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Shopify takes stake in Faire as part of new partnership
Shopify merchants will get access to Faire products while Shopify POS becomes Faire’s preferred provider. As consolidation continues in the e-commerce space, Shopify and…
University of Toronto, Université de Montréal get combined $325 million as part of $1.4 billion federal investment into university innovation
Other projects focus on sustainability, health, and migrants. The University of Toronto and Université de Montréal have received a combined $325 million from the…
CIFAR names eight new AI chairs as part of second phase of federal AI strategy
CIFAR also awarded five-year renewals to seven AI chairs appointed in 2017. The Canadian Institute for Advanced Research (CIFAR) continues to add and…
Canada, France to collaborate on AI, quantum science as part of new joint committee on innovation
Both countries recently launched investigations into ChatGPT over alleged privacy breaches. The Governments of Canada and France have created a joint committee meant to…
Alphabet company DeepMind shutters Edmonton site as part of Google layoffs
DeepMind said it’s maintaining its other Canadian locations in Montréal, Toronto. United Kingdom (UK)-based artificial intelligence (AI) firm DeepMind Technologies, which is owned…
Nokia opens new Toronto office as part of broader Ontario-wide expansion
Nokia previously announced plans to hire for 340 new jobs in the province. Multinational tech company Nokia has announced the opening of a new…
Thinkific makes more layoffs as part of push towards profitability
Cuts hit 19 percent of staff as Canadian tech continues to feel impact of downturn. Vancouver-based software company Thinkific Labs has announced another round…
Tobi Lütke, Round13 part of $40 million USD Series A for blockchain gaming startup Horizon
Web3 and traditional gaming companies like Ubisoft, Take-Two also invested in Horizon. Horizon Blockchain Games has secured $40 million USD in Series A capital…
Unbounce lays off 20 percent of staff as part of “larger company restructuring”
Unbounce CEO said cuts were necessary to support the company’s purpose and strategy. Landing page builder Unbounce has laid off 47 people from its…
A|I: The AI Times – Pan-Canadian AI strategy, part two
Plus: Stradigi AI lays off no less than 50 employees. The AI Times is a weekly newsletter covering the biggest AI, machine learning, big…