, and food waste. Greenlane is transforming energy production through new technology without adding new technology risk, making RNG more accessible and scalable for our customers – all while dramatically reducing carbon emissions. Partner with us, let’s accelerate the energy transition together. For further information, please visit www.greenlanerenewables.com

FORWARD LOOKING INFORMATION – This news release contains “forward-looking information” within the meaning of applicable securities laws. All statements contained herein that are not historical in nature contain forward-looking information. Forward-looking information can be identified by words or phrases such as “may”, “is expected”, “likely”, “should”, “would”, “plan”, “anticipate”, “intend”, “potential”, “proposed”, “estimate”, “believe” or the negative of these terms, or other similar words, expressions and grammatical variations thereof, or statements that certain events or conditions “can”, “may” or “will” happen. In particular, this news release contains forward looking information relating to expectations regarding the ongoing operations, reliability, efficiency, and long-term performance of the biogas upgrading systems; the expected scope, support, and benefits under the service agreements with an international energy company; the Company’s ability to support customer facilities throughout their operating lives and build or extend long-term customer relationships beyond initial system delivery and commissioning; the ability of Greenlane’s growing installed base to drive future opportunities, expand its aftermarket service business, and develop recurring revenue streams; and the Company’s service capabilities to minimize downtime and lower operating costs for customers. The forward-looking information contained herein is made as of the date of this press release and is based on assumptions management believed to be reasonable at the time such statements were made, including market demand for renewable natural gas solutions, continued customer adoption of Greenlane’s parts and service offerings, the continued demand for renewable natural gas solutions and aftermarket support services; the successful ongoing operation and maintenance of the installed biogas upgrading systems; Greenlane’s ability to fulfill its contractual obligations under the service agreements; the Company’s ability to leverage its growing installed base to generate recurring aftermarket revenue and expand customer relationships; and the Company’s ability to execute its aftermarket service strategy. While management considers these assumptions to be reasonable based on information currently available to management, there is no assurance that such expectations will prove to be correct. By their nature, forward-looking information is subject to inherent risks and uncertainties that may be general or specific and which give rise to the possibility that expectations, forecasts, predictions, projections or conclusions will not prove to be accurate, that assumptions may not be correct and that objectives, strategic goals and priorities will not be achieved. A variety of factors, including known and unknown risks, many of which are beyond the Company’s control, could cause actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking information in this press release. Additional risk factors can also be found in the Company’s Management Discussion and Analysis, and its Annual Information Form, all of which have been filed under the Company’s SEDAR+ profile at www.sedarplus.com. Readers are cautioned not to put undue reliance on forward-looking information. The Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking information, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by applicable law. Forward-looking statements contained in this news release are expressly qualified by this cautionary statement.

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Pixelworks to Announce Third Quarter 2026 Financial Results on November 11

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PORTLAND, Ore., Oct. 28, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Pixelworks, Inc. (NASDAQ: PXLW), a provider of innovative cinematic and enhanced visualization solutions, will release its third quarter 2026 financial results on Wednesday, November 11, 2026, after market close. Todd DeBonis, Chairman and CEO, and Haley Aman, CFO, will host a conference call at 2:00 p.m. Pacific Time to discuss the Company’s quarterly results.

Analysts and investors are invited to join the Company’s conference call using the following information:

Third Quarter 2026 Conference Call
Date: Wednesday, November 11
Time: 2:00 p.m. Pacific Time (5:00 p.m. Eastern Time)
Live Webcast Link: Click Here
Dial-in Participation Registration Link: Click Here

Advanced registration is required for dial-in participants. Please complete the linked registration form above to receive a dial-in number and dedicated PIN for accessing the conference call by phone. A live and archived audio webcast of the conference call will also be accessible via the Investor Relations section of Pixelworks’ website.

About Pixelworks, Inc.

Pixelworks (NASDAQ: PXLW) is a technology licensing company specializing in cinematic visualization solutions, including industry-leading content creation, delivery and display processing solutions that enable highly authentic viewing experiences with superior visual quality. Pixelworks has more than 20 years of delivering image processing innovation to leading providers of consumer electronics, professional displays and video streaming services.

About TrueCut Motion

TrueCut Motion® is a powerful video platform from Pixelworks that provides filmmakers with a new palette for motion. It enables shot-by-shot motion grading, allowing creators to manage judder, motion blur, and frame rates to achieve a consistent, cinematic look across all screens. For more information on TrueCut Motion, visit: www.truecutmotion.com

Note: Pixelworks, the Pixelworks logo, TrueCut Motion and TrueCut are registered trademarks of Pixelworks, Inc.

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