With funding from Google, the University of Toronto (U of T) has created a new role named after artificial intelligence (AI) pioneer Geoffrey Hinton to honour his legacy and help bring another prominent AI expert to the university. “I am encouraged that the Hinton Chair in Artificial Intelligence will support the next generation of AI…
Kitchener-Waterloo’s Definity Financial Corporation has joined forces with Toronto innovation hub MaRS Discovery District on a new program for climate adaptation and resilience technology startups. This Adaptech Accelerator aims to help early-stage cleantech founders with a prototype validate their climate adaptation and resilience solutions, bolster their business models, and connect with prospective customers, partners, and…
Two Canadian legaltech firms are headed for a legal battle over access to a research database that is part of a $1-billion USD deal. Fastcase’s lawsuit alleges Alexi breached the terms of a data-licensing agreement established in 2021 by using the database to build a competing legal platform. Fastcase, a company owned by Burnaby, BC-based…
The United Kingdom-based neobank Revolut has selected a new Canadian CEO to lead it back into the market it left behind in 2021. “The Canadian market is one we are currently evaluating and see as attractive.” Jan Pilbauer, the now-former CEO of Abu Dhabi, UAE-based FinTech firm Al Etihad Payments, has updated his LinkedIn profile…
Black Friday won’t end in November this year. The Nod, a community-based digital organization aimed at empowering Black Canadian businesses, launched its Real Black Friday tour on Nov. 28. The 10-city tour across Canada, which started at Edmonton innovation hub Edmonton Unlimited, is aimed at spreading awareness of The Nod, its synonymous app, and furthering…
When you think of home robots, you might think of the humanoid robots designed to wash your dishes and fold your laundry. Human Computer Lab (HCL) founder Shahvir Sarkary thinks we’re not ready for that yet. Instead, the recently graduated Vancouverite told BetaKit in an interview that he wants to ease people into robotics with…
The founder and CEO of Conquest Planning, an enterprise financial advice platform that supports institutions like RBC and Wealthsimple, is stepping away from the top job in the new year. CEO Mark Evans will transition to executive chairman on Jan. 1, 2026, staying on as a board member focused on strategic product vision, while chief…
McMaster University’s DeGroote School of Business has introduced a suite of new AI programs designed for professionals looking to integrate the technology into their careers. The new programs are perfectly timed as the Canadian government makes significant investments in AI workplace adoption and education initiatives, via Budget 2025. “By building an AI ecosystem at DeGroote,…
After she had her first child, Fauve Doucet remembers looking around her Montréal condo and realizing how much stuff she had; things were so crowded she didn’t even have room for a bike for her son. “It’s another way of looking at the economy that considers all the social and environmental components.” Fauve DoucetPartage Club…
BY THE OPTIMIST DAILY EDITORIAL TEAM The global push to safeguard oceans is gaining momentum. With the United Nations’ target of protecting thirty percent of the seas by 2030, marine protected areas (MPAs) are being established at a record pace. But a new study from the eastern tropical Pacific sends a cautionary message: without enforcement,…
