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Signal 1s AI platform adopted by New Yorks Mount Sinai Health System
1+ day, 6+ hour ago (330+ words) Toronto's Signal 1 has teamed up with New York City-based Mount Sinai Health System to help it get a handle on its AI use. The news: Mount Sinai announced Monday it will adopt Signal 1's AI management platform to help monitor…...
The forecast factory: How an Alberta tech company simulates disasters before they happen
4+ day, 23+ hour ago (1262+ words) On a May evening in 2019, Edmonton's Myrna Bittner watched as a 6. 7-magnitude earthquake tore through Santa Clara, Calif. Labelled a nine on the Mercalli scale'an index measuring the intensity of earthquakes'the quake levelled buildings, upended roadways, and plunged the city…...
Canadian surgical AI startup wins Viva Tech pitch contest
5+ day, 1+ hour ago (156+ words) A Canadian medtech startup, built on another Canadian company's data infrastructure, has secured the top prize at one of Europe's biggest tech conferences." From the source: Another unique feature of Reveal's tech is its data hosting, which it does through…...
Cybersecurity coding bootcamp aims to help Canadian veterans transition to tech jobs
5+ day, 8+ hour ago (303+ words) Beta Kit Coding for Veterans (C4 V) is hosting a two-day cybersecurity bootcamp this week in Toronto for current and former members of the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF). The news: Twenty students are joining forces in a computer lab at George Brown…...
Autonomique says backflipping robots are not the point
1+ week, 9+ hour ago (266+ words) There's a lot of froth in the "smoke and mirrors show" of the robotics industry right now. At least according to Autonomique co-founder and CEO Vikrant Tomar. "You will see robots doing backflips or dancing'but it's useless when it comes…...
Did the Anthropic model ban prove Cohere is right about sovereign AI?
1+ week, 21+ hour ago (433+ words) In case you missed the big news, the US government just ordered Anthropic to ban foreign access to its most advanced AI models, Fable 5 and Mythos 5. In response, Anthropic removed access to those models for everyone. "If your entire technology…...
Tailscale updates Aperture to help businesses manage fast-changing AI tools
1+ week, 1+ day ago (370+ words) Tailscale, the Toronto startup that sells virtual private network software to companies, is updating its'products to help simplify how businesses manage and track their AI use. The company announced on Tuesday that it is adding new capabilities to Aperture as…...
Tech's World Cup takeover
1+ week, 2+ day ago (832+ words) The World Cup kicked off this Thursday. As fans congregate across Vancouver, Toronto, Mexico, and the US, they're going to watch a more tech-powered game than ever before." Tech and innovation have always played a role in sports'otherwise, hockey pucks…...
Databiomes sets sights on moderating toxic gaming chats with first AI model
1+ week, 2+ day ago (502+ words) Since 2024, Databiomes has been working to build AI models capable of running locally on consumer devices, without the need for GPUs or cloud inference. The Toronto startup launched its first one today: Ctrlvox, a customizable offering designed to moderate toxic…...
US foreign access ban on Anthropic models puts control over AI in the spotlight
1+ week, 2+ day ago (160+ words) The US government's decision to suspend all access to Anthropic's latest Mythos and Fable models for foreign nationals, including those employed by the AI company, has sent shockwaves through tech. The news: On Friday evening, Anthropic posted a statement to…...