“The math is not mathing”: How AI bubble fears are changing Canadian VCs’ investment approach
Leaders from Wittington, McRock, and IRV clash on whether AI is a bubble, but agree some things do not add up.
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Canada’s plan to ban crypto ATMs worries industry, advocates
Nearly 4,000 cryptocurrency ATMs are located across Canada.
Ottawa plans to spin off federal semiconductor facility into “commercial entity”
The NRC’s Canadian Photonics Fabrication Centre is the only facility of its kind in North America.
Closing the loop: How Mastercard is building for agentic commerce
Mastercard’s Craig Reiff explains why trust, not technology, will enable this next shift.
Biopharma giant Sanofi to grow Toronto presence with expanded AI centre
French company says $294-million investment will create 50 new jobs.
Alison Kaizer says founders must build hiring muscles in the AI era
Golden Ventures partner uses Uniting the Prairies stage to argue hiring shouldn’t be outsourced.
What Canadian founders can learn from Silicon Valley’s speed
At Uniting the Prairies, Chris Neumann argues for learning from the US while building in Canada.
Q&A: Why the threat of Anthropic’s Mythos demonstrates the need for sovereign AI
CIRA VP Jon Ferguson on how the Project Glasswing preview could leave Canadian firms out in the cold.
Plum acquired by US-based Phenom to reduce bad hires in the age of AI
Phenom expands into Canada with its third acquisition this year.
AI godfather Geoffrey Hinton says we must convince AI that it’s our mother
Hinton says making AIs care more about us than themselves could keep them from wiping out humanity.
Former defence minister Harjit Sajjan’s new startup lays groundwork for public listing
Juno Industries has secured $12 million in commitments to list on TSVX in reverse takeover deal.
Women’s Equity Lab Manitoba closes Fund 3 at $300,000
Fund reached full subscription in record time, maxing out in roughly a month.
Canada’s real workforce crisis isn’t AI, it’s the entry-level experience gap
Venture for Canada’s CEO writes that Canadian employers need to give young workers a fair shot.
Meet the BetaKit Most Ambitious: Town Hall full speaker lineup
Cameron Bailey, Olivia Chow, Eliot Pence, and more join BetaKit’s marquee Toronto Tech Week opener.
PrairiesCan invests $7.9 million in funding to support Co.Labs, local AI firms
Funding was announced in Saskatoon at the Uniting the Prairies conference.