Is the feds’ FDI approach “toxic” for Canadian tech?
Plus: How Dozr went from a building boom to receivership.
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How OpenText went all-in on AI
OpenText EVP Shannon Bell explains why her job now requires human and digital resource management.
Feds commit $42.5 million to expand AI compute infrastructure at University of Toronto
Funding will help researchers across the country train AI models with billions of parameters.
FluidAI enters acquisition deal with Emmetros as it pushes to modernize patient recovery with AI
Healthtech firm says combined tech will help hospitals keep patients connected while cutting time to discharge.
FinOps has become the new superpower for CFOs
Unicorne’s Éric Pinet on how to avoid the spiraling costs of cloud services.
TISC is fine-tuning AI for split-second decisions, starting on the basketball court
Canadian co-founded startup plans to tap machine learning talent in Canada and the US.
Nokia’s Ottawa expansion tests Canada’s definition of “sovereign AI”
Government calls $340-million project “gold standard” while critics say it’s a “toxic” foreign subsidy.
UAE research institute to open lab within Mila
Montréal AI research centre and Technology Innovation Institute team up as PM visits UAE.
Inside Ottawa’s cautious experiment with an AI-powered digital help desk
Plus: It’s ‘Valley or Bust’ for Canada’s young entrepreneurs.
Sweden brings urgency—and royalty—to Montréal as it seeks AI research partnership
Swedish deputy PM says countries must be “risk aware, not risk averse” as royal delegation visits Mila.
Inovia Capital opens Abu Dhabi office as Canada strengthens ties with UAE
Montréal VC firm looks to forge commercial and financial partnerships for its portfolio companies in the region.
The feds get 4,000 website complaints a day. Can a “responsible” AI chatbot untangle the mess?
At the Ottawa Responsible AI Summit, experts debated security, equity, and who gets a seat at the table.
Team of Toronto talent unites after Y Combinator to build Clado
Clado has raised $2 million USD for its mass-recruitment AI platform.
Okta to launch Canadian data cell as sovereignty debate intensifies
US data security company adds in-country cell that will keep customer data in Canada.
“We’re not gonna pretend that we could do the R&D that you do.”
Calgary-based VizworX finds building in 3D is easier than filing a SR&ED claim.