GreenSky expands team, secures $17 million first close of Fund V as firm sees opportunity amid the downturn
“When you get that kind of volatility … that’s when you get the best opportunities.”
AI
What comes after the attention economy?
Kate Bush and Girl Talk point to new outcomes and priorities.
Following exit to Live Nation, Universe founders secure $10.8 million for online art marketplace Peggy
Peggy uses AI to help artists and collectors authenticate artwork.
A|I: The AI Times – Google bets on Anthropic, Ada makes more layoffs
Plus: The fight against AI art.
Hippoc announces $3 million to help marketers test ad campaigns using neuroscience
Hippoc’s web-based platform can predict the cognitive impact of an ad before it goes live.
A|I: The AI Times – Tenstorrent swaps CEOs, DeepMind exits Edmonton
Plus: does Ottawa have the right plan to support an AI industry?
Ada latest Canadian unicorn to make additional staff cuts
The layoffs come four months after Ada reduced its staff by 16 percent.
Vector Institute, Communitech partner to expand AI training program across Canada
Reports show one of the main barriers to AI adoption is the ongoing talent crunch.
A|I: The AI Times – Microsoft wants OpenAI everywhere, Google calls in reinforcements
Plus: Is Tesla’s autopilot ‘overhyped’?
Alphabet company DeepMind shutters Edmonton site as part of Google layoffs
DeepMind said it’s maintaining its other Canadian locations in Montréal, Toronto.
Tenstorrent swaps CEOs as Apple, AMD, Intel alum takes helm of AI chip unicorn
Tenstorrent founder becomes CTO as company also hires ex-Google director as COO.
Québec to house IBM quantum supercomputer as Xanadu secures $40 million from feds
PINQ² will operationalize the quantum supercomputer this year.
Delphia places co-founder on leave over sexual assault allegations, lawsuit from former employee
Plaintiff: “I feel hurt and betrayed by Delphia’s co-founders.”
