Raine Maida and Senator Deacon discuss Big Tech’s control over digital creators (and the news)
byBig Tech controls the discovery and distribution of Canadian content. What’s a democracy to do?
Podcasts
Hosted by Douglas Soltys and Rob Kenedi, the BetaKit Podcast Channel features weekly podcasts discussing Canadian tech and global tech from a Canadian perspective. Produced by Kattie Laur.
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Dan Breznitz unmuzzled: Canada Innovation Corporation architect explains how we got here
byWhat the CIC is missing, who might make a good CEO, and why the Crown corp. comes with carrots and sticks.
Panache’s Chris Neumann on FounderFuel’s return and “shitty” VC behaviour
by“Myself and every other investor I know has a long list of people we will not deal with again.”
Generative AI will test what’s worse: biased data or user bad faith
byIs AI ready for users willing to fuck around and find out? Are we?
The Indigo hack is bad. Will AI make cyber threats worse?
byPlurilock CEO Ian Paterson discusses the economics of AI cyber threats and Canada’s response with Bill C-26.
What comes after the attention economy?
byKate Bush and Girl Talk point to new outcomes and priorities.
Why I killed my startup
byA one-on-one interview with the BetaKit Podcast’s co-host about what it takes to start—and end—a business.
Can Amber Mac explain WTF is happening in tech right now?
byNot quite the best start to 2023 for tech.
Stephen Marche on how generative AI will transform academia (and everything else)
byNobody is prepared.
A Web3 vibe check with Round13’s Satraj Bambra
byPick your poison, but 2022 was not a great year for digital assets.
AI regulation is coming. What’s Canada’s approach?
byUnpacking the legislative turducken that is Bill C-27.
Will ChatGPT replace BetaKit?
byRing in the New Year with Tony Dagger.
Year in review: biggest tech stories of 2022, 2023 predictions
byPlus: 2022’s most overlooked tech stories.
Year in review: Kim Furlong talks VCCI and what comes next for Canadian venture
byFurlong: “These programs are an anomaly in what the government pushes out. There’s no reason why they should ever…
Bessemer, Georgian, OMERS VCs discuss the state of the market
byThe next four to six months will be the hardest for startups to raise in.