Miovision acquires Pittsburgh firm Rapid Flow to bolster its traffic management systems
byRapid Flow’s Pittsburgh head office will become Miovision’s fifth global location.
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Parity raises $8 million to target wasteful emissions in buildings
byNew legislation fighting climate change in US could benefit Parity.
Quandri raises $2 million CAD to automate time-consuming, repetitive tasks for insurance industry
byCEO says Quandri has seen “insane growth” since investing in sales and marketing.
In Canadian first, Gatik and Loblaw take safety drivers out of autonomous delivery trucks
byGatik: this is “the first time that an autonomous trucking company has removed the safety driver from a daily delivery…
A|I: The AI Times – Darth Vader belongs to AI now
byPlus: Google Ventures shelves its algorithm.
Canadian unicorns Neo Financial, Ada lead LinkedIn’s 2022 Top Startups list
byApplyBoard appears on list for fourth consecutive year.
A|I: The AI Times – Raptors analytics department puts a number on Kawhi Leonard’s buzzer beater
byPlus: AI industry preps for new era of regulation.
Avidbots closes $70 million USD Series C round to grow fleet of commercial cleaning robots
byAvidbots will also open a new, 70,00 square foot headquarters in Kitchener-Waterloo.
Ten years after revolutionary Geoffrey Hinton paper, AI headed towards new era of regulation
byElevate Festival stage explores AI’s use in healthcare, climate change, and … Raptors games.
IMAX acquires video quality solutions startup Ssimwave in $28.3 million CAD deal
byDisney, Paramount Global among mutual partners of Ssimwave, IMAX.
AI startup Ada cuts 16 percent of its workforce
byCEO cites tightening economy as Ada cuts 78 positions.
A|I: The AI Times – Exploring the city Google couldn’t buy
byPlus: Protein industries secures $30 million, launches AI-focused co-investment program.
BC Tech Association reveals four finalists for 2022 startup award
byFinal winner will be named on Oct 6th at the Technology Impact Awards gala.
Protein Industries Canada secures $30 million from Pan-Canadian AI Strategy, launches AI-focused co-investment program
byApplications for the new program are open until October 26.
Mila, Intel expand partnership to use AI for addressing climate change, digital biology
byIntel initially teamed up with Mila last April to accelerate drug discovery.