Braingrid raises $2.5 million to grow analytics platform for the cannabis industry
Toronto-based Braingrid, which offers a solution to help cannabis producers measure growth, has raised $2.5 million in an effort…
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Borealis AI launches graduate fellowship program to create more AI talent
RBC’s AI lab Borealis AI has launched a graduate fellowship program with the goal of building more AI talent in Canada.…
Today in AI: Toronto-based DeepLearni.ng joins Vector Institute, NextAI expands program to Montreal
Several Canadian startups have made announcements and launched new features to make strides in AI. Here’s the latest on Canada’s…
A|I: The AI Times – Amazon’s AI flywheel
The AI Times is a weekly newsletter covering the biggest AI, machine learning, big data, and automation news from around the…
Frank And Oak raises $20 million to invest in personalized shopping features
Montreal-based Frank And Oak has raised $20 million as it looks to grow its business both in-store and online. The funding…
CIFAR announces advisory committee overseeing national AI strategy
CIFAR has announced its International Scientific Advisory Committee that will oversee the Pan-Canadian Artificial Intelligence…
Rubikloud hiring 60 people in Toronto to meet global demand for its service
Rubikloud is adding another 60 people to its Toronto office. The news comes just over a month after Rubikloud raised a $46…
Element AI global talent report finds Canada has third-largest concentration of AI researchers
Montreal-based Element AI has compiled a report and analysis on the global supply of AI researchers in an effort to get a better…
A|I: The AI Times – Religious about AI
The AI Times is a weekly newsletter covering the biggest AI, machine learning, big data, and automation news from around the…
RBC’s Borealis AI boosts Toronto lab with two new senior researchers
Borealis AI has added new senior researchers to its team. The RBC-led AI lab is welcoming University of Waterloo professor…
Hootsuite’s Ryan Holmes: We need to get religious about AI before it’s too late
In a memorable scene in Ex Machina, the 2015 thriller on lifelike robots, the CEO of a Google-esque monopoly describes how…
OneEleven launches insurtech growth program with Aviva Canada
Toronto-based OneEleven has launched an insurtech growth program with insurance company Aviva Canada. The four-month program…
A|I: The AI Times – Everyone wants a piece of Montreal AI
The AI Times is a weekly newsletter covering the biggest AI, machine learning, big data, and automation news from around the…
Microsoft hires new director for Montreal AI lab, announces plan to double workforce
Redmond computing giant Microsoft has plans to double the team at its Montreal research lab. The company has also hired Carnegie…
A|I: The AI Times – AI so you don’t hate Slack
The AI Times is a weekly newsletter covering the biggest AI, machine learning, big data, and automation news from around the…