First Canada, then the world: nation’s rocket builders see a bigger opening in space
Space tech CEOs say sovereign launch capabilities could help Canada lead in low Earth orbit.
Events
Toronto Tech Week reveals new Homecoming speakers
Rob Khazzam, Andrew D’Souza, Lulu Cheng Meservey, and others join lineup for official mainstage event.
“The math is not mathing”: 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.
Ottawa plans to spin off federal semiconductor facility into “commercial entity”
The NRC’s Canadian Photonics Fabrication Centre is the only facility of its kind in North America.
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.
What Canadian founders can learn from Silicon Valley’s speed
At Uniting the Prairies, Chris Neumann argues for learning from the US while building in Canada.
AI godfather Geoffrey Hinton says we must convince AI that it’s our mother
Hinton says making AIs care more about us than themselves could keep them from wiping out humanity.
Meet the BetaKit Most Ambitious: Town Hall full speaker lineup
Cameron Bailey, Olivia Chow, Eliot Pence, and more join BetaKit’s marquee Toronto Tech Week opener.
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.
How four Edmonton startups are collaborating to fight wildfires
At Edmonton Unlimited panel, local tech leaders talked earning trust in a challenging industry.
Q&A: Kepler’s CEO on Canada’s space ambitions and the best Toronto Tech Week eats
Mina Mitry talks launching the world’s first optical relay satellite network ahead of Toronto Tech Week appearance.
Canadian life sciences is at a “generational moment,” but experts disagree on its future
At MaRS Impact Health, leaders debate what government should do to grow the sector.
Canada’s AI regulation will be “airtight” on bias, racism, and hate, Solomon says
At QueerTech breakfast, AI minister says feds will regulate lightly on innovation and tightly where harms emerge.
Turbopuffer doesn’t want to be Canada’s fastest-growing tech company
Plus: Cohere exec pledges AI firm will stay Canadian.
Jesse Wiebe built Startup TNT’s agri-food arm. Now he’s leaving to solve a larger problem
Prairies entrepreneur and startup advocate says Canada is facing a crisis in early-stage capital formation.