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OpenText, Cohere to bring AI to governments, regulated industries
OpenText, Cohere to bring AI to governments
Two Canadian technology companies, OpenText (OTEX-T) and Cohere, are teaming up on a new effort aimed at helping governments and other highly regulated organizations adopt artificial intelligence across their operations.
Cohere, Aleph Alpha agree to sovereign AI solution
Cohere and Aleph Alpha, two established providers of secure, sovereign AI for governments and highly regulated industries, signed a definitive business agreement, following the announcement of their planned combination in April.
DFKI and Mila sign agree to joint research projects
The German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence (DFKI) and the Canadian research institute Mila have agreed to join forces in key sectors to strengthen German-Canadian AI ties. The collaboration focuses on joint research projects in the energy sector and safe AI systems and agentic AI.
AI agents used UofT link-sharing tool to communicate
The University of Toronto learned earlier this month that a tool it uses to make web links easier to share had been repurposed by AI agents from OpenAI to communicate with one another, apparently unbeknownst to their human creators.
Six new cases of ‘unexpected or concerning’ AI behaviour
OpenAI has disclosed six reports of “unexpected or concerning” behaviour in artificial intelligence models as the debate on AI safety becomes increasingly heated. It is introducing a new framework for tracking, probing and disclosing instances of what it called AI “misalignment."
Fibre IP telMAX secures $215M for growth
telMAX, Ontario's leading independent provider of 100 per cent pure fibre internet, TV and home phone, announced that private markets investment firm Hamilton Lane has completed a $105-million structured investment in telMAX, in parallel with extended credit from existing investors.
Quebec's MSP Corp. sold to N.Y.'s Niobrara Capital
Alfar Capital, Walter Capital Partners, and BDC Capital complete the sale of MSP Corp. to Niobrara Capital, a New York-based private equity firm focused on middle-market B2B technology-enabled services companies, becoming one of Canada's largest managed IT and cybersecurity platforms.
Agereh appoints Plotnikoff CEO; CEO Brizel as CTO
Edmonton based, Agereh Technologies Inc. announced a strategic transition of its executive leadership team designed to accelerate product innovation and market growth. Board member Michael Plotnikoff has been appointed CEO and Kenneth Brizel, the current CEO, is now CTO.
Building a sovereign drone industry in Canada
Earlier this year, AVSS co-founder and CEO Josh Ogden warned that Canada was at risk of becoming a country of drone subsidiaries, rather than drone builders. He has observed the country’s drone industry becoming ever more dependent on foreign technology.
Magentic raises $18M to build the physical AI workforce
London, U.K. based Magentic, which provides AI digital workers for operations at large industrial companies, announced an US$18 million Series A. Magentic was founded by McKinsey and OpenAI alumni.
Noise wants people to become paid content creators
Marketing platform Noise aims to connect brands with content creators at a much lower cost than hiring traditional influencers or running standard ad campaigns. That’s because many creators on the Noise platform are everyday people that Noise connects to platforms.
Former Waymo CFO jumps to self-driving startup Wayve
Elisa de Martel, who was chief financial officer at Alphabet’s autonomous vehicle company Waymo, has been hired to the same position at buzzy self-driving vehicle startup Wayve. Outgoing CFO Max Warburton is moving into a strategic advisory role.
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