Kepler to launch historic satellite network on SpaceX rocket this Sunday
Successful launch would be world-first, beating out similar projects from Amazon and Starlink.
Kinaxis appoints former Plainview head Razat Gaurav as CEO
Former leader John Sicard retired in 2024 after 30 years with the company.
Canadian VC’s perfect storm, BC’s roaming robo-barns, and a CES tech check
Test your knowledge of Canadian tech news with The BetaKit Quiz for January 9, 2026.
MDA Space signs contract with US Department of War agency to potentially help with “Golden Dome” project
Contract lets MDA bid on future tasks and services that support the $151-billion program.
From roaming robo-barns to laser weeders, how an innovative program is helping BC farmers
Innovate BC’s On-Farm Technology Adoption Program gave farmers $4.5 million last year to buy new tech.
CanLII and Caseway AI reportedly moving towards settlement in copyright dispute
Non-profit sued Caseway in late 2024 for allegedly scraping its data to build an AI legaltech tool.
Backboard.io looks to solve AI amnesia with “substantial” pre-seed round
Assent co-founder Rob Imbeault’s new AI company has backing from Mistral and Garage.
Sprung Studios launches Sonar, an AI tool to track how players feel about games
After working on gaming’s biggest titles, Sprung wants to make player feedback easier to find.
The Basic Phone launches Kickstarter for “dumbphone” that’s just the right amount of smart
You can’t log onto TikTok, but you can call an Uber.
The ultimate 2025 #CDNtech quiz
Start 2026 with a refresher of last year’s headlines: one question for every month.
Clicks releases a phone for your phone, giving users a taste of BlackBerry
The Communicator is your “second phone” for communicating, not consuming. It also resurrects the headphone jack.
The year Canadian tech got political (again)
In 2025, Canadian tech’s reengagement with federal politics had many parallels with the prior decade.
Canada’s quantum dark horse, DoorDash gets Zesty, and Queen’s Nvidia recruit
Test your knowledge of Canadian tech news with The BetaKit Quiz for December 19, 2025.
CoLab joins Nvidia Inception Program to beef up AI capabilities for its engineering tools
St. John’s startup says Nvidia’s platforms will improve how engineers interpret simulation data.
Feds sign five-year MOU with Coveo in latest AI partnership
Government will explore how it can use the company’s platform in its operations.