Q&A: Animikii’s Jeff Ward on #DataBack and what the world can learn from Indigenous tech
Animikii’s Niiwin platform is being developed to reclaim, organize, and safeguard Indigenous data.
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CEIMIA, Animikii partner with Manitoba First Nation on stewardship of Indigenous data
Animikii Indigenous Technology and CEIMIA announced the partnership at Montréal’s ALL IN conference.
Here’s how every Canadian province and territory is governing data centres
From stand-alone policies to disincentivizing investment, here’s a guide from coast to coast.
Alberta researchers are studying the living organisms lurking in wildfire smoke
Research project hopes to better understand the effect of wildfires on your lungs.
Autonomous welding startup TetraGen Robotics raises $1.8 million
Oversubscribed round was led by StepChange Capital and will help company commercialize.
“Intimate, safe, and enduring”: How a founder’s personal loss led to a new kind of business
Cremation Tattoos worked with North Forge to turn a reverent memorial practice into a scaling business.
Mode40 and CME partner to launch Prairies-wide AI initiative for aerospace, aviation, and defence
AeroTrace is designed to demonstrate the value of AI-enabled systems in industrial manufacturing.
Winnipeg adtech Taiv among recipients of PrairiesCAN AI adoption funding
Canada’s AI minister announces $10.2 million for six Manitoba businesses.
Feds invest $3.2 million to support Manitoba’s Black entrepreneurs
Investment will go to three organizations focusing on Black business development.
Manitoba premier says air force base expansion only possible thanks to data centre rejection
Province rejected proposals for a hyperscale data centre earlier this month.
Ubisoft closes Winnipeg office, laying off another 65 staff
French game developer continues cost-cutting measures just months after closing Halifax office.
Deep Sky announces carbon capture agreement with TD Bank
Ten-year deal will see TD use Deep Sky’s carbon credits to offset residual emissions.
Women’s Equity Lab Manitoba closes Fund 3 at $300,000
Fund reached full subscription in record time, maxing out in roughly a month.
Manitoba launches AI consultations as it weighs tougher privacy and youth protections
Minister Mike Moroz says new policy could include opt-in consent rules and possible age limits for AI access.
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.