Ontario can’t lead in AI if it won’t buy Ontario innovation
Liam Gill argues Ontario needs to be a customer for AI, not just a talent factory.
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How StackAdapt quietly built an adtech giant
StackAdapt CEO Vitaly Pecherskiy says AI has changed what customers need from software.
Q&A: Behind the scenes of Cohere’s new AI transcription model
Cohere senior staff product manager unpacks open-source speech-to-text AI model.
Turbopuffer doesn’t want to be Canada’s fastest-growing tech company
Plus: Cohere exec pledges AI firm will stay Canadian.
Wattpad swaps presidents as Aron Levitz departs to build something new
David Lee takes the reins as Wattpad parent Webtoon streamlines its operating structure.
Inside Wealthsimple’s “simple” effort to bring Canadian talent home
What started as a Canadian Thanksgiving dinner in San Francisco has attracted over 6,000 job applicants.
Credo paid $92 million USD in cash to acquire Hyperlume, SEC filing reveals
With Hyperlume’s team and tech, Credo aims to deliver the AI infrastructure of the future.
Industry Minister Mélanie Joly wants to see Nokia invest more in Canada
Joly sees the path to a “golden age” relationship Finland and Canada.
Wealthsimple partners with Elon Musk’s X for direct stock trading via social media
Stock tickers on X posts will now link to FinTech’s trading platform for Canadian users.
Xanadu stock trades halted five times on TSX in two days, following price spike
Toronto-based quantum company debuted on exchange just last month.
Kepler to lead testing of European Space Agency’s high-speed data network
Toronto firm helped architect the first phase of the HydRON project.
Cohere exec pledges AI firm will stay Canadian-headquartered amid merger reports
Remarks come as Cohere reportedly explores combining with a German enterprise AI peer.
Common Wealth secures $12-million Series A to help deliver workplace retirement plans
The Toronto FinTech firm aims to make it easy and affordable to offer retirement benefits.
AppDirect acquires PartnerStack for upwards of $150 million USD
Acquisition secures “missing piece” to build a unified platform for partner-led growth.
Community event platform Wygo secures nearly $1.6 million pre-seed
Wygo allows hosts to create events for an audience that wants to shift their social life offline.