University of Alberta targets $50 million with new innovation fund, announces first investment in AI system control startup
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University of Alberta targets $50 million with new innovation fund, announces first investment in AI system control startup

The university plans to reinvest returns from the donor-fuelled fund into “future innovations.” The University of Alberta has launched a new donor-backed innovation fund…

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R|T: The Retail Times – Amazon is trying to control inventory deeper in the supply chain
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R|T: The Retail Times – Amazon is trying to control inventory deeper in the supply chain

Plus: Attabotics settles patent litigation with Urbx. The Retail Times is a weekly newsletter covering retail tech news from Canada and around the globe….

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Space-tech startup Mission Control shoots for the Moon (and Mars) with funding from GreenSky BetaKit
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Space-tech startup Mission Control shoots for the Moon (and Mars) with funding from GreenSky BetaKit

Mission Control’s customers have included the Canadian Space Agency, NASA, and MDA. Ottawa-based software startup Mission Control wants to make it easier for other…

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Raine Maida and Senator Deacon discuss Big Tech’s control over digital creators (and the news)

Big Tech controls the discovery and distribution of Canadian content. What’s a democracy to do? There are several bills making their way through Parliament…

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