Femtum thinks its semiconductor cutting lasers are better than yours
Québec startup raises $16 million to get its “practical” lasers inside more semiconductor manufacturers.
Hardware
Xanadu in talks with government over potential $390 million for domestic quantum manufacturing
Project OPTIMISM would “significantly advance” company’s roadmap toward utility-scale quantum computing.
Blackline Safety pairs connected gas detection with K9 leak hunting
Harness-mounted G6 devices log GPS-tagged readings to validate detections along pipelines.
Kraken dives deeper into defence with $615-million Covelya Group acquisition
Acquisition would create a larger subsea player spanning defence and commercial markets.
Damon CEO, CFO, and board resign following prolonged struggle on public markets
Company’s future uncertain as more than 3,000 people wait for a Damon electric motorcycle.
Bubble Technology Industries awarded contract to detect space radiation for astronauts
Ontario defence and aerospace firm to receive $5.5 million from Canadian Space Agency.
Alberta-made robots are helping keep this Vancouver shipyard safe
Confined Space Robotics partners with Seaspan Shipyards to make working in tight spaces less dangerous.
Court filings reveal Sheertex maker’s steep losses ahead of insolvency
While tariffs helped bring the apparel innovator down, SRTX was already struggling to scale.
Canadian businesses expect more uncertainty as US Supreme Court strikes down Trump’s tariffs
US president claims more tariffs are coming through different legal mechanisms.
Mecademic secures $21 million to bring its tiny industrial robots to the world
Funding will help expand Montréal headquarters and ramp up hiring in US, Europe, and Asia.
Q&A: Why Alberta’s data centre strategy is drawing the attention of tech giants like Meta
Punchcard Systems’ Sam Jenkins on how Alberta is meeting the moment, and what it stands to gain or lose.
Q&A: Xanadu’s Christian Weedbrook on why quantum ought to be a national defence priority
CEO talks data centre dreams and ensuring Xanadu stays in Canada as it prepares to go public.
Sheertex maker will be sold to fellow Québec hosiery company AYK
SRTX once employed 350 people. If the sale is approved, fewer than 10 will remain.
Feds’ $6.6-billion Defence Industrial Strategy takes aim at building a “robust” Canadian defence sector
DIS outlines a “build-partner-buy” framework and plans to name “national champions.”
Photonic claims “world-first” quantum teleportation across Telus fibre network
Quantum company deepens partnership with investor and telecom giant.