Aidan Gomez says Cohere won’t get into the business of making chips
Toronto AI company won’t follow competitors in pursuit of in-house semiconductors.
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Mila negotiating new federal funding after being tasked with open-source AI file
Solomon: “It’s in the tens of millions. It’s serious backing, and we’re backing Mila.”
CEIMIA, Animikii partner with Manitoba First Nation on stewardship of Indigenous data
Animikii Indigenous Technology and CEIMIA announced the partnership at Montréal’s ALL IN conference.
OpenAI managing director says Canada an “obvious place” for data centre
George Osborne also praised the country’s efforts to solicit international investment and boost AI adoption.
Orbits secures $2 million USD to manage home logistics with AI
A16z Speedrun, N49P, Garage back Orbits’ consumer launch of AI household assistant.
Mila and Mozilla announce plans to build open-source AI for businesses
Canadian government-backed project has received $5 million from Firefox maker and $1 million from Hypertec.
When AI writes the code, what still counts as R&D?
Boast breaks down what companies need to prove when AI is part of the experimentation process.
AI minister affirms Canada will have tech super-regulator “with teeth”
At ALL IN, Evan Solomon also teased AI supercomputer selection this fall.
Yoshua Bengio’s LawZero receives $300 million backing from Canada and Germany to pursue safer AI ambitions
Non-profit startup will use the funding to establish a Berlin office and a Canadian sovereign compute partnership.
Cohere reaches terms with German peer Aleph Alpha to take on AI giants
Combined company will retain the Cohere name and become dual-headquartered in Toronto and Berlin.
Why did quantum leaders sound the Q-Day alarm at a FinTech conference?
At Canada FinTech Forum, experts warn that organizations without a quantum plan are way behind.
Radical Ventures launches Canada’s largest AI fund with $1-billion USD first close
Leading Canadian pension funds and banks back Toronto AI investor’s late-stage strategy.
Bell announces $50-billion buildout to produce Canada’s largest data centre in Saskatchewan
Non-binding MOU would be largest private capital investment in province’s history, quadrupling planned capacity.
Cohere CEO Aidan Gomez says Canada could become a data centre superpower
Remarks at the Canadian Global Growth Forum follow recent guidelines on data centre development in Canada.
Intrepid Growth Partners secures $525-million USD final close for inaugural AI fund
Former leaders from OMERS, CPPIB, and CDL lead fund to find “the next generation of AI founders.”