AI developers not meeting the needs of LGBTQ+ users, report suggests
Industry group says some survey responses from AI developers were malicious, hateful, and homophobic.
Lightspeed offloads Upserve at a discount as transformation plan continues
Montréal-based payments firm sells US hospitality business for nearly $350 million less than it paid.
Q&A: Kepler’s CEO on Canada’s space ambitions and the best Toronto Tech Week eats
Mina Mitry talks launching the world’s first optical relay satellite network ahead of Toronto Tech Week appearance.
Koho users can now buy, hold, and manage crypto
Toronto FinTech aims to lower crypto’s barrier to entry through a partnership with exchange Ndax.
AI strategy pillars, new SMB procurement program revealed in Canada’s Spring Economic Update
However, critics say focus on trade and defence has left little attention for innovation.
Global payroll platform Borderless AI now lets employees get paid in crypto
Toronto startup says the tool aims to cut the hassle and cost of moving money after payroll lands.
Cohere to acquire Germany’s Aleph Alpha in sovereign AI play
Combined company will bear Cohere name with Aidan Gomez leading as CEO.
BDC’s new $500-million loan program will help smaller businesses adopt AI
The LIFT initiative offers loans of up to $5 million for businesses to buy AI applications.
Biossil exits stealth with $70 million USD to give failed medicines a second chance
Toronto-based biotech startup counts OpenAI, Founders Fund, and Staircase Ventures as backers.
The man who helped build five generations of wireless retires from Ericsson’s Ottawa lab
Marcos Cavaletti helped guide the company into the 5G era. After 40 years, he’s finally logging off.
Canada’s AI regulation will be “airtight” on bias, racism, and hate, Solomon says
At QueerTech breakfast, AI minister says feds will regulate lightly on innovation and tightly where harms emerge.
Carbonyx raises $1.2 million to turn mining waste into usable materials
CEO says true mission is to make carbon capture economically viable again.
Float launches agentic AI solution for corporate credit cards
Toronto FinTech firm says its new AI agent can take hours of bookkeeping off finance teams’ plates.
Canadian Strategic Missions Corporation takes one small step to support life on the Moon
Waterloo company wins grant funding for nuclear microreactor and water purification projects.
Turbopuffer doesn’t want to be Canada’s fastest-growing tech company
Plus: Cohere exec pledges AI firm will stay Canadian.