Mandy Kovacs

They say good things take time, and that’s exactly the mentality of Toronto’s latest artificial intelligence (AI) research centre, the Vector Institute for Artificial Intelligence. While the facility’s official public launch was March 30, employees didn’t take occupancy and start moving in until recently. The last couple months in particular, have been busy.

At a time when digital transformation is one of the biggest buzzwords in the business market, a new study by Commvault has found that better managing and utilizing data is the number one priority for Canadian IT departments.

The text message celebrates a milestone birthday, Google’s AI built its own AI child, and Ford workers are testing superstrong exoskeletons.

Sandwiched between the powerhouse high-tech areas of Toronto and Kitchener-Waterloo is a region that, despite being often overlooked, offers a wide variety of untapped innovation. Halton Region is home to more than half a million people living in the cities of Burlington, Oakville, Milton, and Halton Hills. While the area is overshadowed by the more well-known city centres in the Kitchener-Waterloo-Toronto technology corridor, it wants the world to know that it has a lot to offer.

Avaya filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection back in January and it has now been cleared by courts to restructure and exit protection by the end of 2017.

The bids for Amazon’s second headquarters may be going too far, Apple is offering free coding sessions at all of its stores, and you can now shop on eBay with your smart speaker.

Cyber Monday 2017 could set new records, Jeff Bezos breaks the $100 billion barrier, and Bitcoin surges – both in price and energy consumption.

Red Hat, Inc., Facebook, Inc., Google, and IBM are joining forces to help alleviate open source license issues, including compliance errors and mistakes.