Artificial Intelligence
Canada Needs More Robots
To recognize Small Business Week, the Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC) released a comprehensive report examining the shifting demographics and digital disruptions that are impacting today’s labour force.
October 17, 2017Robots Are Coming For (Men’s) Jobs
The automation revolution is much more than simply an economic one. “It is a cultural problem, an identity problem, and—critically—a gender problem,” says Laurie Penny.
September 8, 2017Innovator Insights from the BC Tech Summit
Lots of amazing things happen when you pack 5,000 people in a conference hall to talk about technology innovation and entrepreneurship.
March 15, 2017NextAI Announces $5M in Funding to Develop an AI Ecosystem in Canada
Artificial intelligence innovators will be getting a major boost from some of Canada’s largest companies, with a $5 million fund announced today. NextAI is a crucial tool in combating the brain-drain loss of entrepreneurs and talented students to other countries.
January 25, 2017IBM’s Ginni Rometty Calls for Transparency and Ethics in AI
IBM’s CEO, Ginni Rometty, is well-aware of concerns about AI, and notes that, “Cognitive systems will not realistically attain consciousness or independent agency.”
January 19, 2017#BCTECH Summit a New Peak For British Columbia’s Tech Scene
The growth numbers don’t lie: British Columbia's tech sector is outpacing the provincial economy, employing over 90,000 people who are earning wages 75% above the provincial average. The upcoming #BCTECH Summit in March isn't just about celebrating the strides that the tech industry has made in BC: it’s about laying out the future of this crucial industry.
January 12, 2017Watson Poised To Co-Pilot BMW’s New Driving Experience
Cars are rapidly becoming one of the biggest components of the IoT. With their vast array of sensors and electronics, and inclusion of 4G data connectivity, they have become rolling data platforms.
January 11, 2017The Way Forward: Tech and Developer Stories That Defined 2016 and Will Shape 2017
2016 was a banner year in tech and dev, and 2017 promises to be even more exciting.
January 5, 20175 Reasons 2017 Will Be A Transformative Year For Tech
If you thought 2016 was a banner year for changes in IT, hold onto your hat, because 2017 is shaping up to be even bigger, according to industry analysts.
December 30, 2016Top 5 Tech Stories of 2016
2016 was a year that saw both steady progress and revolutionary leaps in the tech sector. The Internet of Things came into its own, augmented reality changed the visual landscape of cities, and cognitive computing became a force that is impossible to ignore.
December 21, 2016#WatsonDevCon: The Rise of the Bots
It’s been just two weeks since IBM showed off the power and future of Watson in Las Vegas, and the company is at it again. This time in San Francisco, and this time with a deep developer focus.
November 9, 2016IBM Launches Innovation Space in Toronto
Incubator is focused on startups that harness cognitive computing and cloud technology.
September 21, 2016Startups Challenge Big Tech’s Hold on AI Personal Assistants
API, open-source tools and the ability to rent computing power are making it possible for more and more startups to leverage natural language processing, making apps tightly focused on a particular task.
September 8, 2016How IBM Watson Created a Horror Movie Trailer
20th Century Fox has partnered with IBM Research to develop the first-ever “cognitive movie trailer” for its upcoming suspense/horror film, “Morgan”.
September 6, 2016Concierge Startups Tap Cognitive Technology
Magic+ and Operator, personal assistant and personal shopper messenger services, use IBM Watson as an integral part of their stack.
August 15, 2016iNovia Finds Value in Chatbots for Business
Messaging apps have begun to eclipse SMS, and have now surpassed social networks in the number of active users.
August 12, 2016Cognitive Computing Helps Vision Impaired
Data analytics, a force for change in nearly every business, is now being leveraged to make lives easier for the vision impaired by increasing the graduation rate for guide dogs.
August 9, 2016AI and Big Data: The Next Frontier of Fintech
AI-powered data analytics not only captures vast amounts of data in real-time, but also helps users understand how different data points relate to each other, providing insights that might otherwise be lost.
July 27, 2016Artificial Intelligence Funding Latest Silicon Valley Gold Rush
After five years, Silicon Valley might be becoming less frivolous following a funding shift away from social media to deep learning.
July 19, 2016Incubator Connects Startups to AI
Qualified Ontario tech startups hope to benefit from a new public-private sector funding program meant to help them use advanced computing technologies including artificial intelligence to grow their businesses. The program is part of the province’s efforts to create jobs and foster the development of globally competitive technologies.
March 31, 2016