Academics, CEOs push for AI regulation, as Canadian companies race to adopt the technology
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A|I: The AI Times – Jim Balsillie says “AIDA needs to be scrapped completely” as Biden lays out new executive order

Plus: Thomson Reuters commits $100M a year to GenAI, Google $2B to Anthropic. The AI Times is a weekly newsletter covering the biggest AI,…

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NGen commits $19 million to 12 new AI manufacturing projects
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NGen commits $19 million to 12 new AI manufacturing projects

Industry contributions bring the total value of the projects to $55 million. Next Generation Manufacturing Canada (NGen) has announced $19 million in innovation cluster…

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BDC Capital recommits to leading seed deals in startups across Canada with new $50-million fund
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BDC recommits to leading seed deals with new $50-million fund

Plus: The BetaKit Keynote Stage returns to SAAS NORTH 2023. Welcome to BetaKit’s startup stories of the week! Here, you will find the week’s…

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Promise Robotics nets $20.8-million CAD Series A to speed up home building with robots

The startup turns standard industrial robots into plug-and-play homebuilding systems. Toronto-based proptech startup Promise Robotics has closed $20.8 million CAD ($15 million USD) in…

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