Louis Têtu explains how Coveo is bucking tech trends ahead of SAAS NORTH keynote
bySerial entrepreneur to share hard-earned stories and predictions at SAAS NORTH.
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Waverly and the broken internet
byBuilding a better algorithm is not enough to fix the modern internet.
A|I: The AI Times – Inside Google’s commitment to Québec tech
byPlus: TuSimple fires its CEO amid federal probes.
Xanadu closes $100 million USD Series C as quantum computing firm becomes Canada’s latest unicorn
byXanadu wants to bring the first commercially available quantum computers to market.
Google opens new Montréal office, commits $2.75 million to Québec tech
byGoogle finally opens new Montréal office after big 2020 commitment to expand in Canada.
A|I: The AI Times – U of T gets an AI nod from Eric Schmidt
byPlus: CIFAR appoints 8 new AI chairs.
CIFAR appoints 8 new AI chairs as Pan-Canadian Artificial Intelligence Strategy enters phase two
byCIFAR is responsible for implementing the $443 million federal AI strategy.
University of Toronto one of nine schools chosen for Eric Schmidt’s new $148 million AI research initiative
byU of T only Canadian university to secure funding from former Google CEO to apply AI to STEM research.
A|I: The AI Times – Can this Element AI co-founder fix the Internet?
byPlus: Google in talks to invest $200 million into Cohere.
Visier acquires assets of skills intelligence startup Boostrs
byVisier’s foray into M&A comes one year after it raised $154 million from Goldman Sachs.
A|I: The AI Times – Ontario’s new IP czar, Montréal’s new AI hub
byPlus: Shinydocs, Encircle, Proto receive cumulative $7.5 million from FedDev Ontario.
Element AI co-founder launches Waverly to fix the internet by changing the way people consume content
byPhilippe Beaudoin wants to fix the internet. But what if the internet is a rigged game that can’t be fixed?
Shinydocs, Encircle, Proto receive cumulative $7.5 million from FedDev Ontario
byThe investment into the three Kitchener-Waterloo startups is expected to create 75 jobs.
VMware launches new AI centre in Montréal
byNext G-AI Research and Innovation Centre adds to Montréal AI cluster.
A|I: The AI Times – Gatik and Loblaw give Canadians driverless deliveries
byPlus: US said to plan new limits on China’s AI and supercomputing firms.