Canada’s AI strategy draws mixed reviews from across tech ecosystem | BetaKit
Viewpoints differ, but experts aligned that strategy needs clearer timelines and greater detail. Prime Minister Mark Carney unveiled Canada’s…
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Canada’s AI strategy looks to shift government from startup supporter to stakeholder | BetaKit
New $500-million fund will take equity stakes in promising Canadian AI firms. Canada’s new AI strategy makes it clear…
Leaked draft of Canada’s AI strategy reportedly reveals plans for tech growth fund | BetaKit
Draft policy promises more funding for AI Compute Access Fund and Canada’s network of AI institutes. A leaked draft…
Canada’s AI minister says he’s more worried about creating unicorns than monopolies | BetaKit
Speaking at BetaKit’s Most Ambitious: Town Hall, Evan Solomon said he wants to reward companies taking risks. Evan Solomon…
MAHE Partners with UK Govt for HealthTech Accelerator Initiative
• 1 hour ago • 3 Mins Read The programme is being conducted by Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE)…
XLRI and Jharkhand Govt Partner to Launch Startup Incubation Centre | The Avenue Mail
Jamshedpur: XLRI – Xavier School of Management has partnered with the Jharkhand Industrial Infrastructure Development Corporation (JIIDCO) to establish…
Ontario government invests $5 million into life sciences and healthtech startups | BetaKit
Kare Chemical Technologies, Myomar Molecular, Stoked Bio, among the recipients. The Government of Ontario is investing another $5 million…
Biopharma giant Sanofi to grow Toronto presence with expanded AI centre | BetaKit
French company says $294-million investment will create 50 new jobs. Sanofi announced on Monday that it is investing $294…
Govt taps tech companies, startups using AI for better governance | Delhi News – The Times of India
New Delhi: Delhi govt is planning to use artificial intelligence to strengthen governance and improve service delivery across departments. It…
PrairiesCan invests $7.9 million in funding to support Co.Labs, local AI firms |
Speaking at Saskatoon’s Uniting the Prairies tech conference, the Government of Canada announced today $7.9 million in federal funding…
NorthX invests $2.2 million in trio of BC wildfire tech startups
NorthX Climate Tech announced more than $2.2 million worth of follow-on investments in a trio of British Columbia (BC)…
Canada opens applications to build a public AI supercomputer
Up to $890 million up for grabs to design, construct, and operate the system. The Government of Canada is…
NGen announces nearly $80 million for Canadian manufacturers to adopt AI | BetaKit
Funding comes from industry partners and through Pan-Canadian AI Strategy. Canada’s public and private sectors are funding AI’s introduction…
PhysicsWallah’s School of Startups with UP govt launches incubation centres in Uttar Pradesh
PW School of Startups (PW SOS), the entrepreneurship-focused arm of education company PhysicsWallah (PW), has been accredited as an incubator…
Opinion: Canada could still win the AI race | BetaKit
AI experts argue the country’s structural advantages are finally becoming urgent strategic assets. Dr. Alejandro Adem is president of…
NationGraph raises $18 million USD to bring AI to the black box of government contracting | BetaKit
Canadian co-founded startup is building AI intel platform for teams selling to governments. As large-language models get better at…
Opinion: The quiet militarization of Canadian AI | BetaKit
Canadian AI styles itself as ethical but is reorienting towards military and dual-use technology. Mélina Poulin is a PhD…
Loop aims to make screen-scraping obsolete for business accounts | BetaKit
Toronto FinTech targets enterprise accounts as it waits for open banking. Toronto FinTech startup Loop is launching a new…