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Search ArticlesCanadian 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?
Plus: Former Shopify engineering director joins Borrowell as CTO. Once valued at $1 billion USD, AI companion company Character.ai has filed for bankruptcy, making it one of the first unicorns of the ChatGPT era to go under. The news: Character.ai, which allows users to create custom AI characters and chat with them, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in the US on Monday. It agreed to sell some of its assets to Disney for $20 million USD, which has brought on some of Character.ai’s staff.
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 Picture a Canadian entrepreneur, and there’s a good chance that image is already out of date.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.
Google backs launch of cross-Canada cybersecurity training hubs
Cyber clinics will act like teaching hospitals for the digital age, giving new professionals real-world experience.
Lightspeed lays off staff as part of “organizational changes”
Retail tech firm says changes will improve “operational efficiency” and allow reinvestment. Lightspeed Commerce has laid off staff and closed vacant roles at the company, impacting a total of 250 roles. The news: Last week, multiple former Lightspeed employees across content and sales roles announced on LinkedIn that they had been laid off.
Dominion Dynamics strikes deal to build Ukrainian uncrewed ground vehicles in Canada
Ottawa startup partners with Ukrainian firm Tencore to produce armoured vehicles for front-line deployment. Dominion Dynamics has struck a partnership that will send uncrewed ground vehicles from Canada to Ukraine’s front lines.  The news: The Ottawa-based defence contractor signed a memorandum of understanding with Ukrainian defence tech firm Tencore at the Association of the United States Army defence conference in Washington, DC, on Tuesday afternoon.
Geoffrey Hinton, Yoshua Bengio join 400 scientists calling for international AI regulator
New open letter pushes for AI breaches to be made public, following recent high-profile cybersecurity incidents. More than 400 members of the scientific community are pushing for an international AI regulator to curb cybersecurity incidents. The news: The open letter, released on Tuesday, calls for the creation of an international body to standardize AI containment practices and record and track containment failures.