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Minister of Innovation and AI Evan Solomon part of Liberals’ new Build Canada cabinet committee

Shopify CEO Tobi Lütke calls the committee a “Good move.”

A risky new data landscape has made OVHcloud “the popular kid.”

Trade tensions and economic uncertainty contributed to investor caution, CVCA says.

Robinhood Crypto SVP says US trading platform’s immediate focus in Canada is on crypto.

CFO says closing of de minimis exemption for Chinese goods not expected to have short-term “meaningful impact.”

Enterprise software giant detailed 10-point AI mandate in internal email to employees.

Wide variety of programs hope to prep local entrepreneurs to get the most out of Web Summit Vancouver.

Plus: Cohere Labs head calls “unreliable” AI leaderboard rankings a “crisis.”

Taxes, reduced US dependency, and AI investment are major ballot-box issues

Cohere says first movers on AI agents will gain “competitive advantage.”

After “intense” attempt to raise her own fund, Khera aims to back 25 to 30 deep tech startups with IRV.

Trillick has closed nearly a third of its $15-million target and made three investments.

Closed-door discussions at CIX Summit Investor Forum showed Canadian venture taking a hard look in the mirror.

Plus: Shopify, Lightspeed among Canadian tech stocks dragged down by tariffs.

SRTX founder’s comments on fundraising & “losing her voice” worth revisiting with her impending departure.