Web Summit Vancouver opens with techās biggest question: who owns the future?
Conference poses questions over the AI revolution, Canadian sovereignty, and the rules shaping what comes next.
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āSteel, concrete, and codeā: Feds and Telus announce three AI data centres in BC
Projects include upscaling existing Kamloops data centre and two new, Vancouver-based centres.
Q&A: Vass Bednar on why Canada is at risk of remaining a digital 51st state
Canadian Shield Institute leader talks digital sovereignty ahead of CUSMA review.
Vendasta levels up with European deal to roll out MARiO AI
Saksatoon startup working with Italyās largest internet company.
Canada wonāt pursue national semiconductor strategy, AI minister says
Canada is the only G7 country without a standalone strategy. Industry groups are urging action.
Canada to create AI and Labour Advisory Council, Solomon says
Advisory group stems from a desire to maintain regular contact with labour leaders following initial meetings.
Why you donāt need a PhD to invest in deep tech
VCs at NACO Summit dispel misconceptions about investing in the industry.
Are you tokenmaxxing? Tell us
BetaKit wants to know how much youāre using AI at work, and why.
Shopify posts strong Q1 revenue growth, but stock still falls on slow growth forecast
E-commerce giant posted loss of $581 million USD due mainly to equity investments.
āThe math is not mathingā: How AI bubble fears are changing Canadian VCs’ investment approach
Leaders from Wittington, McRock, and IRV clash on whether AI is a bubble, but agree some things do not add up.
Closing the loop: How Mastercard is building for agentic commerce
Mastercardās Craig Reiff explains why trust, not technology, will enable this next shift.
Biopharma giant Sanofi to grow Toronto presence with expanded AI centre
French company says $294-million investment will create 50 new jobs.
Alison Kaizer says founders must build hiring muscles in the AI era
Golden Ventures partner uses Uniting the Prairies stage to argue hiring shouldn’t be outsourced.
Q&A: Why the threat of Anthropicās Mythos demonstrates the need for sovereign AI
CIRA VP Jon Ferguson on how the Project Glasswing preview could leave Canadian firms out in the cold.
Plum acquired by US-based Phenom to reduce bad hires in the age of AI
Phenom expands into Canada with its third acquisition this year.