The quiet militarization of Canadian AI
Canadian AI styles itself as ethical but is reorienting towards military and dual-use technology.
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Montréal AI conference ALL IN to expand with events in Vancouver, Toronto
Scale AI-run event series hits Vancouver on April 15 and Toronto on May 28.
Manitoba looks to spur more investment with tax credit ceiling raise
Starting in April, small business venture capital tax credit will be capped at $30 million.
CCI wants governments to buy more Canadian healthtech
Tech advocacy group urges overhaul of procurement and data management to support domestic companies.
Ottawa makes first RDII investments in Ontario with $15 million for CDL Defence and Wolf Advanced Technology
Money will support CDL’s defence accelerator and Wolf’s high-performance computing systems.
Evan Solomon will meet Sam Altman as OpenAI faces pressure over Tumbler Ridge response
Meeting comes after OpenAI revealed it would have reported the shooter to police in hindsight.
Québec government invests $36 million to sustain Mila’s AI research
Funding comes through Québec’s five-year innovation strategy.
Bubble Technology Industries awarded contract to detect space radiation for astronauts
Ontario defence and aerospace firm to receive $5.5 million from Canadian Space Agency.
OpenAI connection to Tumbler Ridge tragedy puts balance between privacy and public safety in the spotlight
Experts urge caution as feds threaten new law after OpenAI failed to alert police to shooter’s ChatGPT exchanges.
The new alliance positioning Edmonton as a Canadian defence hub
The Edmonton Region Defence Alliance presents a united front in pursuit of federal defence contracts.
Business leaders urge Ottawa to extend employee ownership tax incentive
Short-lived tax break encouraging founders to sell to employees is set to expire this year.
New trade association aims to give domestic SMBs a shot in Canada’s “defence renaissance”
For those about to defend, there’s a new ACDC in town.
Loop aims to make screen-scraping obsolete for business accounts
Toronto FinTech targets enterprise accounts as it waits for open banking.
How to fix Canada’s Start-up Visa
Boris Wertz and Lucy Hargreaves discuss what a 10 to 35-year wait says about Canada’s capacity to attract entrepreneurial…
Mecademic secures $21 million to bring its tiny industrial robots to the world
Funding will help expand Montréal headquarters and ramp up hiring in US, Europe, and Asia.