Vancouver Police sergeant becomes first Canadian ALS patient to receive Neuralink brain implant
Toronto’s University Health Network debuts new neurosurgical technique to insert Elon Musk-owned medical device.
US finance app SoFi acquires Composer to add AI investing strategies
Acquisition of Toronto FinTech bolsters SoFi’s case to be “the everything app for digital financial services.”
InvestEco Capital raises $106 million for fourth sustainable food fund
Toronto-based investor targets companies promoting a healthier, more sustainable food sector.
Deep Sky delivers North America’s first direct air capture carbon credits
Montréal-based company’s Alberta facility pulled carbon straight out of the air on behalf of RBC and Microsoft.
Q&A: Why Alistair Croll built a virtual conference just for AI agents
Debuting next month at Startupfest, Envoi is “Moltbook, but a conference.”
Five Eyes alliance warns of potential AI-powered cyber threat “crises”
Alliance urges strengthening of cyber defences before an incident escalates into major operational problem.
Superhuman, formerly Grammarly, acquires AI detector GPTZero
Two companies with Canadian roots want to build the internet’s “authenticity layer.”
Enabled Talent’s new program aims to help disabled Canadians become entrepreneurs
Accelerator-like program meant to provide community, mentorship, and help finding funding.
Blossom Social raises more than $2 million through FrontFundr campaign
Funding will help the social network for investors continue its global expansion.
Tetrix raises $15 million USD to excavate investor data buried in old technolgies
Canadian co-founded, New York-based investment intelligence platform will expand Montréal office with new funding.
Qubic raises $2.5 million USD to commercialize quantum signal amplifiers
Two Small Fish-led seed round will help scale manufacturing of Qubic’s cryogenic amplifiers.
Former Quantum Industry Canada CEO joins US-based IonQ
Inaugural leader of QIC, Lisa Lambert, now IonQ’s managing director for Canada.
Canada bans “sophisticated deepfakes” of political figures
Strong and Free Elections Act closes some loopholes but carves out exemptions for parody and satire.
MDA Space to buy Raytheon’s satellite maker for $620 million USD
Company says acquisition capitalizes on US government’s growing demand for defence space missions.
SFU VentureLabs and Manterra partner to help BC startups manufacture locally
VentureLabs says working with local partner offers founders an alternative to offshore production.