The next-generation software powering GM’s vehicles is being built in the GTA
Senior Manager explains how General Motors built the largest automotive engineering centre in Canada.
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At Upper Bound, AI experts debate what it means to be a person
Richard Sutton says machines aren’t persons yet, but will be someday.
WonderFi clears final regulatory hurdle to be acquired by Robinhood
More than a year after inking the deal, it’s finally slated to close on June 1.
Canada’s AI champion Cohere is standing up the load-bearing walls of our economy
The Toronto AI firm says that these days, the Canadian flag is a good brand.
Minimum viable sovereignty
Vass Bednar explains how Canada can bootstrap digital self-reliance in the face of weaponized integration.
Canada’s early-stage investment gap “now a sovereignty issue,” BDC says
BDC report says more than 80 percent of late-stage deals come via foreign capital.
At Most Ambitious: Town Hall, Canadian tech’s future came into sharper focus
Canada’s AI minister, leaders of Waabi and Xanadu spoke to sold-out crowd at BetaKit’s TTW kickoff event.
Cold front
Dominion Dynamics aims to become Canada’s first line of defence in the Arctic.
Canada’s moment to build
BetaKit Most Ambitious 2026 spotlights nearly 100 innovators working to meet the moment.
Peripheral establishes first biomechanics basketball shooting lab in Toronto
U of T robotics grads and ex-racecar builders return to apply self-driving tech to sports.
Cohere releases its most powerful AI model as open source
As open-source AI becomes concentrated in China, Cohere says it wants to provide a secure alternative.
The “Internet of Bodies” is here, and your body could be hacked
It’s not just cyberpunk sci-fi; online prostheses create new opportunities, but also risks.
From the ashes of Ubisoft Halifax, an indie studio rises to revive Atlantic Canada’s gaming industry
Besszong is figuring out the mechanics of its debut game, and how to run a studio with no money.
Canada injects millions into AI research program amid “global war” for talent
A $24-million investment will support 20 new appointees to CIFAR’s AI Chair program.
Wealthsimple unveils new family and business products as it broadens banking push
At Wealthsimple Presents, company says it wants to be the platform for your entire financial life.