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Douglas Soltys

Douglas Soltys

Douglas Soltys is the Editor-in-Chief of BetaKit and founder of BetaKit Incorporated. He has worked for a few failed companies and written about many more. He spends too much time on the Internet. You can reach him on Signal: @tr0ndizzle.83

Cohere co-founder Nick Frosst on The BetaKit Podcast

Did the Anthropic model ban prove Cohere is right about sovereign AI?

June 17, 2026

Co-founder Nick Frosst on sovereign AI, Star Trek, and why he doesn’t make a point of listening to Marc Andreessen.

Donald Trump Portrait

US foreign access ban on Anthropic models puts control over AI in the spotlight

June 15, 2026

Cohere co-founder Aidan Gomez: “It’s a massive wake-up call.”

Jim Balsillie speaking at BetaKit Most Ambitious: Town Hall

Physical AI and economic nationalism at BetaKit Most Ambitious: Town Hall​

June 8, 2026

Waabi’s Raquel Urtasun and CCI’s Jim Balsillie came to Toronto Tech Week armed with data and predictions.

Evan Solomon at BetaKit Most Ambitious: Town Hall

AI sovereignty & defence tech at BetaKit Most Ambitious: Town Hall

June 1, 2026

Evan Solomon, leaders from Xanadu, Dominion Dynamics, Sentinel R&D got candid at Town Hall.

BetaKit Most Ambitious: Town Hall 2026

Spotlighting Canada’s Most Ambitious

June 1, 2026

Plus: Feds considering Bill C-22 amendments.

Erin O'Toole for Most Ambitious

Q&A: Erin O’Toole says Canada needs to play catch-up on defence innovation

May 28, 2026

Erin O’Toole wants Canadian innovators to seize the moment before it’s gone.

There is no sovereignty without technology

May 25, 2026

Plus: Bill C-22 threatens to drive tech firms out of Canada.

Toronto Tech Week 2026

How Toronto Tech Week became Canada’s largest grassroots tech event

May 22, 2026

Co-directors Julia Konefal and Mell Truong explain how TTW went from experiment to 600 events in just two years.

Harjit Sajjan The BetaKit Podcast

Harjit Sajjan reports for duty

May 15, 2026

After decades in public service, former defence minister Harjit Sajjan is now a defence-tech entrepreneur.

Evaluating Canada’s Defence Industrial Strategy

April 27, 2026

The DIS adds clarity to Canada’s defence spending commitments, but not their outcomes.

Vitaly Pecherskiy, StackAdapt

How StackAdapt quietly built an adtech giant

April 20, 2026

StackAdapt CEO Vitaly Pecherskiy says AI has changed what customers need from software.

How to fix Canadian VC

How to fix Canadian VC

April 13, 2026

Canada faces structural capital challenges requiring collective action.

Xanadu Nasdaq

Will Xanadu lead Canadian tech back to public markets?

March 30, 2026

Plus: Canadian VCs fear an AI-driven “SaaSpocalypse.”

Canada’s moment to build is now

March 23, 2026

Plus: Another Turing Award win for Canada.

Nick Frosst, Cohere

Nick Frosst and Tobi Lütke among Homecoming highlights as Toronto Tech Week unveils 2026 event calendar

March 17, 2026

More than 15,000 people expected to attend over 300 events in TTW’s return this May.

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