Techopia

Techopia is focused on Ottawa’s technology sector. This multimedia project includes regular online news coverage, a video and audio podcast, private networking events and quarterly reports. OBJ also partners with EY to create an annual magazine called Techopia-EY Insights.

Tech giant IBM to set up shop in growing Zibi development

Company says it is launching a new facility to help the federal government modernize its cloud infrastructure and bolster its network security.

‘Working at a remote company really levelled the playing field’

Stacey Bedford's Bandzoogle helps musicians grow audiences through its all-in-one website platform

Techopia Live: ‘You are the average of the people around you’

BluWave-ai uses sophisticated artificial intelligence technology to help utility companies around the world boost the amount of renewable energy in their grids.

Big screens, big deal: Ross Video acquires California LED tech leader D3

U.S. firm's big-name customer list includes ABC Studios, MLB Network, the Gap, Victoria’s Secret and the Smithsonian Institution.

PwC acquires Ottawa IT firm Avaleris in bid to boost cybersecurity offerings

“It seemed to be the right time (to sell),” Ottawa firm's CEO Ron Mac Donell said. “It was all very natural.”

Social commerce platform Millions.co gets millions in VC funding

Ottawa-based sports marketing platform announced this week it has scored $US10-million in series-A financing from a group led by Boston’s Volition Capital.

Clearford Water Systems takes out US$2M in new loans to boost balance sheet

The Ottawa-based water solutions company said earlier this week the new loans are valued at US$1 million each and carry an interest rate of 9.75 per cent.

Rewind on a roll: Ottawa software firm lands US$65M series-B round

Data protection software company raises its 2021 funding haul to US$80-million as it looks to push into new markets.

Soaring stock price lands Shopify at No. 2 on TSX’s hot 30 list

The Ottawa-based e-commerce powerhouse’s share price has risen 846 per cent on the Toronto exchange over the last three years.

Celtic House, Shopify’s Lütke among bevy of big backers for Canvaspop founder’s new venture

Nazim Ahmed lands $3 million in seed funding for platform to help entrepreneurs produce personalized products such as T-shirts and artwork that feature photographs provided by customers.
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Generative AI is a superpower for tech entrepreneurs creating new products. AI can help analyse problems, explore options and define solutions at a pace never before possible. Here’s the question: while AI is an inventor’s best friend, what role does it play in inventing new products from an intellectual property perspective? In this bonus episode of Techopia Live, OBJ publisher Michael Curran speaks with Kushal Shah, a registered Canadian patent agent and lawyer who recently joined Ottawa-based Perley-Robertson, Hill & McDougall LLP. The discussion explores exactly how much heavy lifting an AI can do before it becomes difficult for a human to legally claim an invention. The conversation provides practical guidance on establishing a paper trail to prove a meaningful human contribution to the final product. Learn how to safely validate AI-generated suggestions and avoid the confidentiality traps of feeding unpatented ideas and proprietary data into generative AI systems in this latest episode. Chapters: 00:00 Intro 01:25 Introducing Perley-Robertson, Hill & McDougall LLP 02:09 Introducing Kushal Shah 23:50 OBJ Updates and Closing For more on Ottawa’s tech and innovation scene, visit https://obj.ca/techopia. Subscribe to Techopia’s weekly newsletter here: https://obj121.activehosted.com/f/5
Techopia Live: Can you patent AI inventions? | Episode 301

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