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Software, AI to have biggest impact on robotics in next 5 years: QNX
Software, AI to have biggest impact on robotics: QNX
Software is expected to have an increased role in robotics during the next three to five years, 85 per cent of engineers and software developers surveyed by QNX said, indicative of its growing presence in the field.
Spellbook hires former Shopify CTO, debuts exec. model
Spellbook, the AI infrastructure for contracts used by over 4,500 in-house teams and law firms, announced that Jean-Michel Lemieux has joined the company. The former Shopify and Atlassian CTO takes on the newly created role designed specifically for AI-native companies.
Arteria AI CEO wary of gov't named tech champions
Shelby Austin, co-founder and CEO of Arteria AI, is worried about the Government of Canada's strategy where it intends to name and build up technology champions by providing significant funding to leading firms of national interest and adopting their tech.
Anthropic raises US$65B, nears US$1T value ahead of IPO
Anthropic has snagged US$65 billion in funding at a US$965 billion post-money valuation in its latest funding round, marking what could be the AI startup’s last private fundraising before debuting on the public markets.
Canadian tech leaders opine on gig work and sovereignty
Toronto Tech Week has drawn thousands to the city to participate in 600 events featuring business leaders, politicians and startups. The buzziest event came Wednesday, when event organizers hosted Homecoming, a one-day conference featuring talks from the industry’s biggest names.
Canadian startups face a home-market adoption problem
While early adopters, customers, and partners can play a key role in a startup’s success, finding them at home can often be a big challenge for Canadian technology companies. Count Toronto-based CentML, acquired by Nvidia last year, among this group.
Torc Robotics' first autonomous-trucking partnership
Torc Robotics, a pioneer in self-driving vehicle technology, announced a new strategic partnership with Mila - Quebec Artificial Intelligence Institute, one of the world’s leading centres for machine learning research. Torc will establish a presence within Mila’s ecosystem in Montreal.
Wealthsimple expands its banking to kids and businesses
Canadian fintech company Wealthsimple is announcing new products and services that could bring it into bigger competition with the larger, traditional banks. The company announced at a Calgary event that it's launching accounts for kids and teenagers.
Polymath brings institutional-grade privacy to tokenization
Polymath, the regulated asset infrastructure company behind Polymesh, announced the launch of Confidential Assets, a native, protocol-layer privacy feature that allows financial institutions to transact tokenized securities and real-world assets on a public blockchain.
Thomson Reuters standard for high stakes AI
Thomson Reuters, shared its standard for Fiduciary-Grade AI, a higher benchmark for AI used in professional contexts where accuracy, accountability, and trust are critical. Fiduciary-Grade AI is purpose-built for professionals operating under duties of care and regulatory oversight.
Ideon Technologies appoints Daniel Mohan as CCO
Ideon Technologies announces the appointment of Daniel Mohan as the company’s first chief commercial officer (CCO), a milestone that underscores Ideon’s drive to scale globally and accelerate adoption of its breakthrough subsurface intelligence solutions across the mining industry and beyond.
AI is creating more work for Australia’s workplace tribunal
Australia’s Fair Work Commission will review its processes to cope with an influx of cases being lodged with the help of generative AI assistance tools, which it said has contributed to an estimated 70% workload increase over a three-year period.
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