Albertaâs tech sector is embracing an AI data centre boom. Will it pay off?
Tech leaders say energy-hungry infrastructure will catalyze startup creation, but critics warn of “oversold” benefits.…
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âThe energy is hereâ: local leaders call Web Summit Vancouverâs scaled-back debut a success
Web Summit lands smoothly on the West Coast as attendees offer ideas for how it could grow.
BCâs new JEDI says Web Summit Vancouver has been worth âevery pennyâ
Minister Gibson talks ecosystem growth, integrated marketplaces, and filling the “really big shoes” of her predecessor.…
Student entrepreneurs and Canadian tech leaders talk inflection points at Cansbridge Story Night event
Speakers tell stories about the moments they chose to dream bigger and take risks.
WareMatch lands $2-million funding round to expand its Airbnb-like warehouse marketplaceÂ
Strategic investor Farfill hopes to support the young companyâs worldwide expansion.
Zown expands homebuying app into the US after early Canadian success
The company believes a California expansion will help it go âanywhere.â
Farm Credit Canada commits to investing $2 billion in AgTech by 2030
The Crown corporationâs president and CEO noted that âinvestment dollars have been scarceâ in the sector.
Amid AI proof-of-concept fatigue, Cohere co-founder urges potential customers to keep the faith and focus on ROI
Ivan Zhang says AI firms have their work cut out winning back clients âburnedâ by failed pilots.
BetaKit repeats as General Excellence winner at SABEW Canada Awards
BetaKit reporter Josh Scott also awarded for the second year in a row.
University of Toronto and Vanguard team up to expand AI research in finance
Vanguard will also add around 70 roles to its AI research team in Toronto.
Innovation Saskatchewanâs first-ever research strategy boosts commercialization, tax incentives for tech
Provincial agency expands refundable investor tax credit to include life science startups.
A dispatch from the deal room
Four Osler partners break down the terms, timelines, and tensions that shaped Canadian venture in 2024.
Nord Quantique says error-correction discovery could make quantum computing data centres practical
Québec company claims approach could use a fraction of the space and power of existing methods.
Medtech AI startups ProteinQure and AssistIQ each close Series A rounds
ProteinQure to debut AI-engineered cancer drug in the clinic, while AssistIQ expands medical supply platform.
Michael Southworth âspecifically chosenâ as Assentâs new CEO to spearhead $250-million revenue effort
Longtime CEO Andrew Waitman, who led the company to centaur status, will become executive chairman.