Leaked draft of Canada’s AI strategy reportedly reveals plans for tech growth fund
Draft policy promises more funding for AI Compute Access Fund and Canada’s network of AI institutes.
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Canadian B2B software firms are falling behind in agentic AI: report
Georgian survey shows domestic companies lag international peers in “foundational” AI adoption.
Ontario universities’ report says schools must help students use AI properly
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Austin argues the country needs to “widen our aperture” and let the market pick winners.
Canada’s forthcoming AI strategy aims to stop IP and value from leaving the country, parliamentary secretary says
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Wealthsimple to offer early access to IPO trading
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Award-winning author Ken Liu is not afraid of AI slop
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Cohere’s Nick Frosst thinks Canadian energy can be “100 percent” renewables
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Uber’s president doesn’t know what the company’s 10.5 million drivers will be doing in 15 years
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Why Shopify’s CEO thinks the one-person company is “bullshit”
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Databricks and Ada execs on what’s fuelling the Gen Z AI backlash
Reynold Xin and Mike Murchison say there is space for students to reframe their relationship to AI.
Nasdaq spinoff sues Hiive for patent infringement
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At Upper Bound, AI experts debate what it means to be a person
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