Cohere’s Nick Frosst thinks Canadian energy can be “100 percent” renewables
Growing Canada’s domestic capacity was a focus of Homecoming’s sovereignty-themed panel.
Events
Defence tech founders are frustrated with Canada’s approach to “dual-use”
At Arctic Edge conference, VCs offered a mea culpa while outlining why dual-use tech is here to stay.
Eliot Pence: Canada’s defence buying timelines are “irrelevant” for modern warfare
At Most Ambitious: Town Hall, Dominion Dynamics CEO said procurement must move in weeks, not decades.
Uber’s president doesn’t know what the company’s 10.5 million drivers will be doing in 15 years
Andrew Macdonald tells Toronto Tech Week’s Homecoming that the gig app’s labour pool may soon start to shrink.
Why Shopify’s CEO thinks the one-person company is “bullshit”
But, as Tobi Lütke said at Toronto Tech Week’s Homecoming, those companies could still make a billion dollars.
Canada’s AI minister says he’s more worried about creating unicorns than monopolies
Speaking at BetaKit’s Most Ambitious: Town Hall, Evan Solomon said he wants to reward companies taking risks.
Databricks and Ada execs on what’s fuelling the Gen Z AI backlash
Reynold Xin and Mike Murchison say there is space for students to reframe their relationship to AI.
At Upper Bound, AI experts debate what it means to be a person
Richard Sutton says machines aren’t persons yet, but will be someday.
At Most Ambitious: Town Hall, Canadian tech’s future came into sharper focus
Canada’s AI minister, leaders of Waabi and Xanadu spoke to sold-out crowd at BetaKit’s TTW kickoff event.
How Toronto Tech Week became Canada’s largest grassroots tech event
Co-directors Julia Konefal and Mell Truong explain how TTW went from experiment to 600 events in just two years.
The “Internet of Bodies” is here, and your body could be hacked
It’s not just cyberpunk sci-fi; online prostheses create new opportunities, but also risks.
BEA wants to help co-founders LiinkUP at Toronto Tech Week
Co-Founder Connect lands in Toronto on May 28 to help engineer the perfect founder pairings.
Alberta partners with Amii to establish Health Innovation Lab
Lab will focus on integrating AI into provincial healthcare development.
PrairiesCan reveals $6.8 million in AI support funding at Upper Bound
Edmonton’s largest AI conference celebrates its fifth anniversary this year.
Web Summit Vancouver’s two wolves
Plus: What’s pushing Canadian companies back to the public markets?