Canada unveils national AI literacy initiative
Program will provide AI training resources to Canadians through the Alberta Machine Intelligence Institute.
Prairies
Neo Financial lays off roughly 10 percent of its staff
Calgary-based FinTech cut 102 employees to create a âsimpler and faster team.â
Hereâs how every Canadian province and territory is governing data centres
From stand-alone policies to disincentivizing investment, hereâs a guide from coast to coast.
Saskatchewanâs tech incubator wants to help non-tech businesses adopt AI
Executive director says program can help more businesses think of themselves as tech companies.
ASI Engineering lands nearly $1 million to scale AI for asset management
Funding comes through federal governmentâs Business Scale-up and Productivity program.
Protein Industries Canada invests more than $2 million into AI for AgTech
Two projects will seek to develop AI solutions for crop disease, grain monitoring.
Emissions Reduction Alberta doles out nearly $51 million in slew of innovation investments
Tech and innovation projects across the province are aimed at lowering greenhouse gas emissions.
ID-scanning firm Patronscan faces renewed scrutiny over data privacy
Multiple US bars have now stopped using Calgary-based ID authenticatorâs tech following criticism.
Helcim raises $53 million amid shakeup in Canadian payments
Calgary company reaches $250-million valuation, hopes to grow after Moneris sells to US private equity.
Anthropic job posting suggests itâs eyeing Alberta for data centre buildout
AI giant hiring community engagement manager and national compute lead to bring âgigawatts of computeâ to Canada.
Xanadu and University of Alberta partner on quantum-powered cancer research
Researchers hope quantum computing can help develop next-gen photosensitizers for light-based therapies.
Edmonton Unlimited unveils 10 companies to watch ahead of Startup Week
Companies will be showcased at Startup Weekâs Launch Party this October.
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.
Max Power is maxing out geological exploration with AI
The mining company drilled Canadaâs first well dedicated to natural hydrogen. Now itâs looking to commercialize.