Tracking the Canadian capital commitments surrounding Carney’s investment summit
BetaKit’s running list of the major investors committing billions of dollars to Canadian projects.
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Q&A: Amii CEO explains why Canada’s AI literacy initiative is about agency
Cam Linke says literacy can help Canadians have difficult discussions around AI.
The tech projects Canada is selling to global investors at next week’s summit
Pitchbook of investable Canadian projects spans quantum, AI data centres, and carbon capture.
Toronto Pearson wants to clear biometric travel for takeoff
The airport is testing facial verification at boarding as it prepares to handle 65 million passengers a year.
Manitoba invests $4 million to develop geothermal neighbourhood
The project is part of the province’s Net Zero Action Plan aimed at reducing carbon emissions.
Are AI labs “gambling with our lives”?
Yet another AI researcher has issued a staggering warning: the cutthroat race to build ever-more-powerful AI systems could…
Canada unveils national AI literacy initiative
Program will provide AI training resources to Canadians through the Alberta Machine Intelligence Institute.
Feds pump $11 million into BC tech, including solar and drone delivery
Funding includes nearly $3 million to UBC and almost half a million to Open Waters Solar.
Here’s how every Canadian province and territory is governing data centres
From stand-alone policies to disincentivizing investment, here’s a guide from coast to coast.
The Canadian tech stories we’re tracking this fall
Plus: The Feds’ new data centre development guidelines lack teeth.
ASI Engineering lands nearly $1 million to scale AI for asset management
Funding comes through federal government’s Business Scale-up and Productivity program.
Feds appoint Patrick Pichette CEO of new digital transformation agency
Ex-Google CFO and Inovia partner to lead org focused on modernizing public service.
Protein Industries Canada invests more than $2 million into AI for AgTech
Two projects will seek to develop AI solutions for crop disease, grain monitoring.
OpenAI, Anthropic, and others sign Canada’s new data centre framework as public opinion sours on buildout
Framework covers electricity and water use but lacks binding definitions or penalties.
OpenText, MDA Space among execs who joined Prime Minister’s trade meeting
Mark Carney gave an update on Canadian trade to 23 organizations, but they aren’t saying what they discussed.