Mila negotiating new federal funding after being tasked with open-source AI file
Solomon: “It’s in the tens of millions. It’s serious backing, and we’re backing Mila.”
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Solomon: “It’s in the tens of millions. It’s serious backing, and we’re backing Mila.”
Canadian government-backed project has received $5 million from Firefox maker and $1 million from Hypertec.
At ALL IN, Evan Solomon also teased AI supercomputer selection this fall.
At Canada FinTech Forum, experts warn that organizations without a quantum plan are way behind.
Portage CEO argues pension funds should back more Canadian GPs and companies.
Co-founder Mell Truong steps into executive director role of grassroots tech conference.
Wealthsimple government relations leader says Canada should have had real-time rail five years ago.
BetaKit’s running list of the major investors committing billions of dollars to Canadian projects.
Québec-based sovereign cloud provider aims to win more contracts across Canada.
Pitchbook of investable Canadian projects spans quantum, AI data centres, and carbon capture.
Yet another AI researcher has issued a staggering warning: the cutthroat race to build ever-more-powerful AI systems could…
Companies with hardware plays were Canadian tech’s only entrants, while prominent software companies fell off list.
Montréal startup is betting on small language models and demand for data privacy.
Canadian company looks to grow US presence with purchase of N5 Sensors’ wildfire technology business.
Vancouver-based Clariti’s software, CivCheck, flags mistakes in initial applications.