How socialbots are the masters of manipulation
No mistake about it, you might be a bot. Responding to the number of likes, retweets, upvotes, and comments can be an impulsive…
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Creative Destruction Lab partners with Rigetti Computing to support quantum machine learning startups
The Creative Destruction Lab (CDL), a seed-stage startup accelerator at the University of Toronto, has partnered with Silicon…
Today in company updates: Wattpad launches video storytelling app, LANDR announces music distribution feature
This week, several Canadian startups have made announcements, launching new features, partnerships, and more. Here’s the…
Sportlogiq raises $5 million Series A as it eyes European expansion
Montreal-based Sportlogiq, which has developed an AI-powered player tracking and sports analytics platform, has just raised…
RBC wants to use AI to give customers financial advice
Canadian bank RBC is hedging on a bet that its customers will want to get banking advice from artificial intelligence. Canada’s…
Ideal raises $3 million to invest in virtual assistant for recruiters
Ideal, a virtual assistant targeted to recruiters, announced that it has raised a $3 million seed round. The round was led…
A|I: The AI Times – The centre cannot hold
The AI Times is a weekly newsletter covering the biggest AI, machine learning, big data, and automation news from around the…
How RBC embraced the hackathon mindset
Hackathons are innovation challenges, often taking place over an intense couple of days, in which a team rapidly prototypes…
A|I: The AI Times – the next major operating system
The AI Times is a weekly newsletter covering the biggest AI, machine learning, big data, and automation news from around the…
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It was simply a matter of time. With the recent influx of government attention, high-profile exits, and higher-profile…
University of Waterloo researchers create virtual assistant prototype to help people with Alzheimer’s disease
Computer scientists at the Univesity of Waterloo are creating a prototype of ACT@Home, a virtual assistant designed to help…
Today in company updates: Flipp partners with non-profits, Symbility partners with Deeplearni.ng
This week, several Canadian startups have made announcements, launching new products, partnerships, and more. Here’s the…
Picniic launches data-tracking virtual assistant to help families stay organized
Vancouver-based Picniic, a digital platform that brings families’ activities and data into one single platform, has launched…
Montreal-based law firm launches AI assistant to help people navigate Canada’s immigration process
Montreal-based EXEO, a law firm that specializes in immigration and international mobility, has launched its Immigration Virtual…
CB Insights calling for applications from AI startups for The AI 100
CB Insights is calling for applications for the 2018 edition of The AI 100, which highlights a select group of emerging companies…