BDC extends Isabelle Hudon’s mandate as CEO through 2030
Crown corporationâs board chair says Hudon will help shape its next five-year strategy.
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Canadian B2B software firms are falling behind in agentic AI: report
Georgian survey shows domestic companies lag international peers in âfoundationalâ AI adoption.
Canadaâs Bill C-22 creates a blueprint for surveillance
VPN service provider Windscribe says even with amendments, proposed legislation weakens user privacy.
Spotlighting Canadaâs Most Ambitious
Plus: Feds considering Bill C-22 amendments.
How Toronto Pearson is turning Canada’s busiest airport into a proving ground for innovation
Pearson is tapping Canadian startups to reshape how passengers, baggage, and aircraft move from curb to gate.
Ontario universitiesâ report says schools must help students use AI properly
Post-secondaries need more money and expertise to deal with AI shift, Council of Ontario Universities says.
Questradeâs Salim Naran doesnât understand why more people arenât using AI for personal finance
At Toronto Tech Week, Naran said uptake of AI tools for financial management is âsurprisingly low.â
Why regulatory rigour is becoming a competitive edge in clinical AI
AI promises faster workflows, but healthcare orgs want clear answers on privacy, reliability, and accountability.
How Aurmada threads the needle of fashion and defence tech
Toronto startup is developing kevlar base layers and sensor-equipped garments for soldiers and everyday consumers.
Arteria AI CEO Shelby Austin is wary of Canada naming national tech champions
Austin argues the country needs to âwiden our apertureâ and let the market pick winners.
Canadian startups face a home-market adoption problem, CentML co-founder says
Before it sold to Nvidia, Toronto AI startup struggled to find local adopters willing to take a risk.
Government considering amendments to Bill C-22 amid backlash from tech, civil liberties groups
Feds say legislation will still require companies to retain metadata from users.
Canadaâs forthcoming AI strategy aims to stop IP and value from leaving the country, parliamentary secretary says
Prime Minister Carney has confirmed that the long-delayed strategy will be released next week.
Purpose CEO Som Seif says âself-centredâ finance industry is killing competition
Amidst battle with OSC, Seif claims incumbents wield the regulated nature of the financial industry against change.
Quantum chemistry for drug discovery still hasnât had its âChatGPT moment,â biotech founder says
ProteinQureâs co-founder argues âmessy biology experimentsâ are still the bottleneck.