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Portless raises $24.7 million to be retailers’ port in a trade storm

Logistics startup gives importers alternative to up-front duties following end of “de minimis” exemption.

Toronto and Miami’s Rails claims to provide self-custody without sacrificing performance.

Adlib Software and Scope Technologies also recently shuffled the C-suite.

Projects backed by matching $15-million private investment aim to upskill and connect workers with employers.

Chris Rogers tapped to lead Instacart as CEO, Uber appoints Andrew Macdonald as global president and COO.

Startup’s researchers generated error-resistant photonic qubits on a single chip for the first time.

First Nations Technology Council, Skills for Change, Toronto Public Library named as recipients alongside Amii.

Federal court dismissed CRA’s request for six years of data on Shopify merchants.

Startup helps brands connect with community and student creators for social impact.

Early-stage sustainability startup Lite-1 edged out Glüxkind and Vodasafe.

Plus: BetaKit is SABEW Canada’s Best in Business (again).

Web Summit lands smoothly on the West Coast as attendees offer ideas for how it could grow.

Speakers tell stories about the moments they chose to dream bigger and take risks.

The company believes a California expansion will help it go “anywhere.”

Ivan Zhang says AI firms have their work cut out winning back clients “burned” by failed pilots.