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Madison McLauchlan

Madison McLauchlan (she/her) reports on tech and innovation for BetaKit from Tiohtià:ke/Montréal. You can reach her (in French or English) at madison.mclauchlan@betakit.com or on Signal at madisonmcla.12.

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No product could have stopped OpenAI hack, Canadian cybersecurity firms say 

July 31, 2026

Agentic threats are prompting innovation at companies like 1Password and Lastwall. 

Lightspeed stock sinks despite narrower net loss, revenue beat in fiscal Q1

July 30, 2026

Montréal firm reveals it cut three percent of workforce amid AI and productivity push. 

The new AI battle line is drawn

July 29, 2026

Plus: Big Tech’s voluntary buyout push.

The Superwhisper team

Superwhisper partners with Cohere for all-Canadian voice-to-text AI

July 29, 2026

Cohere’s open-source transcription model now available in Superwhisper. 

A woman using a phone in a pink case.

Thinking outside the text box: Maple Scan founders launch Liquid Interactive with backing from AXL 

July 28, 2026

Startup wants to change how people use AI by making visual media more interactive.

Nick Frosst gestures while speaking into a microphone on The BetaKit Podcast.

Cohere joins Silicon Valley heavyweights in call for open-source AI

July 27, 2026

AI’s biggest players sign on to Jensen Huang letter supporting open-weight AI models—except for Anthropic.

The Skyfall AI team pose together at a bowling alley.

They helped pioneer deep learning in Canada. Now they’re building AI to replace CEOs

July 24, 2026

Former Maluuba co-founders launch Skyfall AI to prove “world models” can run your company.

Prize winners pose with large checks.

Pascal Siakam’s edtech accelerator awards three startups with $50,000

July 23, 2026

It was the beloved former Raptor’s second year co-judging the DMZ co-hosted event.

Clio’s AI legal workspace comes to Canada

July 23, 2026

Canadian product was built on case law dataset from Clio’s Jurisage acquisition.

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Elle MD raises $1.1 million to develop non-hormonal, easily removable birth control ring

July 23, 2026

Nova Scotia femtech startup plans for Ottawa Hospital clinical trials in the fall. 

Jane App acquires clinic software startup Ginger Desk

July 22, 2026

Ginger Desk is the first public acquisition for the healthcare software unicorn.

ChatFeatured Founding Team

ChatFeatured secures $2 million USD to optimize your company’s chatbot reach

July 22, 2026

Toronto startup helps brands get mentioned by Claude, ChatGPT, and other chatbots.

Raymond Luk speaks to the crowd at Source Canada.

Source Canada returns with dedicated defence and deep tech tracks

July 21, 2026

Procurement summit aims to facilitate relationships between Canadian tech buyers and sellers. 

An Indigenous AI framework

July 20, 2026

Plus: Richard Sutton’s new lab has lofty goals.

An investment panel at the Mila Indigenous AI Gathering

How Indigenous technologists are building data sovereignty into AI

July 17, 2026

Indigenous AI Gathering at Mila explored how to create AI solutions without data extraction.

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