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While consumers reliance on technology increases, trust stays stagnant 71 percent of respondents are actively using artificial intelligence on e-commerce platforms 61 percent of Canadians bought a product based on influencer’s recommendation or promotion 13 percent increase in number of respondents concerned about ID theft since last year TORONTO, ON–-As …

PMG bolsters its generative AI capabilities with Microsoft 365 Copilot integration, upskills its workforce and unveils proprietary tools such as Kleo, the firm’s first generative AI-powered chatbot TORONTO, ON–KPMG in Canada is bolstering its investments and capabilities in generative artificial intelligence with proprietary tools, training and solutions to enhance the …

OTTAWA, ON–Recent advances in artificial intelligence (AI) technology are benefiting society in many ways, including in improving supply chain management, enhancing health care and precision medicine, and helping tackle environmental sustainability challenges. These advances, however, have also reaffirmed the urgency of ensuring that AI systems, particularly advanced generative AI systems, …

VANCOUVER, BC– EQUITY INSIDER – Data centers are at the core of what’s powering the ongoing artificial intelligence (AI) boom. With almost every major industry shifting towards AI, massive amounts of new infrastructure will still be needed, in particular data centers. The Data Center Equipment Market is exploding, with analysts …

VANCOUVER, BC–Wishpond Technologies Ltd., a provider of marketing-focused online business solutions, is pleased to announce the launch of SalesCloser AI, the Company’s next generation AI-powered virtual sales agent. SalesCloser heralds a new era of personalized, round-the-clock sales calls and product demos for businesses without the need for human intervention. The …

COLUMBIA, MD–Merkle, dentsu’s leading technology-enabled, data-driven customer experience management (CXM) company, announced the launch of Intelligent Messaging, its end-to-end messaging solution, to create unified brand experiences across touchpoints and channels by blending AI assistance and human interaction. With Intelligent Messaging, Merkle can create turnkey chat experiences, including across social and …

MISSISSAUGA, ON–The artificial intelligence (AI) boom across all industries has Canadian employees torn over AI’s role in society: 57 percent hold hope and see AI as beneficial, while 61 percent believe it could be a threat. Six in ten Canadians believe that Canada should invest in AI, not only to …

Most (58 percent) Canadians have personally encountered misleading or false online/social media AI info generated over past six months; Majority (71 percent) say governments won’t be able to regulate companies that generate AI content for online/social media use TORONTO, ON—A study released by the Canadian Journalism Foundation (CJF) finds that …

Funds to be used for enhanced platform development and global expansion of breakthrough artificial intelligence tool for advertising execs MONTREAL, QC–Fueled by exponential growth, Montreal-based Hippoc, a breakthrough digital marketing startup, announced CAD$3 million in financing from Colvest Holdings Inc. and Distinction Capital (the private investment fund of CGI founder …

Accenture Technology Vision 2022: “Metaverse Continuum” Redefining How the World Works, Operates and Interacts NEW YORK, NY–A new report from Accenture reveals that the “Metaverse Continuum,” a spectrum of digitally enhanced worlds, realities and business models, is redefining how the world works, operates and interacts. According to the Accenture Technology …