Add acknowledgements to readme

[aravind-3105]

Summary

This pull request updates the acknowledgments section in the README.md to more clearly recognize resource contributions and funding sources.

Type of Change

• 📝 Documentation update

Changes Made

Documentation updates:

• Expanded the acknowledgments section to include recognition of resources provided by the Province of Ontario, the Government of Canada through CIFAR, and companies sponsoring the Vector Institute.
• Renamed the "Funding Acknowledgment" section to "Acknowledgments" and moved the funding acknowledgment under this heading for improved clarity and organization.

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Pull Request Overview

This PR enhances the acknowledgments section of the README by expanding recognition of resource contributors. The changes improve clarity and organization by restructuring the acknowledgments hierarchy and adding new acknowledgment text.

• Restructured acknowledgments with a broader "Acknowledgments" section that includes both resource acknowledgments and funding details
• Added recognition for the Province of Ontario, Government of Canada through CIFAR, and Vector Institute sponsors
• Reorganized funding acknowledgment as a subsection for better document hierarchy

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