Ex-AWS leaders bring Soma out of stealth with a plan to ease the data centre power crunch
Soma Energy has raised $7 million USD for AI-powered optimization for electricity infrastucture.
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How Sonibel can hear when a welder makes a mistake
UBC grads raise $1.6 million USD for acoustic sensor that identifies errors while you weld.
GridBank raises $6-million seed round to monetize the videos in your camera roll
Users can upload videos while brands pay to use the organic content.
Q&A: Clearpath Robotics’ Ryan Gariepy on killer robots and Canada’s defence strategy
Industry leader says Canada is leaving opportunity on the table in robotics.
Claude’s source code leak has permanently changed the AI race
Alistair Vigier writes that innovation needs visibility to succeed.
Why many of Canada’s tech centaurs are in no rush to go public
Leaders from Clio, GeoComply, Wealthsimple, and others talk IPOs and the “SaaSpocalypse.”
Carbon Upcycling secures up to $10 million USD as it chases cleaner concrete
Cleantech firm plans to put capital toward its first commercial project in Mississauga.
Feds invest $79 million in Aspect Biosystems to develop 3D-printed tissue treatment
Investment supports $280 million project to “significantly enhance” Aspect’s clinical development capabilities.
The women most at risk from AI aren’t in the rooms designing it
April Hicke writes that Canada is building its AI economy on a foundation that excludes some of its workforce.
The Canadians behind Artemis II’s historic moon mission
Here’s how Canada is supporting astronaut Jeremy Hansen from the ground.
NGen announces nearly $80 million for Canadian manufacturers to adopt AI
Funding comes from industry partners and through Pan-Canadian AI Strategy.
Feds invest over $16 million in trio of Prairies-based cleantech research projects
Natural Resources Canada backs energy innovation across Alberta and Saskatchewan.
Repay will buy billing platform Kubra for $372 million USD
Combined company expected to process $130 billion in annual payment volume.
Lockheed Martin Canada invests $3.6 million into Lemay.ai
Project supports AI R&D for “sovereign knowledge management.”
Canada’s budget bill is finally law. Here’s what that means for innovation
Bryan Watson breaks down the potential to bolster Canadian productivity in Canada’s new budget.