Geoffrey Hinton decries tech companies chasing “short-term profits” in Nobel Prize acceptance speech
British-Canadian calls for “urgent and forceful attention” to combat AI safety risks at Stockholm ceremony.
Spexi raises $16.2-million CAD Series A for blockchain-based drone imagery network
Startup’s long-term goal is to reward drone pilots on its platform with a native crypto utility token.
Trexo Robotics has helped children with disabilities take 100 million steps
Device is meant to assist those with cerebral palsy and other leg mobility-affecting conditions.
BDC launches program to help small businesses access financing to adopt AI
Program includes cybersecurity assessment and workflow automation assistance.
BC Securities Commission fines ezBtc owner $18.4 million over crypto fraud
CBSC previously found crypto platform had diverted one-third of customer deposits to personal accounts.
Canada Post strike didn’t slow Shopify’s record-breaking BFCM weekend
Shopify merchants drove $11.5 billion USD in sales over the weekend, eclipsing last year by more than $2 billion.
Online brokerage Questrade lays off undisclosed number of employees
Questrade appears to have quietly exited digital mortgage business around same time Wealthsimple entered it.
Lightspeed lays off 200 employees in second restructuring of the year
Online brokerage firm Questrade also reportedly laid off an undisclosed number of employees in recent days.
Major Canadian news orgs sue OpenAI for copyright infringement
Torstar, Postmedia, The Globe and Mail, The Canadian Press, and CBC/Radio-Canada are seeking monetary damages.
Canada’s Competition Bureau targets Google for anti-competitive practices
Google faces anti-trust fights on both sides of border as Canadian agency looks to force sale of adtech tools.
With new name, FleetOps secures $30.8-million CAD Series A round
Now called Class8, trucking data startup’s round was led entirely by United States-based investors.
Hopper restructures again following renewal of Expedia partnership
Hopper reportedly cut 10 percent of staff just over a year after its last restructuring.
Shopify calls on feds to “do whatever is necessary” to resolve Canada Post strike before Black Friday
Shopify suggests federal government impose binding arbitration or legislation to make postal service operational.
Montréal-founded FightCamp launches Peloton-style boxing lessons in Canada
At-home boxing platform designed by Montréal Founder Institute graduate Khalil Zahar.
Boosted.ai raises $20.9 million CAD to grow AI investment manager platform
New tool Alfa is “essentially an AI coworker that users can train to think like them.”