Insights on AI, Manufacturing & Innovation | Intrepid

Self Driving Labs (The Derby Mill Series ep 33)

With autonomous robotic experimentation, Atinary may be bringing us closer to “solving chemistry.”

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AI for Industrial Engineering (The Derby Mill Series ep 32)

What new products will industrial engineers be able to create with the help of foundation models better able to emulate real-world physics?

Will delivery networks predict our orders at the limit? (The Derby Mill Series ep 31)

Could delivery networks use data from agentic AI to deliver parcels before customers know they want them?

Healthcare Customer Experience at the Limit (The Derby Mill Series ep 30)

At the limit, healthcare CX may lead to super-capable medical agentic AI. The Derby Mill team discusses the implications with League CEO Michael Serbinis.

Automated AI R&D and the Singularity (The Derby Mill Series ep 29)

Is Anthropic co-founder Jack Clark's essay as scary as it sounds?

Will AI Make Litigation Obsolete? (The Derby Mill Series ep 28)

The Derby Mill team explores the legal singularity with Blue J CEO Ben Alarie.

Managing AI Platforms for Healthcare (The Derby Mill Series ep 27)

Signal 1 CEO Tomi Poutanen and The Derby Mill team on assessing LLM performance

How Will OpenClaw Change Agentic AI? (The Derby Mill Series ep 26)

The Derby Mill team explores the implications of the latest buzzy chatbot.

Rethinking Humanoid Robots (The Derby Mill Series ep 25)

The Derby Mill team explores when & whether robots will fulfill the promise of the future.

Embedded Cybersecurity (The Derby Mill Series ep 24)

AI-enabled cyberattacks are increasing in sophistication and creativity.

Is the AI-Led Software Selloff Justified? (The Derby Mill Series ep 23)

How much risk do traditional software firms face from AI?

Personal Finance and AI with Cleo founder and CEO Barney Hussey-Yeo (The Derby Mill Series ep 22)

The Derby Mill regulars speak with Cleo CEO and founder Barney Hussey-Yeo about making better day-to-day financial decisions with AI.

Exein raises €100m in new funding to accelerate its global expansion

We’re glad to announce that Exein has raised €100 million in new funding in 2025. This new investment follows July’s Series C funding, and brings our total collection of the year up to €170 million.

AI and eCommerce with Shopify CEO Tobias Lütke (The Derby Mill Series ep 21)

The Derby Mill regulars host Shopify CEO Tobias Lütke on the heels of the ecommerce giant’s release of its Winter Edition 2026.

Canada's AI Advantage (The Derby Mill Series ep 20)

Minister of AI Evan Solomon talks with Intrepid's Ajay Agrawal and Mark Shulgan, and CoLab CEO Adam Keating, about the future of Canadian AI innovation.

Generative Design (The Derby Mill Series ep 19)

On the heels of Intrepid leading the Series C investment round in CoLab, the Derby Mills team talks with CoLab CEO Adam Keating.

CoLab raises $72-million as hot St. John’s tech scene draws global investors

CoLab co-founders Jeremy Andrews, left, and Adam Keating, right. The company has announced a $72-million venture capital financing led by Intrepid Growth Partners.Supplied/CoLab

Are LLMs Bitter Lesson Pilled? (The Derby Mill Series ep 18)

A trillion-dollar clash of ideas is roiling the artificial intelligence community.

Automating Manufacturing (The Derby Mill Series ep 17)

What if AI could go beyond design assistance and run fully autonomous, self-optimizing factories from concept to deployment?

Drug Discovery (The Derby Mill Series ep 16)

Can AI help accelerate the speed and quality of life-saving R&D?

Toronto’s Blue J Legal raises $167-million as demand for its ChatGPT-like chatbot for tax pros takes off

Blue J Legal Inc., a Toronto software startup that sells a chatbot for tax specialists powered by large language models, has secured $167-million in financing led by two U.S. venture-capital firms.

Business Productivity (The Derby Mill Series ep 15)

What's the efficiency of an automated workflow at the limit?