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Bell and Hypertec partner to strengthen Canada's sovereign AI ecosystem
Bell, Canada's largest communications company, and Hypertec, a Canadian global leader in large-scale artificial intelligence (AI) and high-performance compute infrastructure, today announced a strategic partnership to pursue opportunities in delivering end-to-end sovereign AI infrastructure built, hosted and operated in Canada.
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