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Alberta establishes new office to spur on IP development
8+ hour, 15+ min ago (380+ words) The provincial government announced today that Alberta is opening a new office to support the development and protection of intellectual property (IP). Officially dubbed the Alberta Intellectual Property Office (AIPO), the entity is being funded with $8 million as part of…...
Global payroll platform Borderless AI now lets employees get paid in crypto
14+ hour, 11+ min ago (328+ words) Toronto-based human resources and global payroll software Borderless AI has added a new feature that allows employees to get paid in cryptocurrency. "Companies that adapt and offer flexible options to employees, including crypto, go a long way in building an…...
Cohere to acquire Germany's Aleph Alpha in sovereign AI play
15+ hour, 23+ min ago (573+ words) Toronto-based AI scaleup Cohere announced Friday morning it will join forces with Germany's Aleph Alpha to create a "transatlantic AI powerhouse." Following weeks of talks between the two companies, first reported by German newspaper Handelsblatt, Cohere officially made the announcement…...
Canada's new US economic advisory committee draws backlash from tech leaders
2+ day, 9+ hour ago (420+ words) Canada's new advisory committee for Canada-United States (US) economic relations is facing criticism for its lack of technology representation. Prime Minister Mark Carney announced the group, which replaces the Council on Canada-US Relations established by ex-prime minister Justin Trudeau in…...
Agtech-turned-crypto company aims to build data centre near Calgary
2+ day, 12+ hour ago (511+ words) Agtech-turned-crypto company Avax One signalled another change in direction on Monday after announcing plans to develop a data centre just outside of Calgary." Slated to be built within an 80-kilometre radius of Calgary, Avax One intends to lease the data…...
Former Startup TNT leader launches coalition for Canada's early-stage investors
2+ day, 15+ hour ago (1104+ words) After five years backing early-stage technology entrepreneurs and connecting them to investors across Western Canada with Startup TNT, Jesse Wiebe left earlier this month to tackle similar challenges on a national scale. Wiebe said the CSCA "will act as a…...
Canada's AI regulation will be "airtight" on bias, racism, and hate, Solomon says
3+ day, 8+ hour ago (409+ words) Canada's AI Minister, Evan Solomon, says that the country's forthcoming AI regulation will be "airtight" when it comes to bias, racism, and hate." Solomon made the remarks at a breakfast hosted by Queertech and the Canadian Queer Chamber of Commerce…...
Carbonyx raises $1. 2 million to turn mining waste into usable materials
3+ day, 11+ hour ago (512+ words) Vancouver-based Carbonyx has a simple pitch: it will take junk from mining, construction, or manufacturing companies and sell the usable materials it extracts. But that's just the cover story." Carbonyx co-founder and CEO Doug Pimlott's true mission is to make…...
Float launches agentic AI solution for corporate credit cards
3+ day, 19+ hour ago (642+ words) Toronto-based Fin Tech firm Float Financial wants to save bookkeepers more time with an agentic AI offering for corporate credit cards that it's releasing inside of its new product suite." As of Tuesday morning, Float customers on certain service tiers…...
Turbopuffer doesn't want to be Canada's fastest-growing tech company
4+ day, 20+ hour ago (778+ words) Former Shopify engineer Simon H'rup Eskildsen really hopes he isn't leading Canada's fastest-growing tech company." The Turbopuffer co-founder and CEO said at the Build Canada reception in downtown Ottawa on Thursday that it would be good for the country if…...