Canadian AI
Jul 17, 2019 ● Derrick Penner Japanese Tech Giant Fujitsu Picks Vancouver for Global Artificial Intelligence HQ

Fujitsu was drawn to Vancouver for close access to the lucrative North American market and to be close to its investment in quantum-computing firm 1QBit

Retail & Commerce Funding
Jul 16, 2019 ● Isabelle Kirkwood AI and Robotics Enterprise Startup C2RO Raises $2.25 Million Series A

The funds will be used to accelerate the commercialization of C2RO’s enterprise-grade cloud AI services

Canadian AI Funding
Jul 12, 2019 ● Isabelle Kirkwood AI and IoT Startup Mnubo Acquired by Aspen Technology for $102 Million CAD

Mnubo's four Montreal-based entrepreneurs have committed to give back to the Quebec ecosystem

Canadian AI Healthtech Education
Jun 26, 2019 ● Isabelle Kirkwood UWaterloo, Microsoft Partner to Use AI for Socially-Driven Projects

Early projects focus on autistic individuals, aging populations, climate change, and natural disaster response

Canadian AI
Jun 25, 2019 ● Khari Johnson Nvidia’s STEAL AI Gives Neural Networks Better Computer Vision

Researchers from Nvidia, U of T and Vector Institute have devised a way to better determine where an object begins and ends

Canadian AI Policy & Ethics
Jun 25, 2019 ● Sarah Smellie Ethics and Artificial Intelligence: These Researchers Say Tech Has to Have a Moral Backbone

Ethical AI movement is growing but outpaced by growth of technology, says Microsoft engineer

Canadian AI Education Privacy & Security
Jun 24, 2019 ● Isabelle Kirkwood National Research Council Launches AI, Cybersecurity, IoT Hub in Waterloo

The research hub aims to make new discoveries in AI and IoT, including publications, patents and commercialization

Canadian AI Fintech
Jun 23, 2019 ● Isabelle Kirkwood MindBridge Wants to Create the Microsoft of AI Applications

The company aims to have an AI-powered platform that alows organizations to develop applications without needing a data scientist