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Canada won’t pursue national semiconductor strategy, AI minister says

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Alex Riehl @ BetaKit 1 place · 05/08/2026 13:41 EDT

Canada is the only G7 country without a standalone strategy. Industry groups are urging action. Read more ›

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How Canada’s capital gains tax changes might impact Canadian tech

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Josh Scott @ BetaKit 1 place · 04/26/2024 16:15 EDT

BetaKit breaks down changes for tech founders, funders, workers, and firms. Read more ›

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These three US tech giants are hiring in Canada

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Isabelle Kirkwood @ BetaKit 2 place · 04/26/2024 14:55 EDT

Robinhood, Autodesk, Ripple are ramping up Canadian hires. Read more ›

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Qohash secures $17.4 million in Series B funding for data security platform

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Isabelle Kirkwood @ BetaKit 3 place · 04/26/2024 13:51 EDT

Platform finds, inventories, and continuously monitors organizations' sensitive data. Read more ›

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FreshBooks expands Stripe partnership with new embedded payments offering

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Alex Riehl @ BetaKit 3 place · 04/26/2024 11:01 EDT

FreshBooks Payments will allow businesses to invoice and collect payments in one place. Read more ›

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Report: Canada must close its talent gap or risk falling behind in the AI race

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Isabelle Kirkwood @ BetaKit 3 place · 04/26/2024 06:04 EDT

Almost half of Canadian orgs feel their staff are not prepared to use AI. Read more ›

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H|T: The Healthtech Times – AbCellera plays the long game despite losses

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Alex Riehl @ BetaKit · 04/26/2024 05:00 EDT

Plus: The BC telemedicine company that was allegedly a “pump and dump.” Read more ›

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Sanctuary AI reveals seventh-generation robot it calls “analogous to a person”

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Isabelle Kirkwood @ BetaKit · 04/25/2024 15:12 EDT

The latest robot includes improvements to automation speed, range of motion. Read more ›

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R|T: The Retail Times – Who gets a raise inside Shopify’s employee scoring system?

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Alex Riehl @ BetaKit 2 place · 04/25/2024 05:00 EDT

Plus: How Amazon has been spying on rivals. Read more ›

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Zafin founder and CEO joins latest slew of #CDNtech executive turnover

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Alex Riehl @ BetaKit 3 place · 04/24/2024 17:14 EDT

Martello, Boast, and Illumin have also shuffled their leadership teams since the end of March. Read more ›

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Boom and goConfirm launch new products from experienced #CDNtech leaders

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Alex Riehl @ BetaKit · 04/24/2024 16:11 EDT

Ex-Shopify execs spice up remote meetings, while Wave alumni launch an AI scam detector. Read more ›

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Interac acquires “key employees,” exclusive Canadian rights to payments personalizer Vouchr

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Alex Riehl @ BetaKit 1 place · 04/24/2024 06:00 EDT

Vouchr allows users to attach personalized multimedia notifications to money transfers. Read more ›

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A|I: The AI Times – This Canadian AI startup will collab with semiconductor giant Arm

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Alex Riehl @ BetaKit 1 place · 04/24/2024 05:00 EDT

Plus: There's more in #Budget2024 beyond AI. Read more ›

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Tech hub watch: Genesis loses its CEO, Edmonton Unlimited welcomes a new one

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Isabelle Kirkwood @ BetaKit 3 place · 04/23/2024 16:54 EDT

Tom Viinikka joins Edmonton Unlimited, Michelle Simms to depart Genesis. Read more ›

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Forcen closes $8.35 million in funding to develop its touch-tech for robots

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Alex Riehl @ BetaKit · 04/23/2024 16:39 EDT

The round was co-led by Brightspark Ventures and BDC Capital’s Deep Tech Venture Fund. Read more ›

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AI and Web3 startup Inference Labs secures $2.3 million in pre-seed funding

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Isabelle Kirkwood @ BetaKit · 04/23/2024 14:24 EDT

Startup wants to create an open-source AI inference market. Read more ›

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BetaKit launches new program for Innovation Leaders

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Siri Agrell @ BetaKit · 04/23/2024 12:02 EDT

More than 16 leading organizations named as partners supporting BetaKit’s journalistic mission. Read more ›

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AutoAlign spins off from Armilla AI, launches firewall solution for LLMs

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Isabelle Kirkwood @ BetaKit · 04/23/2024 11:00 EDT

The solution guards against AI flaws while evolving alongside LLMs. Read more ›

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S|W: The SaaS Weekly – Is Salesforce reviving the M&A market?

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Alex Riehl @ BetaKit · 04/23/2024 05:00 EDT

Plus: What you need to know in #Budget2024. Read more ›

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Across-the-pond acquisitions: Descartes acquires ASD, HR Path acquires GroupeX

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Alex Riehl @ BetaKit · 04/22/2024 15:17 EDT

Descartes continues its acquisition spree while GroupeX joins HR Path’s growing Canadian portfolio. Read more ›

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Versaterm continues acquisition spree with purchase of Integrated Computer Systems

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Isabelle Kirkwood @ BetaKit · 04/22/2024 14:24 EDT

Public safety tech firm has acquired 10 companies since 2020. Read more ›

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