As AI scribes flood healthcare, experts stress need for responsible adoption
Data privacy event unpacks how AI could save doctors time yet erode patient trust.
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Earth is full of power-hungry data centres. Is shooting them into space the answer?
Tech giants are mulling space-based data centres, but solving Earth’s problems is still important.
Pluvo heads to San Francisco to join the latest a16z speedrun cohort
Ottawa AI startup says it was selected from a group of more than 19,000 companies.
Q&A: BDC Capital’s head on why Canadian defence tech investments are heating up
Geneviève Bouthillier unpacks recent investments in Irréversible and Canada Rocket Company.
Waabi claims largest-ever Canadian tech fundraise as it hauls in $750-million USD Series C
Years after leaving Uber, Raquel Urtasun is developing robotaxis with the ride-hailing giant again.
Montréal industrial AI scaleup Vention raises $110-million USD Series D
Company says it crossed $100-million CAD annual run rate as it looks to expand in Europe.
TikTok and Grok are messes Canada can’t clean up
What’s a middle power to do in the face of algorithms controlled by global superpowers (and their supporters)?
AXL partners with IT firm Compugen to help turn AI ideas into AI applications
Compugen claims to be Canada’s largest privately-owned technology solution provider.
Drive Capital “triples down” on Birdseye with $5 million USD investment for new AI competitive-intelligence tool
Birdseye wanted to know if popular AI chatbots recommended its snail mail marketing tool. Now they’re spinning out Yolando.…
Canada’s housing supply is in crisis. Can robots help?
Automated homebuilders are pitching solutions to get more (ideally affordable) roofs over our heads.
It’s midwinter, yet these Edmonton companies are prepping for wildfire season
FireSafe AI has partnered with Edmonton’s Wyvern and AIRmarket to create a more comprehensive fire detection and prevention…
What CIBC is seeing inside AI’s fastest deals
Investor insights from CIBC’s Daniel Lee and Amy Olah.
Mila and Inovia launch venture fund to turn AI research “diamonds” into startups
National platform targets $100-million USD fund with plans to back 55 companies.
Teamworks, the “operating system for sports,” buys hockey analytics platform Sportlogiq
Sportlogiq says its platform is used by 97 percent of NHL teams, and serves more than 220 clients worldwide.
Feds call for proposals to build large-scale data centres in Canada
Ottawa seeks Canadian companies to build sovereign, AI data centres exceeding 100MW capacity.