Spotlighting Canada’s Most Ambitious
Plus: Feds considering Bill C-22 amendments.
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How Toronto Pearson is turning Canada’s busiest airport into a proving ground for innovation
Pearson is tapping Canadian startups to reshape how passengers, baggage, and aircraft move from curb to gate.
Ontario universities’ report says schools must help students use AI properly
Post-secondaries need more money and expertise to deal with AI shift, Council of Ontario Universities says.
Questrade’s Salim Naran doesn’t understand why more people aren’t using AI for personal finance
At Toronto Tech Week, Naran said uptake of AI tools for financial management is “surprisingly low.”
Why regulatory rigour is becoming a competitive edge in clinical AI
AI promises faster workflows, but healthcare orgs want clear answers on privacy, reliability, and accountability.
How Aurmada threads the needle of fashion and defence tech
Toronto startup is developing kevlar base layers and sensor-equipped garments for soldiers and everyday consumers.
Arteria AI CEO Shelby Austin is wary of Canada naming national tech champions
Austin argues the country needs to “widen our aperture” and let the market pick winners.
Canadian startups face a home-market adoption problem, CentML co-founder says
Before it sold to Nvidia, Toronto AI startup struggled to find local adopters willing to take a risk.
Canada’s forthcoming AI strategy aims to stop IP and value from leaving the country, parliamentary secretary says
Prime Minister Carney has confirmed that the long-delayed strategy will be released next week.
Purpose CEO Som Seif says “self-centred” finance industry is killing competition
Amidst battle with OSC, Seif claims incumbents wield the regulated nature of the financial industry against change.
Quantum chemistry for drug discovery still hasn’t had its “ChatGPT moment,” biotech founder says
ProteinQure’s co-founder argues “messy biology experiments” are still the bottleneck.
Wealthsimple to offer early access to IPO trading
Upcoming IPOs for SpaceX and Anthropic are boosting demand.
Raquel Urtasun wants Canada to go “all in” on physical AI
Waabi founder said at BetaKit’s Most Ambitious: Town Hall that Canada could lead the physical AI revolution.
Q&A: Erin O’Toole says Canada needs to play catch-up on defence innovation
Erin O’Toole wants Canadian innovators to seize the moment before it’s gone.
Investor burn books and FaceTiming Serena Williams: three founder fundraising stories from Homecoming
CEOs of Float, Neo Financial, and Rebel told Homecoming attendees how they courted investors.