Stablecoins will eventually âleapfrogâ real-time rail payments, finance leaders say
Panelists at the 2026 Canadian Finance Summit agreed that stablecoins present better value than RTR payments.
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Mecka AI announces $60 million USD to power physical AI
Canadian-led startup aims to build âthe data and deployment layerâ for robotics.
Canadian government gains access to Anthropicâs powerful Mythos model
Anthropic has kept Mythos in limited release amid concerns hackers could exploit the model.
Robinhood officially enters Canada, following WonderFi acquisition
WonderFiâs president and CEO departed following the close of the deal.
Version One Ventures raises $108 million USD across two new funds
But Vancouver-based deep tech investor is increasingly looking outside of Canada.
Canadian B2B software firms are falling behind in agentic AI: report
Georgian survey shows domestic companies lag international peers in âfoundationalâ AI adoption.
Arteria AI CEO Shelby Austin is wary of Canada naming national tech champions
Austin argues the country needs to âwiden our apertureâ and let the market pick winners.
Purpose CEO Som Seif says âself-centredâ finance industry is killing competition
Amidst battle with OSC, Seif claims incumbents wield the regulated nature of the financial industry against change.
Wealthsimple to offer early access to IPO trading
Upcoming IPOs for SpaceX and Anthropic are boosting demand.
Award-winning author Ken Liu is not afraid of AI slop
Liu is fine with AI coding, but finds the notion of it writing stories for him ârevolting.â
Cohereâs Nick Frosst thinks Canadian energy can be â100 percentâ renewables
Growing Canadaâs domestic capacity was a focus of Homecomingâs sovereignty-themed panel.
Uberâs president doesnât know what the companyâs 10.5 million drivers will be doing in 15 years
Andrew Macdonald tells Toronto Tech Weekâs Homecoming that the gig appâs labour pool may soon start to shrink.
Why Shopifyâs CEO thinks the one-person company is âbullshitâ
But, as Tobi LĂŒtke said at Toronto Tech Weekâs Homecoming, those companies could still make a billion dollars.
Databricks and Ada execs on whatâs fuelling the Gen Z AI backlash
Reynold Xin and Mike Murchison say there is space for students to reframe their relationship to AI.
Nasdaq spinoff sues Hiive for patent infringement
Nasdaq Private Market says Hiive violated patent for secondary sale settlement and clearance program.