Feds’ $6.6-billion Defence Industrial Strategy takes aim at building a “robust” Canadian defence sector
DIS outlines a “build-partner-buy” framework and plans to name “national champions.”
AI
Cohere reportedly soars past revenue target, with $240-million USD ARR
Canada’s AI champion had projected $200 million USD ARR last year.
Backboard.io claims its AI has a better memory than yours
Ottawa startup’s AI platform outperformed other models on two memory benchmarks.
ApplyBoard researchers say they have a fix for AI’s “silent failure” problem
EdTech company’s team wins recognition for “confidence score” that helps keep LLMs honest.
Shopify stock slumps despite record-breaking Q4 revenue
E-commerce giant authorizes $2-billion USD share buyback as CFO touts strong balance sheet.
Modem closes $4.4-million USD pre-seed round to help developers ship faster
Co-founders from Sentry, Cohere back Toronto startup’s AI product management platform.
Canada’s new AI strategy is off to a bad start
Canadians already have low trust in AI. Exclusionary and unclear public engagement methods aren’t helping.
Haply Robotics raises $16 million to build the “steering wheels” for physical AI
How the Montréal startup plans to own the touch layer of robotics.
To build AI trust, the federal government should show us its prompts
Plus: Y Combinator reverses decision on Canadian-domiciled startups.
An insider’s take on Canada’s AI task force report
Former ISED senior policy advisor Jaxson Khan on how public consultations might inform Canada’s AI future.
We read every submission from Canada’s AI task force: here’s what they said
Nearly 350 pages of recommendations sketch a fractured but urgent road map for Canada’s AI future.
Latency may be invisible to users, but it will define who wins in AI
For some applications, the delay is tolerable. For many emerging ones, it isn’t.
Q&A: Moltbook, OpenClaw, and the security risks of the new agentic-AI era
Plurilock CEO Ian Paterson on the evolution of agentic AI and protecting yourself (and your agent).
Despite Q3 loss, Lightspeed optimistic on executing growth and profitability plan
Retail tech firm’s shares dipped slightly amid a tough week for software stocks.
Ottawa releases findings from AI task force and public consultation
Government used AI to parse more than 11,000 submissions that will inform Canada’s new AI strategy.