Bengio-led AI safety report warns of growing risks amid rapid capability gains
Major advancements in coding and mathematics come alongside a rise in AI-powered scams and cyberattacks.
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A16z speedrun-backed OpenSesame opens new doors with rebrand to General Magic
Toronto-based startup is building texting AI agents for insurance companies.
OpenText sells analytics database Vertica to pay down debt
Company sells second non-core asset in five months after dropping CEO in August.
Ali Asaria’s Transformer Lab launches worldwide
The launch coincides with a successful fundraising round from investors on both sides of the border.
Canadian water purification startup Xatoms makes a splash at World Economic Forum
Cleantech firm secures grant funding while representing Canada at Davos.
AI pioneer Richard Sutton to receive honourary degree from U of A
Sutton honoured for groundbreaking research into machine learning.
OpenText appoints former IBM Americas president as new CEO
Waterloo software firm has been searching for a permanent leader since August.
As AI scribes flood healthcare, experts stress need for responsible adoption
Data privacy event unpacks how AI could save doctors time yet erode patient trust.
Earth is full of power-hungry data centres. Is shooting them into space the answer?
Tech giants are mulling space-based data centres, but solving Earth’s problems is still important.
Pluvo heads to San Francisco to join the latest a16z speedrun cohort
Ottawa AI startup says it was selected from a group of more than 19,000 companies.
Q&A: BDC Capital’s head on why Canadian defence tech investments are heating up
Geneviève Bouthillier unpacks recent investments in Irréversible and Canada Rocket Company.
Waabi claims largest-ever Canadian tech fundraise as it hauls in $750-million USD Series C
Years after leaving Uber, Raquel Urtasun is developing robotaxis with the ride-hailing giant again.
Montréal industrial AI scaleup Vention raises $110-million USD Series D
Company says it crossed $100-million CAD annual run rate as it looks to expand in Europe.
TikTok and Grok are messes Canada can’t clean up
What’s a middle power to do in the face of algorithms controlled by global superpowers (and their supporters)?
AXL partners with IT firm Compugen to help turn AI ideas into AI applications
Compugen claims to be Canada’s largest privately-owned technology solution provider.