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SickKids & Microsoft Canada expand Azure partnership
Data Analytics

SickKids & Microsoft Canada expand Azure partnership

The deal will help SickKids tighten data access and analytics for personalised care, while giving clinicians earlier insights across its systems.

By Jake MacAndrew • 3 min read • 5 days ago
Capital One CTO on the drive to expand talent in Canada
Digital Transformation

Capital One CTO on the drive to expand talent in Canada

Broader project work across Canada and the US is helping Capital One retain engineers amid fierce competition for tech talent.

By Jake MacAndrew • 3 min read • 5 days ago
Toronto Zoo links orangutan enclosure fences to security
Physical Security

Toronto Zoo links orangutan enclosure fences to security

Staff will now receive instant alerts if orangutan fence wires are touched, helping Toronto Zoo verify incidents before animals are at risk.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • This month
Spatial AI in Canada moving from digital to physical
Robotics

Spatial AI in Canada moving from digital to physical

Wider adoption in Canada is being held back by slower digital maturity, even as firms push spatial AI into hospitals, factories and defence sites.

By Jake MacAndrew • 5 min read • This month
Pick 'n' mix needed for Canada AI infrastructure: NRTH panel
Semiconductors

Pick 'n' mix needed for Canada AI infrastructure: NRTH panel

Canada should focus on the AI infrastructure pieces that matter most, executives say, rather than insisting every link in the supply chain be domestic.

By Jake MacAndrew • 4 min read • Last month
TD's Layer 6 invests CAD $25 million in Cohere AI tie-up
Software-as-a-Service

TD's Layer 6 invests CAD $25 million in Cohere AI tie-up

The bank's AI push aims to improve staff productivity and client service as it tests secure tools with Cohere and its Layer 6 unit.

By Jake MacAndrew • 3 min read • Last month
SMCORP to open Toronto Horizon event to non-members
Digital Transformation

SMCORP to open Toronto Horizon event to non-members

Ontario independent IT firms will get new access to vendor contacts and market insight as SMCORP opens Horizon Toronto to non-members.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last month
Elevate CEO: Canada at turning point ahead of festival
Artificial Intelligence

Elevate CEO: Canada at turning point ahead of festival

Toronto's AI talent pool is drawing more U.S. firms, but festival organisers say Canada must now keep its startups from leaving.

By Jake MacAndrew • 4 min read • Last month
Focal AI launches agentic platform for Canadian advisers
Customer Relationship Management

Focal AI launches agentic platform for Canadian advisers

Advisers could reclaim hours each week as the new software auto-fills forms, drafts emails and updates records after client meetings.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Last month

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Abacum launches AI agent for finance model building
Data Analytics

Abacum launches AI agent for finance model building

The tool could cut model-building from days or weeks to minutes, helping finance teams shift time from spreadsheets to analysis and planning.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Last week
How Harvey AI's next generation deals with Canadian data
Software-as-a-Service

How Harvey AI's next generation deals with Canadian data

Canadian law firms can keep client files walled off, while choosing data storage and processing become key topic for AI in law.

By Jake MacAndrew • 4 min read • This month
PwC & Cohere launch Canadian enterprise AI alliance
Private Cloud

PwC & Cohere launch Canadian enterprise AI alliance

The partnership aims to help regulated firms move AI from pilots into production without sacrificing data control, governance or compliance.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • This month
Adaptovate study finds AI readiness gap in executives
Digital Transformation

Adaptovate study finds AI readiness gap in executives

Only 19% of North American executives say their companies have a plan to scale AI, exposing a sharp gap between intent and delivery.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 5 min read • Last month
LoopMe brand lift joins Trade Desk measurement marketplace
Marketing Technologies

LoopMe brand lift joins Trade Desk measurement marketplace

Advertisers can now run brand lift studies inside The Trade Desk as the integration widens access across 35 markets and cuts minimum impression levels.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Last month
Cummins joins Emerald venture network for startup access
Manufacturing

Cummins joins Emerald venture network for startup access

The move gives Cummins earlier access to startups as it hunts for technologies to support electrification, energy systems and industrial decarbonisation.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Last month
Vancouver & Toronto rank mid-table in bunq cost index
Fintech

Vancouver & Toronto rank mid-table in bunq cost index

Rent is the main pressure point in Vancouver and Toronto, where housing takes up most monthly outgoings despite mid-table overall living costs.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last month

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dunnhumby ventures backs Azoma in AI shopping push
Marketing Technologies

dunnhumby ventures backs Azoma in AI shopping push

Retailers and brands lack a reliable way to link AI shopping recommendations to sales, a gap Azoma hopes to close with new backing from dunnhumby ventures.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Last month