Vancouver Police sergeant becomes first Canadian ALS patient to receive Neuralink brain implant
Torontoâs University Health Network debuts new neurosurgical technique to insert Elon Musk-owned medical device.
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Shopify settles copyright lawsuit with rival Shopline
Shopify had accused Singapore-based Shopline of copying its e-commerce software.
Canada is building sovereign AIânow it needs to secure it
A former police investigator argues that AI security needs to be treated as a distinct discipline.
Digital elbows up
Cory Doctorow argues that the best way to reclaim our digital sovereignty is to jailbreak Canada.
AI can be the First Spike of Canadaâs digital age
Alex Tapscott on what the Canadian Pacific Railway teaches us about building Canadaâs next great national projects.
AI minister says Ottawa considering taking the lead on AI investment rounds
Minister Evan Solomon spoke to the government’s shift from supporter to stakeholder on The BetaKit Podcast.
Stathera raises $55 million USD for semiconductor clock tech amid data centre boom
CEO says thereâs âno reasonâ precision timing tech canât be built in Canada.
Toast launches AI-powered recruitment platform
The Toast Talent Marketplace is scheduled to roll out its beta version in the next two weeks.
US finance app SoFi acquires Composer to add AI investing strategies
Acquisition of Toronto FinTech bolsters SoFiâs case to be âthe everything app for digital financial services.â
PrairiesCan invests $5.6 million to support Black entrepreneurship in Alberta
Investment follows similar funding last week in Manitoba.
Spellbook aims to write and renew the worldâs contracts with AI
CEO says new AI contract tool is âbiggerâ than launch of its first copilot product.
Vector Institute launches open-source AI bias detector
New tool aims to flag and rework biases in writing and AI datasets.
From Chrome extension to customer data engine: Floqer announces $2-million raise
Halifax startup now helps companies like Perplexity and Wise gather customer data.
Dominion Dynamics lands $139 million in Canada’s largest defence-tech Series A
Georgian doubles down, OMERS and BDC join alongside US, European backers.
Why cybersecurity teams are struggling to keep up with AI adoption
Fortinetâs Robert May explores the pressures defining cybersecurity in the AI era.