Canada could soon lose reliable rides to space. What will that mean for its burgeoning space industry?
As SpaceX scales back rocket rideshares, Canada’s space industry says it exposes “critical dependency.”
Hardware
US chip giant AMD to acquire Taalas
Launched by former AMD employees and Tenstorrent leaders, Taalas aims to turn AI models into custom silicon.
“Intimate, safe, and enduring”: How a founder’s personal loss led to a new kind of business
Cremation Tattoos worked with North Forge to turn a reverent memorial practice into a scaling business.
Calogy secures $1.2-million contract to power Jaunt’s autonomous drones
Sherbrooke cleantech startup to design lightweight battery system for Jaunt’s next-generation aircraft.
Telesat, MDA Space tapped for $2.3-billion Arctic satellite buildout
Federal contract will expand Lightspeed constellation from 156 to 225 satellites.
Taking code to the road: How GM Canada and the country’s top universities are engineering the future of driving
As vehicles become software-defined, the automotive talent pipeline now runs from campus to test track.
Semiconductor industry says Canada needs a better plan for sovereign silicon
Canada’s Semiconductor Council wants federal AI strategy to include dedicated semiconductor plan.
Is Canada building enough robots?
Plus: The Canadian innovation behind The Odyssey.
Meet the robots of the future already hopping, slithering, and driving around U of T
Students showcase the groundbreaking ways robotics could change our futures.
Q&A: How The Odyssey’s new IMAX cameras were designed in Canada
IMAX Theatres’ global president says the Canadian film company wants to redesign its projection technology next.
Elle MD raises $1.1 million to develop non-hormonal, easily removable birth control ring
Nova Scotia femtech startup plans for Ottawa Hospital clinical trials in the fall.
Zero Point Cryogenics expands into the US
Quantum cryogenics manufacturer plans to open an innovation and service hub in Chicago.
General Fusion “pleased” with public-market debut after redemption-heavy SPAC deal
Deal gives fusion company enough cash to complete its current program.
Nord Quantique announces latest advance in quantum error correction
Québec company says it has reduced “bookend” errors to under 0.1 percent.
Reaction Dynamics CEO wants more Canadian LPs to back moonshots
At a Startupfest hardtech panel, Bachar Elzein argued for a wider private capital pool.