Closing the loop: How Mastercard is building for agentic commerce
Mastercard’s Craig Reiff explains why trust, not technology, will enable this next shift.
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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.
Canadian co-founded Featherless AI secures $20 million USD to build open-source AI infrastructure
Company can deploy more than 30,000 open-source AI models through a single API.
General Fusion prepares to continue its quest for commercial fusion power as a public company
BC firm lays out its vision for scalable fusion ahead of expected Nasdaq debut.
How Boast helped companies secure $900 million in R&D tax credits since 2018
Boast’s 2026 Benchmark Report reveals that R&D tax credits are becoming key to how companies fund growth.