The Ultimate Guide to Generative AI
A curated Canadian edition of TechDay news, analysis, interviews, reviews, job moves, and related resources for Generative AI (GenAI).
What to know about Generative AI
Generative AI is reshaping the digital landscape by powering advances across industries with its ability to create content, assist decision-making, and automate processes. From enhancing customer experience platforms and streamlining business workflows to transforming healthcare and cybersecurity, generative artificial intelligence is driving innovation and operational efficiency at an unprecedented scale.
Businesses and organisations are increasingly adopting generative AI technologies to harness its potential benefits, while also grappling with challenges such as data privacy, security risks, ethical considerations, and the need for robust governance. As generative AI solutions become core components of enterprise strategies, understanding their capabilities and implications is vital for staying competitive in today’s rapidly evolving digital economy.
Our stories explore practical deployments, emerging trends, and expert insights on generative AI’s impact across sectors, helping readers navigate its opportunities and challenges. Whether you are interested in the latest AI-driven product innovations, policy developments, or strategies for successful AI integration, this collection offers comprehensive information to keep you informed about the pivotal role of generative AI in transforming businesses and society.
Canadian Generative AI News
Regional stories with direct local relevance
Generative AI lifts Canadian holiday email orders fourfold
Canadian marketers saw generative AI emails deliver four times the order and conversion rates over the holiday peak, according to Mailchimp data.
Five practical ways SMBs can strengthen cyber resilience in the age of AI
AI tools are exposing smaller firms to faster scams and data leaks, making basic controls and staff training vital to stay resilient.
Watching the Agents: AI Observability Has to Evolve for the Agentic Era
Blind spots in agentic AI could turn routine tasks into breaches, as Canadian firms ramp up use faster than oversight can keep pace.
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.
SAP Concur expands AI travel tools for Canadian firms
Canadian firms could cut manual travel and expense work as SAP Concur rolls out AI features for delegates, approvers and planners.
JD Sports Canada hires Verde Digital for search boost
The retailer is trying to win more Canadian shoppers online as AI-led search reshapes how footwear and apparel are discovered.
Analyst Insights
Research and market analysis connected to Generative AI
Provenir named major player in IDC decision intelligence
AI search puts Gartner's 2027 PR budget forecast to the test
What Is Shadow AI and What Does It Mean for Your Organisation?
Fortinet: The AI challenge is visibility and control, not permission
Haiilo named Challenger in Gartner employee experience
Featured News
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.
Celonis banking head: Banks want proof before scaling agents
Celonis argues frontier AI models are too generic for regulated banking, urging firms to weigh cost, risk and process gains before scaling deployments.
Interview: Cloudera says AI agents reshape zero trust
Enterprises must update identity controls as software agents generate more requests and need tightly time-limited access to sensitive systems.
Interview: Cloudera says open-ended AI spending is over
Enterprises are now demanding proof of value and tighter controls as AI budgets face scrutiny over compute costs and deployment choices.
Exclusive: ABBYY says AI build costs will drive buying
Enterprises could cut AI spend by up to 80% by shifting document workflows away from custom builds and into standard platforms.
Exclusive: ABBYY brings zero-shot document AI to Vantage
Enterprises can now extract data from unseen document types without templates, as ABBYY rolls out zero-shot capabilities in Vantage.
Exclusive: ABBYY launches hybrid AI document models
Enterprises under pressure to curb AI risk and cost are being given a hybrid option that blends generative models with OCR and rules-based extraction.
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DocuWare prepared for launch of new interface, IDP, AI tool
Existing customers will get the redesigned platform free as DocuWare readies AI-driven document search and extraction tools for autumn.
AI will fade, says Dell Technologies' ephemeral Chief AI Officer
Dell says agentic AI should shift routine tasks below the machine line, freeing staff for expert work while making the role temporary.
Expert Columns
It's time to embrace our robot overlords
Data Governance in the AI Era: Why One-Off Projects Fail
AI in Retail is Only as Good as its Data Foundation
Why AI-Written Phishing Is Outpacing the Native Filters Built to Stop It
The next eCommerce interface may not be a screen
Five practical ways SMBs can strengthen cyber resilience in the age of AI
Some AI risks more subtle than others
Watching the Agents: AI Observability Has to Evolve for the Agentic Era
What should replace the resume in an AI-first hiring process?
Your AI Scaling Problem is Actually a RAG Problem
Interviews
Interviews and video coverage from the networkRecent Generative AI News
CrowdStrike finds AI agents running autonomous cyberattacks
CrowdStrike found four threat actors using AI agents to automate cyberattacks, compromising healthcare, government and private-sector organisations.
Dayforce launches Build & Marketplace for HR software
Customers will be able to add custom apps and bots to Dayforce's HR platform in 2027, reducing reliance on separate software.
NetSuite showcases AI tools for ERP workflows & finance
Local businesses may have to wait for broader access, as NetSuite's AI features are already live in North American NetSuite Next environments.
Veraify adds token tracking for shadow AI spending
Finance chiefs can now trace AI bills more accurately as the platform separates sanctioned use from Shadow AI across departments and users.
Cloudera expands AI ecosystem with Neo4j & Cartesia
The additions aim to help enterprises run governed AI and voice workloads across cloud and on-premises systems without losing control of sensitive data.
Oracle & OpenAI expand partnership with new business tools
The expanded tie-up gives businesses new AI tools for workflows, app building and security testing, while smaller firms get a free-to-start bundle.
Apple adds AI tools to Creator Studio in major update
Subscribers will get AI-assisted editing and drafting tools next month, as Apple expands Creator Studio with new features across six apps.
Fortinet launches AI security service for FortiGate
Customers can now monitor prompts, outputs and AI traffic through existing FortiGate firewalls, cutting the need for extra security hardware.
Harmonic Security raises USD $50 million in Series B
Demand for tighter oversight of workplace AI has helped Harmonic Security secure USD $50 million to expand its engineering and sales teams.
Fortinet launches AI security service for FortiGate
The cloud-delivered offering adds real-time prompt and response inspection to existing firewalls, helping firms curb shadow AI, data loss and runaway spend.
AWS reveals Prime Day 2026's vast infrastructure load
The four-day sale pushed AWS to peak at 192 million DynamoDB requests a second and more than 2.3 trillion Lambda invocations daily.
Most DLP tools catch data loss only after exfiltration
Only 16% of respondents said their most significant data loss incident was blocked before data left, highlighting gaps in DLP controls as AI use grows.
Google launches Looker Data Apps to build secure tools
Enterprises can now build governed apps inside Looker, with inherited security and auditability aimed at taking AI prototypes into daily workflows.
Google puts Gemini 4 Argon on Cloud for enterprise
Businesses and developers can now tap Gemini 4 Argon on Google Cloud, as Google targets long-running enterprise tasks and cyber defence.
Google revises Site Reliability Engineering book for AI era
The revised edition reflects how AI, microservices and multi-cloud deployments have made keeping production systems reliable more complex for engineers.
Sygnia opens AI security hubs in Austin & Singapore
The move will let customers get round-the-clock monitoring as Sygnia widens its follow-the-sun cyber security coverage across three regions.
Vestiaire Collective boosts sales with Photoroom image AI
A trial found Photoroom's edits lifted sales and page views, prompting the resale platform to roll them out across all new listings.
Global cyber attacks jump 48% as phishing rises
Organisations faced 2,803 attacks a week on average in September as phishing and ransomware added to pressure on corporate and public sector systems.
ABBYY launches PHOENIX Plus for document automation
Enterprises can now add generative AI to Vantage workflows as ABBYY targets harder-to-read documents while keeping data within its hosted environment.
Dext launches AI Connector for accounting practices
The read-only feature lets firms query client cash positions and compliance data in plain language, while keeping records unchanged.