Geoffrey Hinton, Yoshua Bengio receive Turing Award, ‘the Nobel Prize of computing’
Two of Canada’s notable pioneers in AI have been named co-winners of the 2018 ACM A.M. Turing Award for their work in deep…
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Finaeo raises $5.35 million CAD to help create ‘the Amazon of the insurance industry’
Insurtech startup Finaeo announced today that it has raised $5.35 million CAD in funding, calling the raise an extension of…
A|I: The AI Times – Why Millennials don’t like AI
The AI Times is a weekly newsletter covering the biggest AI, machine learning, big data, and automation news from around the…
US-based Corning opens software innovation centre in Montreal
Corning, an American materials science technology company, has opened a research and development centre in Montreal, focused…
University of Toronto receives $100 million for AI innovation centre
The University of Toronto (UofT) today announced that it has received $100 million in funding to help build its innovation…
Avidbots raises $31.5 million CAD Series B for floor cleaning robots
Avidbots, a Kitchener-based robotics company, today announced the close of a $31.5 million CAD Series B funding round, to help…
CDPQ expands AI offering with $250 million fund, new collaboration with Mila
Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ) has announced the creation of a $250 million fund for Québec businesses with…
A|I: The AI Times – Controlling superhuman AI
The AI Times is a weekly newsletter covering the biggest AI, machine learning, big data, and automation news from around the…
Millennials consider AI “threat to future employment”, according to survey
According to a recent survey of more than 1,500 Canadians, 85 percent of young people aged 18 to 34 believe artificial intelligence…
Fredericton-based Eigen Innovations receives $800,000 government funding
Eigen Innovations, an AI-based IoT software company, has received $800,000 in funding from the federal government’s Atlantic…
A|I: The AI Times – Canada’s space strategy
The AI Times is a weekly newsletter covering the biggest AI, machine learning, big data, and automation news from around the…
Today in acquisitions: Dye & Durham acquires legal tech companies, Epik acquires BitMitigate
Two companies have recently made announcements on acquiring startups. Here’s the latest on Canadian companies making acquisitions.…
Here’s a breakdown of Canada’s Moon-focused space strategy
The Government of Canada has unveiled a new space strategy that looks to develop the country’s space program, add jobs and…
Cisco invests $15 million in Calgary and Vancouver tech sectors
Cisco Canada has announced a $15 million investment for Calgary and Vancouver, going towards developing skills in the technology…
Canadian company among finalists of #DisruptMining 2019
Goldcorp has announced the winner of #DisruptMining 2019, a challenge that calls for innovators in the mining space to pitch…