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#GoNorth17 AI discussion walks the line between the power of technology and its social impact

Ria Lupton November 7, 2017

Last Thursday, AI experts and Canadian tech leaders convened at Google’s Go North Summit to discuss some of the issues regarding…

Aeman Ansari November 7, 2017

EMERGE Commerce Inc., formerly known as Transformational Capital, has acquired Wagjag, an online deal community, from Metroland…

Sameer Chhabra November 7, 2017

Canada’s Competition Bureau has published its report on the country’s emerging financial services sector. The federal agency…

Douglas Soltys November 7, 2017

Coconut Software announced today the close of a$4.2 million CAD Series A round, led by Toronto-based Information Venture Partners,…

Sameer Chhabra November 7, 2017

CIBC, one of the five major banks in Canada, has announced the introduction of Remi, its first digital assistant chat bot.…

Alysse Glick November 6, 2017

As Canada’s largest bank, RBC is focused on building leaders who thrive in a culture of innovation. One way is through RBCx,…

Aeman Ansari November 6, 2017

Amazon has announced that it will be opening a second office in Vancouver by 2020, adding 1,000 new jobs that will double its…

Aeman Ansari November 6, 2017

LogDNA, an intelligent logging system targeting DevOps teams, has closed $8.9 million ($7 million CAD) in Series A funding…

Cassandra Ruggiero November 6, 2017

The Canadian government is going all in on tech and innovation, and no type of tech has more hype than artificial intelligence…

Aeman Ansari November 6, 2017

On the latest episode of BNN’s The Disruptors, Anthony Di Iorio, CEO and founder of Decentral and Jaxx, discusses the growing…

Douglas Soltys November 6, 2017

Is it possible to build a profitable tech-based company that is entirely Canadian-made, down to the studs? That’s the…

Tom Emrich November 6, 2017

Welcome to The Wearable Weekly, your trusted guide to all things wearable tech. If you only have time to read one thing about…

Aeman Ansari November 3, 2017

Montreal-based accelerator Ecofuel is looking for its Spring 2018 cohort. The accelerator will be recruiting early-stage clean…

Christian Lassonde November 3, 2017

Welcome to a BetaKit weekly series designed to help startups and entrepreneurs. Each week, investors tackle the tough questions…

BetaKit November 3, 2017

As startups lead the way in building Canada’s innovation economy, BetaKit does its part to help fill the talent gap with…