Plus: Annual grades for Wealthsimple, Shopify, Cohere, and more. Congrats, folks, we’ve survived another year. As required for The BetaKit Podcast to maintain its podcasting license, we are here to to review the tech year that was. “We are about to see a bunch of people who are powerful, successful, and feel like they […]
Canada can’t outspend its peers. So how might it outsmart them? 2024 was the year that British-Canadian computer scientist Geoffrey Hinton won a Nobel Prize in Physics for his contributions to the field of artificial intelligence (AI). 2024 reinforced that Canada lacks the resources to win the AI war on all fronts. His victory […]
Mini-budget with many tech commitments comes during a day of chaos on the Hill. The Government of Canada barely tabled its Fall Economic Statement (FES) after a day of political chaos and uncertainty. The Liberal government was thrown into turmoil following the surprise resignation of Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland hours […]
While AI has been in the hype cycle for the past two years, real tools are starting to come out and Hydro Ottawa has been using Google’s AI Workplace tools and found them super helpful. The company started with a 12-week pilot program and quickly found that even people not in the program were eager […]
Apple is aiming to compete with rivals Google and Samsung in the generative AI space – Copyright AFP/File SEBASTIEN BOZON Tech giant Apple on Wednesday rolled out major updates to its artificial intelligence offerings that integrate OpenAI’s ChatGPT into its native applications, including Siri, on the iPhone. In a notable shift for the privacy-focused company, […]
The founder of exited startup Medesync wants to accelerate clinical research with AI. Silicon Valley-based Medeloop has closed $15.5 million USD ($21 million CAD) in Series A financing to support its platform aimed at speeding up clinical research with artificial intelligence (AI). The all-equity round, which closed in late October, was led by Canadian […]
Meet Daisy, the AI grandmother designed to waste scammers time. She likes sitting in her favourite chair with a good book, hard candies, and long conversations. Really, really long conversations. This is a brilliant bit of trolling. It’s not often that we see positive headlines about AI these days. So much of the news is […]
AI-focused VC firm launched a new $800-million USD growth fund in August. Toronto-based artificial intelligence (AI)-focused venture capital (VC) firm Radical Ventures has tapped Richa Mehta as its newest partner. Mehta will help lead Radical’s growth strategy, taking on typical partner responsibilities like leading investments, taking board seats, interfacing with limited partners, and helping […]
Human translators still needed alongside automated tools, experts say, citing legal and safety risks. Translation experts at tech companies and certified translators in Canada are concerned about the fallout of machine-translated content being used in important documents without expert oversight. Canadian businesses are increasingly incorporating artificial intelligence (AI) into their day-to-day operations, often to […]
Workorb secures $2.6 million CAD to advance AI in architecture, engineering, construction sectors. Toronto-based artificial intelligence (AI) startup Workorb has closed $2.6 million CAD in seed financing to advance its automation product for the architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) industry. The round, which consisted of SAFE agreements that closed over the summer, was led […]
