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Y Combinator and Yoshua Bengio-backed Armilla AI secures $6 million CAD in new funding
Armilla says its AI model warranty could have covered Air Canada’s chatbot snafu.
Maple VC co-leads $4-million USD seed round for Canadian-led Inference.ai
Palo Alto-based startup is the latest to receive investment from Maple VC.
Mining tech company GeologicAI acquires consultancy Resource Modeling Solutions
GeologicAI has developed “robot geologists” for the mining sector.
Unbounce among the latest #CDNtech companies making changes at the top
WeCook, Aifred Health, and Stream Systems have also made leadership changes this month.
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Plus: Google launches a re-branded Bard in Canada and AI flags abound.
Staircase Ventures bets on Sibli as VC firm reveals first four investments
Sibli uses AI to give asset managers “information advantage” when researching opportunities.
Fuelled by Well Health partnership, Healwell looks to apply AI to preventative care
Healwell AI zeroes in on M&A for growth after surgically removing its clinical footprint.
Vector Institute leaders chart AI hub’s progress and the challenges that remain
Experts discuss AI safety, regulation, and how Canada can maintain global leadership.
Taylor Swift & the Apple Vision Pro are the biggest tech stories of 2024 (so far)
There is now software designed as an offensive weapon to fight other software. Arm the Swifties.
Professor Esma Aïmeur discusses the double-edged sword of GenAI ahead of the World AI Cannes Festival
GenAI will exponentially increase the threats we face online, but it could also be our greatest protector.
Google rebrands Bard to Gemini as chatbot finally launches in Canada
Canada was conspicuously left off Google’s international expansion list last year.
Nord Quantique claims industry first quantum error correction at qubit level
Québec startup aims to develop more scalable hardware for quantum computing.
OpenHouse.ai raises $1.5 million CAD for house-planning and marketing tool
The platform provides insights to builders about desired features and floor plans in certain communities.
A|I: The AI Times – AI is expensive. Cue the M&A.
Plus: Canada and UK sign memo on AI compute power.