Bitcoin miner Hut 8 to receive $150 million to provide AI computing power
Hut 8 shifted its headquarters from Toronto to Miami following a merger last year.
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Former 7Geese leaders secure seed funding for new AI-powered performance management platform
Armed with $2.5 million CAD, Topicflow looks to double its team.
CoGuard received funding from OpenAI’s Cybersecurity Grant Program
Startup automates the identification of software misconfiguration to reduce the threat of cyberattacks.
Ottawa companies receive FedDev funding for AI, semiconductor, biotech work
FedDev invested nearly $20 million across nine Ottawa-based companies.
Collision has come and gone
Plus: The AI reality check is happening now.
“The reality check is happening now”: AI leaders on the state of the market at Collision
Experts at Collision 2024 weighed in on the AI hype cycle, enterprise adoption, and doomsday scenarios.
Healwell AI accelerates M&A strategy with acquisitions of VeroSource Solutions and BioPharma Services
The deals, if successful, will have a combined value of over $36 million.
Canadian OpenAI co-founder Ilya Sutskever launches new company focused on safe AI development
New company follows the recent exodus of safety-focused employees at OpenAI.
PragmaClin, Willful, NovaResp among nearly 30 healthtech startups backed by new CABHI funding
Each startup is receiving between $150,000 to $500,000 based on company stage, needs, and evaluation processes.
A|I: The AI Times – Samsung values Toronto’s Tenstorrent at $2 billion
Plus: Why Big Tech launches unreliable AI apps.
As Collision kicks off, four Canadian tech startups unveil new funding
Heylist, Vosyn, Pok Pok, and Ability Biologics have all raised fresh capital.
Waabi fuels up to launch fully driverless trucks in 2025 with $275-million CAD Series B
Uber and Khosla double down as Nvidia, Porsche, IKEA join Toronto AV startup’s cap table.
WWDC: Did Apple just kill your AI company?
Apple’s riskiest decision in years might be catching up in AI too soon.
Two Small Fish Ventures holds $41-million CAD final close for Fund III
Firm is tapping into its “superpowers” to spot early winners in frontier tech.
Borderless AI makes its Cohere-powered HR agent free to use
As part of the Cohere Startup Program, Borderless hopes to attract new customers by opening up its AI offering.