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Liner launches AI API to cut model costs by over 50%
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Liner launches AI API to cut model costs by over 50%

about 1 hour ago

Developers could lower large language model bills by more than 50% as routing software picks cheaper systems for each request.

Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin
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Managed Services

Devolutions launches venture arm for IT software investments

The move gives Devolutions a formal way to back IT tools and managed service providers, with deals so far worth USD $500,000 to USD $3 million.

about 1 hour ago · Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin
Digital marketing

Generative AI lifts Canadian holiday email orders fourfold

Canadian marketers saw generative AI emails deliver four times the order and conversion rates over the holiday peak, according to Mailchimp data.

about 8 hours ago · Raphael Veloso
Closed Circuit Television

Toronto Zoo links orangutan enclosure fences to security

Staff will now receive instant alerts if orangutan fence wires are touched, helping Toronto Zoo verify incidents before animals are at risk.

1 day ago · Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin
Printing

Ricoh Canada wins ENERGY STAR electronics award again

The sixth win since 2019 underlines Ricoh Canada's push to boost certified devices and dealer training as it courts environmentally minded buyers.

1 day ago · Sofiah Nichole Salivio
Xero

Dext launches payments in Canada for QuickBooks & Xero

Canadian QuickBooks Online and Xero users can now process supplier and expense payments in one workflow, after beta users handled more than USD $2 million.

1 day ago · Karen Joy Bacudo
Managed Security Services Provider

Richter launches Guardian for executives' cyber risk

Executives and wealthy families now have a gap-filling option as the firm adds human-led monitoring, phishing defence and incident response to its advisory work.

2 days ago · Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin
Investigation

Spatial AI in Canada moving from digital to physical

Wider adoption in Canada is being held back by slower digital maturity, even as firms push spatial AI into hospitals, factories and defence sites.

6 days ago • 5 min read
Spatial AI in Canada moving from digital to physical

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