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Students earn credits by helping FireSafe AI manage wildfires
FireSafe AI CEO Nafaa Haddou has returned to his alma mater to offer students credit for helping his company tackle how artificial intelligence and tech can address the growing wildfire problem in Alberta.
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The Drive AI aims to make file management smarter
Fresh off winning the Rising Star of the Year award at this year's YEG Startup Community Awards, Bigyan Karki said he's working to develop the world's first fully agentic file system.
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Hydrogen Naturally targets capturing carbon and producing hydrogen with waste wood
Hydrogen Naturally is using a $3-million provincial grant to study its plan to build processing units that break waste from the forestry industry into hydrogen and carbon, allowing it to sell the former and capture and store the latter.
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On the ground at Upper Bound
One could easily mistake Upper Bound for a silent disco: A kaleidoscope of coloured lights coats roughly 6,000 people in hues as they sit or stand, all wearing headphones that are tuned to the changing lights as they consume panels, pitch contests, fireside chats, and news announcements.
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Startup TNT hires executive director to allow co-founders to iterate and build community
Startup TNT has freed its co-founders to continue building a community of investors by hiring its first-ever executive director.
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Upper Bound focuses on AI literacy to better prepare future workers
Jill Kowalchuk, the manager of artificial intelligence literacy for the Alberta Machine Intelligence Institute, said preparing students for a future job market shaped by AI requires teaching AI literacy, not just technical skills.
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Acquisition sees IronSight aim to become a global company 'overnight'
IronSight, a software company located on 104 Street near Whyte Avenue that streamlines logistics for heavy hitters in the on-shore oil and gas industry, has been acquired by the Norwegian company Kabal.
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Artificial Agency wins at YEG Startup Community Awards
Artificial Agency, a company building advanced artificial intelligence tools for video game development, was named the Most Edmonton Startup of the Year at the YEG Startup Community Awards on May 8.
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Biktrix sees selling e-bikes downtown as a core belief
As Saskatoon-based e-bike manufacturer and retailer Biktrix nears the one-year anniversary for its shop in downtown Edmonton, a company leader says the experience has underlined the importance of doing business in the core.
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