Clinia secures Series A funding, partnership with Telus Health to deploy its search tech
CEO says endorsement from Canada’s largest healthtech player gives Clinia “visa” it needs to catch big US fish.
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Solon Angel explains which industries will be dominated first by AI
Surprise: it’s not the ones you’d expect.
A|I: The AI Times – Jeff Bezos bets on an AI-based Google Search challenger
Plus: Untether AI names Intel veteran Chris Walker as its new CEO.
Zapier’s Reid Robinson on navigating AI integrations
Robinson believes “we’ve only scratched the surface” of what’s possible with generative AI.
BenchSci trims headcount citing generative AI, economic conditions
BenchSci confirmed to BetaKit that it laid off 17 percent of its workforce.
Untether AI names Intel veteran Chris Walker as its new CEO
AI chip startup also adds ex-Google, Nvidia exec Amir Salek to board.
MedEssist’s Joella Almeida on going slow with AI in healthtech
AI’s accuracy problem could spell trouble for patients and practitioners.
Generative AI use in the workplace is growing unchecked, new Salesforce survey finds
Only 13 percent of Canadian respondents said their workplace has clearly defined generative AI rules.
A|I: The AI Times – Critics skewer Fed’s AI consultations, Cohere co-founder wants to keep it simple
Startup founded by ex-Google Search team nears $2 billion valuation.
Xanadu’s Christian Weedbrook among Quantum Industry Canada’s three new board appointments
The Xanadu CEO joins representatives from Anyon Systems and Quantacet.
Inverted AI closes $5.3 million CAD in seed funding for vehicle safety simulation tech
Startup builds AI-powered non-playable characters for advanced vehicle testing.
How Xero overhauled its customer support function using gen AI
For gen AI solutions to deliver value, you need a north star for both your organization and customers.
Vistara Growth secures $200-million CAD initial close for fifth private credit fund
Vistara sees opportunity post-SVB as bank lenders, VCs pull back.
A|I: The AI Times – Google launches its hopeful GPT-4 killer
Plus: “Gentle Canadian” @BasedBeffJezos raises $14M for AI hardware startup.
Durable raises $18 million CAD as it looks to help service-based businesses run on autopilot
Startup claims six million sites have been built with the platform in its first year.