Canada stories - Page 6
Zelim wins BC Ferries man-overboard system contract
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Zelim lands BC Ferries order for ZOE man-overboard detection system on four hybrid-electric vessels in fleet renewal push.
InDebted launches API for AI collections compliance
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InDebted unveils a standalone API to check AI-written debt collection messages in real time, flag vulnerability and create audit trails.
Avison Young picks CGI for AI managed services boost
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Avison Young deepens CGI tie-up with AI-managed tech support as the real estate adviser modernises digital platforms and boosts operational insight.
Bell expands BUZZ HPC AI data centre deal in Merritt
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Bell deepens BUZZ HPC partnership with 6.5 MW AI capacity at its Merritt data centre, boosting sovereign compute for Canadian customers.
TELUS launches AI smart home assistant for one app
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TELUS unveils SmartHome Assistant, an AI tool using generative interfaces to unite thousands of smart devices in a single app.
Chexy raises USD $14 million to widen payments push
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Chexy raises USD $14 million to expand its Canadian platform from rent into utilities, taxes and business payments, boosting rewards options.
Marketing adds CAD $130.9bn to Canada's GDP, study finds
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Marketing added CAD $130.9bn to Canada's 2024 GDP, supporting 861,500 jobs and rivaling retail and oil and gas in economic heft.
Spade raises USD $40 million to boost payments data
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New York fintech Spade raises USD $40 million in Series B funding led by Oak HC/FT to expand its real-time payments data intelligence tools.
OFX appoints Liz Lord to drive broader business offer
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OFX appoints former PayPal Australia marketer Liz Lord as chief marketing officer to spearhead its shift beyond cross-border payments.
Splashtop & SysAid partner to streamline remote support
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SysAid bakes Splashtop remote support into its service desk, letting IT teams launch secure sessions directly from AI-driven tickets.
Explainer: Canada's long road to universal broadband
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Canada's decade-long drive to make 50/10 Mbps broadband a universal basic service nears 2030 goals, but remote regions remain hard to reach.
Cohere signs pact with Saab for AI on surveillance aircraft
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Saab teams with Cohere on AI for its GlobalEye aircraft, tying the deal to Canada as it courts Ottawa's airborne surveillance contract.
Agentic AI demands stronger cyber security governance
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As cyber attacks surge, Canadian firms race to adopt agentic AI, betting on autonomous defence while scrambling to build new governance.
Canadian law firms report strongest AI time savings
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Canadian law firms report the strongest AI time savings globally, yet many still battle lost billable hours and tangled tech stacks.
Dext launches AI Assist bookkeeping tool in North America
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Dext rolls out AI Assist in the US and Canada, promising to learn each firm's bookkeeping rules while keeping humans in full control.
UK law firms lead AI use for time savings & profit
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UK legal professionals emerge as global AI leaders, with 62% regular users and strong training seen as key to boosting profitability.
Energy & chemicals sector ramps up autonomy by 2030
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Energy and chemicals groups target 80% autonomous operations by 2030 as AI-led automation accelerates amid costs, labour gaps and demand.
NCC Group warns Iran cyber threats spread worldwide
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Iran-linked cyber attacks are spreading beyond the Middle East, with firms tied to Israel or the US warned they face heightened global risk.
US-led raid disrupts record DDoS botnets worldwide
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US, Canadian and German authorities have dismantled four record-breaking IoT DDoS botnets that hijacked over three million devices worldwide.
Xanadu Quantum to launch on TSX and NASDAQ this month
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Crane Harbor backs Xanadu merger, paving way for Nasdaq, TSX debut and USD $302 million raise amid talks on CAD $390 million support.