Xanadu visits the White House for quantum summit
Toronto quantum computing firm was the lone Canadian representative in attendance.
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Winnipeg adtech Taiv among recipients of PrairiesCAN AI adoption funding
Canada’s AI minister announces $10.2 million for six Manitoba businesses.
Canada should stop acting like the waiting room for Delaware
Avery Pennarun says Canadians don’t need to become American to sell to Americans.
Alberta is open-sourcing its AI playbook for government
Province releases series of white papers explaining how it used Claude, Gemini to upgrade government systems.
Canada’s real-time rail system will launch this year after achieving “critical milestone”
After years of consultations and delays, finance minister approves the RTR system’s bylaw and rules.
Q&A: How InBC hopes to redefine its role in BC tech as a more strategic investor
CIO Thomas Park unpacks InBC’s shifting strategy and its push to fill the university-commercialization gap.
Feds revamp procurement rules to make it easier to buy from Canadian small businesses
New Small Business Procurement Program will standardize contracts and integrate AI.
Canada’s Arctic defender looks south?
Plus: Shopify and Shopline settle copyright suit.
AI minister says Ottawa considering taking the lead on AI investment rounds
Minister Evan Solomon spoke to the government’s shift from supporter to stakeholder on The BetaKit Podcast.
Minister Evan Solomon on Canada’s AI strategy, sovereignty, and social media
A special Canada Day edition of The BetaKit Podcast.
PrairiesCan invests $5.6 million to support Black entrepreneurship in Alberta
Investment follows similar funding last week in Manitoba.
Feds release proposed open banking regulations
Draft rules would require banks to share account, transaction data upon request.
Feds invest $3.2 million to support Manitoba’s Black entrepreneurs
Investment will go to three organizations focusing on Black business development.
Why advocates say “inclusive succession” is a hidden market opportunity for Canada
Report calls for more structural support for entrepreneurship-through-acquisition.
Five Eyes alliance warns of potential AI-powered cyber threat “crises”
Alliance urges strengthening of cyber defences before an incident escalates into major operational problem.