Bait-and-switch of a Canadian dream
In the game of settler-nation relay, Canada ranks second in the world for largest per-capita immigration rates, one in five…
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Canadian gov’t invests $2.2 million in environmentally-friendly microchips
The Government of Canada has announced a $2.2 million investment into Montréal-based tech company Spark Microsystems to develop…
Canadian AI experts urge for global ban on killer robots
Five leaders of Canada’s AI research community have written an open letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau asking the Canadian…
CanCon Podcast Ep. 92: Can a business be built solely with Canadian tech?
Is it possible to build a profitable tech-based company that is entirely Canadian-made, down to the studs? That’s the…
Canadian video games are fuelling the nation’s tech innovation. No, really.
Some of the world’s most popular video game franchises have been developed in Canada. The original Mass Effect trilogy…
CanCon Podcast Ep. 90: Begging for Amazon, building with Alphabet
Would your city fight a bear for Amazon? Or is your city more likely to upgrade its infrastructure with Alphabet? Do you buy…
Canadian startup news of the week (10/22/17)
Welcome to BetaKit’s startup stories of the week! Here, you will find the week’s most important news, features,…
Finance Minister says gov’t will work with angel and VC community to build Tax Fairness Plan
At Communitech in Waterloo, Finance Minister Bill Morneau doubled down on his commitment that the government’s proposed…
Anthony Lacavera’s How We Can Win argues Canadians must redefine success for greater national prosperity
Anthony Lacavera is best known for launching Wind Mobile and taking on Canada’s big three telcos (Bell, Rogers, and Telus).…
Canadian startup news of the week (10/15/17)
Welcome to BetaKit’s startup stories of the week! Here, you will find the week’s most important news, features,…
F|T: The FinTech Times – Building a bank from scratch
Welcome to the FinTech Times, a weekly newsletter covering the biggest FinTech news from around the globe. If you want to read…
Companies building diversity surveys must consider metrics of “belonging”
As Peter Parker (Spiderman) discovers his newfound powers, his uncle, Ben reminds him “with great power comes great responsibility.”…
Canadian gov’t announces first of nine shortlisted superclusters in Atlantic region
The Canadian government has announced its first supercluster in Halifax, kicking off a cross-country tour of announcing shortlisted…
#TOIC17 highlights struggle to build AI without biases
This week, TribalScale welcomed the global startup community to its first-ever TakeOver conference, which explored how technology…
Dublin-based Jobbio raises $18 million as part of Canadian expansion
Dublin-based careers marketplace Jobbio has raised a $18 million CAD Series A as it looks to scale in the UK and Canada. “It’s…