In Canadian first, Gatik and Loblaw take safety drivers out of autonomous delivery trucks
Gatik: this is “the first time that an autonomous trucking company has removed the safety driver from a daily delivery…
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A|I: The AI Times – Darth Vader belongs to AI now
Plus: Google Ventures shelves its algorithm.
Canadian unicorns Neo Financial, Ada lead LinkedIn’s 2022 Top Startups list
ApplyBoard appears on list for fourth consecutive year.
A|I: The AI Times – Raptors analytics department puts a number on Kawhi Leonard’s buzzer beater
Plus: AI industry preps for new era of regulation.
Avidbots closes $70 million USD Series C round to grow fleet of commercial cleaning robots
Avidbots 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
Elevate 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
Disney, Paramount Global among mutual partners of Ssimwave, IMAX.
AI startup Ada cuts 16 percent of its workforce
CEO cites tightening economy as Ada cuts 78 positions.
A|I: The AI Times – Exploring the city Google couldn’t buy
Plus: Protein industries secures $30 million, launches AI-focused co-investment program.
BC Tech Association reveals four finalists for 2022 startup award
Final 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
Applications for the new program are open until October 26.
Mila, Intel expand partnership to use AI for addressing climate change, digital biology
Intel initially teamed up with Mila last April to accelerate drug discovery.
A|I: The AI Times – The AI chip war goes hot
Plus: Startup behind AI image generator in talks to raise at a valuation up to $1 billion.
Led by ex-Vidyard employees, HyperComply wants to get rid of security questionnaires
After closing $6.4 million USD in January, HyperComply launched a product to automate due diligence.
A|I: The AI Times – This AI won top prize at the state fair
Plus: Five months in, details on Canada’s new Innovation and Investment Agency remain sparse.