Uber’s president doesn’t know what the company’s 10.5 million drivers will be doing in 15 years
Andrew Macdonald tells Toronto Tech Week’s Homecoming that the gig app’s labour pool may soon start to shrink.
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Why Shopify’s CEO thinks the one-person company is “bullshit”
But, as Tobi Lütke said at Toronto Tech Week’s Homecoming, those companies could still make a billion dollars.
Q&A: Feeding the world from Canada
Justine Hendricks on Canada’s “generational opportunity” to elevate its food production with innovation.
At Olds College Smart Farm, everything is new
This Alberta post-secondary is a pipeline for Canadian AgTech innovation.
Lastwall raises $16 million to defend critical infrastructure in cyberspace
CEO says modern cyber warfare involves targets once considered off limits.
Canada’s AI minister says he’s more worried about creating unicorns than monopolies
Speaking at BetaKit’s Most Ambitious: Town Hall, Evan Solomon said he wants to reward companies taking risks.
Databricks and Ada execs on what’s fuelling the Gen Z AI backlash
Reynold Xin and Mike Murchison say there is space for students to reframe their relationship to AI.
Sentinel inks partnership to supply drones to Ukraine
Sentinel will partner with Kyiv’s Airlogix in deal supported by Canadian and Ukrainian governments.
Nasdaq spinoff sues Hiive for patent infringement
Nasdaq Private Market says Hiive violated patent for secondary sale settlement and clearance program.
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.
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.