Alberta may be known primarily for oil and gas, but the province is increasingly home to one of Canada’s most robust cleantech ecosystems, where startups are continually making advances with technology—which is good news because some reports suggest that “climate concerns are at an all-time high.” For example, 15 of last year’s Foresight 50 were […]
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Alphabet Layoffs Impact Alberta’s AI Cluster, But Ecosystem Remains Resilient
Alphabet’s recent announcement that it will cut a whopping 12,000 staff sent shockwaves throughout the industry. The move will impact many regions and organizations, including dealing a blow to Alberta’s burgeoning artificial intelligence scene. That is because Google owns DeepMind, the company’s AI research arm, which runs an office in Alberta. As a result of […]
DeepMarkit To Explore AI Opportunities With New Business Unit
Calgary’s DeepMarkit has announced the formation of new subsidiary to focus on exploring, developing and partnering or investing in innovative and value add Artificial Intelligence based technologies. DeepMarkit is focused on transitioning the global carbon offset market to the more accessible digital economy by minting carbon offset credits into non-fungible tokens (NFTs). The new business […]