Canadian Bitcoin Consortium launches insurance company for digital asset businesses
Blockchain Insurance Inc. says it’s “traditional insurance for non-traditional industries.”
Edmonton
PrairesCan invests $3 million in Black entrepreneurship
Funding will go to the Black Business Ventures Association and the African Canadian Civic Engagement Council.
Feds announce $6.5-million investment in Alberta defence manufacturing
Zero Point Cryogenics and Logican Technologies earn PrairiesCan investments to shore up defence supply chains.
Bank of Canada orders XTM to cease retail payment activities after investment regulator halts trading of its stock
Bank cites “serious concerns” that XTM failed to safeguard client funds as customers report missing money.
Black Business Ventures Association brings Dragons’ Den energy to Edmonton Unlimited
Pitch night spotlights homegrown startups and growing tech talent.
Alberta invests $28 million in six projects to improve environmental outcomes
Funding comes from province’s industrial carbon pricing revenue on large emitters.
Inside the Edmonton facility building quantum’s hidden infrastructure
Zero Point Cryogenics is manufacturing the extreme-cold systems behind quantum computing.
A seat at the table: Founders Dinner comes to Alberta
Graeme Barlow’s dinner series offers curated networking with strict no-sales rules.
Trust Science acquires Lenders API to build fraud defence system for lenders
Edmonton FinTech plans to integrate Toronto company’s solution into its decision-management infrastructure.
Everyday Payments customers allege their money is missing
Restaurants report missing balances as platform operators trade explanations.
Canada and Alberta announce 27 new projects to expand high-speed internet access
New projects target communities still falling below national internet speed benchmarks.
AI pioneer Richard Sutton to receive honourary degree from U of A
Sutton honoured for groundbreaking research into machine learning.
U of A partners with City of Edmonton to study hydrogen-powered vehicles
The partnership is the latest turn in a long saga of Edmonton attempting to green its fleets.
Canada’s housing supply is in crisis. Can robots help?
Automated homebuilders are pitching solutions to get more (ideally affordable) roofs over our heads.
It’s midwinter, yet these Edmonton companies are prepping for wildfire season
FireSafe AI has partnered with Edmonton’s Wyvern and AIRmarket to create a more comprehensive fire detection and prevention…