CEO Steve Hasker said the Toronto-based media company plans to invest some US$100 million into artificial intelligence technology annually and will incorporate generative AI into flagship products in the latter half of the year. The company—which is majority owned by Canada’s richest family, the Thomsons—also reported US$1.74 billion in first-quarter revenue, up four per cent from a year ago. (Reuters, The Logic)
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