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Shopify posts solid Q1 2025 earnings amid trade war but anticipates slight profit dip

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.

Xanadu, Nord Quantique, Photonic chosen by DARPA to build usable quantum computers in under a decade.

Canadian VCs join forces to capitalize on rising interest in defence investment.

Ontario’s transportation innovators face slow adoption and long sales cycles, but are finding a way forward.

Plus: Québec overhauls innovation tax credits, Ontario called to prioritize provincial procurement.