National Research Council launches AI, cybersecurity, IoT hub in Waterloo
The National Research Council of Canada (NRC) has launched the Collaboration on Artificial Intelligence, Internet of Things,…
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MindBridge wants to create the Microsoft of AI applications
Last week, it was announced that MindBridge Analytics, the Ottawa-based AI company, had received $14.5 million from the federal…
Government picks American-based Honeywell to test quantum encryption in space
The Canadian Space Agency (CSA) has signed a $30 million deal with American multinational Honeywell for the design and implementation…
U of T’s self-driving car dominates 2019 AutoDrive Challenge
The University of Toronto’s self-driving car team, aUToronto, beat out seven other universities in the second annual…
MindBridge receives $14.5 million SIF funding to support $140 million AI project
MindBridge Analytics has received $14.5 million from the federal government to help support a “first-of-its kind”…
Element AI signs HSBC, its third partnership announcement in four months
Element AI is partnering with HSBC to help the bank develop the capability to analyze data that comes from clients of its Global…
A|I: The AI Times – Google and the ethics of AI
The AI Times is a weekly newsletter covering the biggest AI, machine learning, big data, and automation news from around the…
Skritswap receives $900,000 from FedNor and Women Entrepreneurship Strategy
Skritswap, a company that has developed an AI-powered platform to make complex documents easier to read, has received two federal…
Gaming software company Unity expanding Montreal office, opening AI lab
Unity Technologies, a San Francisco-headquartered video game software development company, is creating a new artificial intelligence…
University of New Brunswick, NRC create cybersecurity innovation hub
The University of New Brunswick (UNB) and the National Research Council of Canada (NRC) have partnered to open a new cybersecurity…
Samsung opens second Montreal-based AI lab, moves into Mila
South Korean electronics giant Samsung has moved into the Montreal Institute for Learning Algorithms (Mila), opening its 2,000-square-foot…
Quebec-based Supercluster Scale AI launches call for projects
The Quebec-based AI-powered supercluster, Scale AI, has launched a call for projects across Canada looking for industries to…
Palette Skills receives $1 million from government for worker reskilling
Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development Navdeep Bains today announced $1,117,879 in funding for Palette Skills,…
A|I: The AI Times – The AI gig economy is coming for you
The AI Times is a weekly newsletter covering the biggest AI, machine learning, big data, and automation news from around the…
Responsive client base hits $10 billion CAD AUM, powered by its behavioural AI
Vancouver-based Reponsive.ai, a SaaS company targeted toward wealth managers and advisors, recently announced that the wealth…