Web Summit Vancouver opens with tech’s biggest question: who owns the future?
Conference poses questions over the AI revolution, Canadian sovereignty, and the rules shaping what comes next.
“Steel, concrete, and code”: Feds and Telus announce three AI data centres in BC
Projects include upscaling existing Kamloops data centre and two new, Vancouver-based centres.
Vendasta levels up with European deal to roll out MARiO AI
Saksatoon startup working with Italy’s largest internet company.
Canada committed to real-time rail, aims to be a point of stability in an uncertain world, finance minister says
The minister spoke at Payments Canada Summit about modernizing the financial system.
OpenAI violated Canadian privacy laws, federal and provincial watchdogs say
Privacy commissioners say OpenAI broke the rules by scraping Canadian data to develop and train ChatGPT.
Moment Energy raises $40 million USD Series B to give used EV batteries new life
Company plans to use capital to expand manufacturing, hiring
Canada’s plan to ban crypto ATMs worries industry, advocates
Nearly 4,000 cryptocurrency ATMs are located across Canada.
Women’s Equity Lab Manitoba closes Fund 3 at $300,000
Fund reached full subscription in record time, maxing out in roughly a month.
PrairiesCan invests $7.9 million in funding to support Co.Labs, local AI firms
Funding was announced in Saskatoon at the Uniting the Prairies conference.
Cohere buys naming rights to Ottawa’s former EY Centre
Partnership will take effect on May 1 with rebranding rolling out in the coming weeks.
Montréal’s Deep Sky partners with French energy company ENGIE
Under the partnership, ENGIE will purchase carbon removal credits, collaborate on research and development.
Alberta puts $91 million into Industrial Transformation Challenge
Challenge’s next iteration will focus on projects helping industry invest in the emerging technologies.
How four Edmonton startups are collaborating to fight wildfires
At Edmonton Unlimited panel, local tech leaders talked earning trust in a challenging industry.
Feds invest more than $8 million in defence production in Saskatchewan
Advanced manufacturing, AI drone command, and heavy-vehicle testing all receive support.
Serenity Power announces $1 million pre-seed investment
Led by Avatar Ventures, funding will aid in prototyping and expansion.