One reason more software engineers are heading to Toronto: Trump

The Vector Institute in Toronto has only been around for a few weeks, and it is already attracting top machine learning talent from Silicon Valley. "Geopolitics is playing a part, as people contacting us have said'I don't want to live in the U.S.,'" Jordan Jacobs, co-founder of the Vector Institute, told CNBC. The Trump administration's recent battles over immigration have made some people feel unwelcome, and others more hesitant to move to the U.S. to do research in artificial intelligence. "People have been emailing and calling to ask: When can I send my application?" Raquel Urtasun, co-founder of the Vector Institute, told CNBC.