Kepler makes history with world-first launch of optical relay satellite network
Canadian company beats out similar projects from Amazon and Starlink.
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Kepler to launch historic satellite network on SpaceX rocket this Sunday
Successful launch would be world-first, beating out similar projects from Amazon and Starlink.
D-Wave strikes $550-million USD deal to acquire Quantum Circuits
After spending decades on quantum annealing, D-Wave hopes to make a splash in gate-based computing.
The Basic Phone launches Kickstarter for “dumbphone” that’s just the right amount of smart
You can’t log onto TikTok, but you can call an Uber.
The biggest tech questions of 2026
Robots, and IPOs, and AI, Oh My! 2026 poses many tech questions.
Clicks releases a phone for your phone, giving users a taste of BlackBerry
The Communicator is your “second phone” for communicating, not consuming. It also resurrects the headphone jack.
GeologicAI acquires Finland’s Lumo Analytics to round out suite of critical minerals sensors
Lumo’s LIBS technique uses lasers to rapidly analyze core rock samples for critical minerals.
CoLab joins Nvidia Inception Program to beef up AI capabilities for its engineering tools
St. John’s startup says Nvidia’s platforms will improve how engineers interpret simulation data.
Queen’s University recruits Ian Karlin from Nvidia in bid to build Canadian supercomputer
After working on leading supercomputers abroad, Karlin wants to help boost Canada’s computing capacity.
Assetflo closes $2 million USD to make clients’ every physical asset “searchable”
Kitchener-Waterloo startup’s mesh network tech already helps Fortune 500 firms track assets.
Canada needs a national semiconductor strategy, industry groups argue
Five countries account for almost 91 percent of the global semiconductor market. Canada isn’t one.
Twenty Canadian companies join NATO’s largest-ever defence accelerator cohort
NATO DIANA connects companies with military end-users, mentors, and investors in the North Atlantic.
Feds’ new Defence Investment Agency awards first contract to MDA Space and Telesat
Partnership will develop satellite communications capabilities in the Arctic.
Human Computer Lab wants the next home robot to be more Pixar lamp than laundry-folding butler
LeLamp creator is betting expression and emotion matter more than arms and legs.
The top 10 Canadian consumer tech products of 2025
A BlackBerry revival, a 3D mouse, and smart swim goggles are some of this year’s highlights.