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Using Cohere models, meeting transcription and summaries can run locally on users’ devices. Superwhisper is partnering with Cohere to launch a local meeting recorder, putting the consumer AI dictation tool it in competition with enterprise meeting assistant companies like Granola and Otter.
Canada invests $50 million into Canadian Food Innovation Network
CFIN will use funding to help processors and manufacturers adopt Canadian-made technology. The Government of Canada announced on Thursday a $50-million investment in the Canadian Food Innovation Network (CFIN) to advance innovation in Canada’s food sector.
Teens excited, hesitant about Canada’s proposed youth social media ban
High school students at Rally sit down with senator to sound off on social media regulation. While teenagers are glad to see that the government’s new social media legislation, Bill C-34, aims to hold technology companies more accountable for online youth safety, some fear an outright ban for youth could do more harm than good.
Cohere to acquire Czech AI cybersecurity firm Aisle, set up new cyber division
Cohere is hoping to make its AI platforms more resilient to cybersecurity threats by acquiring a company that detects software vulnerabilities with AI. The news: Toronto AI company Cohere announced on Thursday that it had signed a letter of intent to acquire Prague-based AI cybersecurity company Aisle, which develops tools to identify software vulnerabilities. Aisle’s Prague headquarters, which hosts an engineering hub, will become Cohere’s Prague office, the company said.
Canadian entrepreneurs are doubling down on growth despite tough market conditions: BDC
Survey finds that 78 percent of SMEs have growth ambitions, compared with 67 percent last year. Despite a cross-border trade war and economic uncertainty, Canadian entrepreneurs are focused on growth and expansion, a new survey found. The Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC) released its annual State of Entrepreneurship report on Thursday, which surveyed 2,500 Canadian business owners and executives on their priorities for the coming year.
Is Character.ai the first AI domino?
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Feds make good on AI Strategy pledge with $500-million top-up for regional AI initiative
Total funding now sits at $700 million, with aims to support AI adoption and commercialization. Canadaâs Regional Artificial Intelligence Initiative (RAII) received a $500-million top-up on Tuesday, as the federal government delivered on a pledge it made as part of the National AI Strategy to fund the program.
Bia Health raises $2.15 million for AI to reduce unnecessary medical interventions
Startup claims its program can help clinicians make better diagnostic decisions. A Québec healthtech startup thinks its AI assistant can help healthcare providers make better (and less costly) decisions about whether a patient needs medical imaging or interventions. The news: Québec City-based Bia Health announced on Wednesday that it has raised $2.15 million CAD to bring its Bia Assistant into the hands of more clinicians, helping them decide on diagnostic plans.
The Canadian entrepreneur has changed. Has banking kept up?
Tangerine Bank's Jodi Kovitz examines trends shaping modern entrepreneurship and the support entrepreneurs seek. Picture a Canadian entrepreneur, and there’s a good chance that image is already out of date. That’s according to the Modern Entrepreneur Report, a new study from Tangerine Bank and PwC Canada.
Why “dystopian” ads are becoming a deliberate startup marketing strategy
After racking up views through ragebait, Orchid is doubling down with “the first AI built to take your jobs.” Watching an ad for an AI product with the tagline “the first AI built to take your jobs” feels right out of a Black Mirror episode, crafted to induce outrage. But for some startups vying for clicks, that’s exactly the point.