Anthropic signs lease for $10-billion Nova Scotia data centre
AI giant slated to power its Claude models at initial 95MW facility by late 2027.
Maritime Launch Services conditionally approved to list on Toronto Stock Exchange
Company seeks public market visibility as it transitions Nova Scotia spaceport from “development to execution.”
Q&A: Senator Daryl Fridhandler on why Canada needs to better support its smaller businesses
Senate committee recently tabled eight recommendations to improve “the backbone of the Canadian economy.”
Molagri raises $5.2-million USD seed round to bolster work on pesticides that “evolve”
Funding will support hiring more scientists and conducting field trials.
Google backs launch of cross-Canada cybersecurity training hubs
Cyber clinics will act like teaching hospitals for the digital age, giving new professionals real-world experience.
Dominion Dynamics strikes deal to build Ukrainian uncrewed ground vehicles in Canada
Ottawa startup partners with Ukrainian firm Tencore to produce armoured vehicles for front-line deployment.
Geoffrey Hinton, Yoshua Bengio join 400 scientists calling for international AI regulator
New open letter pushes for AI breaches to be made public, following recent high-profile cybersecurity incidents.
Senso to be acquired by New York-based marketing platform Zeta Global
Toronto-based Senso will help Zeta improve its AI trust and discoverability offerings.
Feds say moving defence procurement to Crown corp will make it “more commercial, more fleet-footed”
Newly tabled Bill C-40 would hand procurement to arms-length board of directors at new organization.
Signal VP reminds lawmakers the secure messaging app won’t comply with Bill C-22
Controversial bill would give law enforcement more power to monitor and collect personal data.
Reactiv acquires US-based competitor Kin
Acquisition brings in brands like Steve Madden and Chubbies, following startup’s unannounced seed extension round.
Calian and Invest Ottawa to open new defence research and development lab
Ottawa’s Area X.O will get a new testing facility focused on helping defence technologies work well together.
Federal government launches new national AI council
Private and public stakeholders, including Yoshua Bengio and Sanja Fidler, named to 13-member advisory council.
H2 Analytics secures $800,000 in FedDev funding to improve defence training platform
CEO says repayable funding will help the platform integrate new AI features and expand internationally.
Well Health software spin-out Wellstar begins trading on the TSXV
Three of Wellstar’s five board seats are occupied by current or former Well Health execs.