Last week, Waterloo-based BlackBerry announced that it has acquired Cylance, an artificial intelligence and cybersecurity company, for $1.4 billion. This acquisition makes BlackBerry – once known primarily for building the world’s most secure smartphones – one of the world’s largest cybersecurity firms.
BlackBerry is now one of the world's leading cybersecurity firms
Topics: quantum, security, technology, automotive, artificial intelligence
Check out our world-class applied artificial intelligence ecosystem
Waterloo is quickly becoming one of North America’s hotspots for applied artificial intelligence. Our recent survey found that our community now boasts 95+ AI businesses, from global giants like Google and SAP to startups launching products that bring artificial intelligence to advanced manufacturing, automotive technology, robotics, security and more.
Topics: technology, talent, artificial intelligence
News round-up: 10 great January 2019 stories from Waterloo, Canada
There was tons of exciting news in Waterloo over the last month. That made choosing just 10 stories a challenge, but we did it anyway.
Here are 10 great business and investment stories:
Topics: quantum, technology, automotive, artificial intelligence
University of Waterloo earns top-5 ranking for artificial intelligence
A new report from Current magazine ranks the University of Waterloo 4th in the Americas for innovation in Artificial Intelligence (AI) and robotics.
Topics: technology, artificial intelligence