Alberta Innovates opens applications to $8 million program for AI integrations into provincial health system
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Alberta Innovates opens applications to $8 million program for AI integrations into provincial health system

Projects eligible for up to $800,000 over three years. Alberta Innovates has launched the enabling better health through artificial intelligence (AI-Better Health) program to…

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Alberta looks to hydrogen as the “next frontier” in energy, invests $45 million in related technologies

The financing will come via Alberta Innovates and Emissions Reduction Alberta. Alberta is pumping $45 million into hydrogen-related technologies.   The province, best known for…

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H|T: The Healthtech Times – Recursion secures $50M from Nvidia following Canadian drug-discovery acquisitions

Plus: Ditch Labs wants to treat nicotine addiction with tech. The Healthtech Times is a weekly newsletter covering healthtech news from Canada and around…

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R|T: The Retail Times – Shopify wants to give you an AI Sidekick

Plus: Sampler acquires Admass’s tech to integrate UGC and AI into platform. The Retail Times is a weekly newsletter covering retail tech news from…

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A|I: The AI Times – FTC investigates OpenAI as Elon Musk launches competitor
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A|I: The AI Times – FTC investigates OpenAI as Elon Musk launches competitor

Plus: Shopify teases AI assistant for entrepreneurs, Sidekick. The AI Times is a weekly newsletter covering the biggest AI, machine learning, big data, and…

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S|W: The SaaS Weekly – Hypercontext’s HR pivot looks to accelerate performance reviews with AI

Plus: UK probing Adobe’s $20 billion Figma deal. The SaaS Weekly is a weekly newsletter covering major SaaS news from Canada and around the…

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F|T: The FinTech Times – WonderFi completes three-way merger in landmark Canadian crypto deal
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F|T: The FinTech Times – WonderFi completes three-way merger in landmark Canadian crypto deal

Plus: Dapper Labs makes third round of layoffs, Revolut loses $20M to theft. Welcome to the FinTech Times, a weekly newsletter covering the biggest…

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Canada attracts 30,000 tech workers, BDC wants Thrive co-investment partners

Plus: Shopify is building entrepreneurs an AI Sidekick. Welcome to BetaKit’s startup stories of the week! Here, you will find the week’s most important…

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Alberta Technology Minister’s mandate letter appears to support reducing restrictions on title ‘software engineer’

Startups, regulator have been embroiled in a dispute over the title for years. Alberta Premier Danielle Smith appears to have addressed previous concerns that…

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Alberta Innovates invests $30 million into Alberta Machine Intelligence Institute to spur research

New funding will attract investment and create jobs, says innovation minister. Alberta Innovates is injecting $30 million into the Alberta Machine Intelligence Institute (Amii)….

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