MTL NewTech panel says open data will enable Montreal to be a smart city
Named the world’s top intelligent community by the Intelligent Community Forum (ICF) in 2016, it’s clear that Montreal…
QueerTech MTL panel says it’s not just up to managers to support diversity in a company
Does diversity drive innovation? That was the big question at this past Thursday’s Queer Tech MTL event, which brought together…
Google’s Women Techmakers sets foundation for supportive community of Montreal women in tech
When Annie Caron and Laurence de Villers realized they were among the only female members of their classes at École de technologie…
With $50,000 in crowdfunding, Hardbacon hopes to make the average Canadian a stock market pro
Startups are disrupting every industry imaginable, with FinTech being a space that no one could disagree needs shaking up.…
Notman House roundtable recommends community resources to solve Canadian tech’s gender gap
Notman House has a mission to get more people into technology and make entrepreneurship and innovation more approachable. A…
Chatbots MTL panel says AI-powered bots key to personalized future of retail
With the advent of chatbots, there is no question that retail and customer service is already changing in ways that just a…
Vention wants to democratize mechanical engineering with AI-based platform
Vention wants to democratize industrial design. By incorporating artificial intelligence in its platform, this Montreal startup…
Botler launches AI assistant to help immigrants make Quebec their home
When the Trump Administration passed an executive order barring entry from seven Muslim-majority countries, it made immigration…
Hyasynth wants to harness the therapeutic benefits of cannabis, without marijuana
The question is no longer if cannabis contains chemical compounds that can be used therapeutically, but how these compounds…
With its eye on IBM’s AI XPrize, Dataperformers wants to democratize AI for enterprises
On the ground floor of the old Redpath sugar refinery on Montreal’s Lachine canal, an informal coworking space has brought…
ProductTank shares the ups and downs of the first three months as a product manager
The first three months of any job can be tough. But when your role is to step in and drive the direction of a product, even…
Maluuba team explains why language is the key to making machines intelligent
Montreal’s status as a global artificial intelligence hub may have been big news for some over the past few months, but one…
ProductTank MTL says lack of trust, human need for control biggest barriers to AI adoption
Humankind has a deep-rooted discomfort with artificial intelligence. There’s a reason why films like 2001: A Space Odyssey,…
Queer Tech MTL shares stories of entrepreneurship, resilience, and persistence
At a typical Q&A with a tech founder/CEO, you’ll hear a lot about business failures, determination, finding a niche,…
Yoshua Bengio says rise of AI can lead to inequalities if wealth not redistributed fairly
If you click on just about any tech publication, you’re bound to find at least one, if not a handful of articles about artificial…