Québec has a new digital sovereignty plan. Will it work?
The $1.4-billion plan was tabled on the heels of a digital fiasco at the provincial auto board.
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Q&A: Xanadu’s Christian Weedbrook on why quantum ought to be a national defence priority
CEO talks data centre dreams and ensuring Xanadu stays in Canada as it prepares to go public.
Wagepoint rolls out two new additions to its payroll software
Timesheets and My Wagepoint are aimed at streamlining and modernizing the payroll process.
Sheertex maker will be sold to fellow Québec hosiery company AYK
SRTX once employed 350 people. If the sale is approved, fewer than 10 will remain.
Why Canada’s defence spending should follow this Cold War blueprint
US military spending helped create your laptop. Can Canada make similar leaps?
“The world has changed”: Canada’s new Defence Industrial Strategy aims to reduce US dependency
PM lays out plan to buy domestically and partner with “trusted allies.”
Bank of Canada orders XTM to cease retail payment activities after investment regulator halts trading of its stock
Bank cites “serious concerns” that XTM failed to safeguard client funds as customers report missing money.
From Amharic to Zulu: Cohere’s new multilingual AI model supports more than 70 languages
Toronto scaleup says Tiny Aya can run in regions where large-scale infrastructure isn’t always available.
From client to cap table: Shakudo converts customers into investors with $7-million USD raise
New backers with ties to Loblaw and CentralReach invest in Toronto startup.
Feds’ $6.6-billion Defence Industrial Strategy takes aim at building a “robust” Canadian defence sector
DIS outlines a “build-partner-buy” framework and plans to name “national champions.”
Cohere reportedly soars past revenue target, with $240-million USD ARR
Canada’s AI champion had projected $200 million USD ARR last year.
Ottawa, Gatineau launch defence innovation task force in bid for NATO defence bank
Task force features mayors, a retired general, and leaders from One9 and Ranovus.
Black Business Ventures Association brings Dragons’ Den energy to Edmonton Unlimited
Pitch night spotlights homegrown startups and growing tech talent.
Mesosil’s infection-fighting dental tech gets FDA clearance
Green light lets Toronto-based startup’s technology be sold in US market.
Photonic claims “world-first” quantum teleportation across Telus fibre network
Quantum company deepens partnership with investor and telecom giant.