Award-winning author Ken Liu is not afraid of AI slop
Liu is fine with AI coding, but finds the notion of it writing stories for him “revolting.”
Ontario
Jim Balsillie says Canada must put forward economic policy for the 21st century
CCI chair spoke on taking a lesson from US economic policy during BetaKit’s Most Ambitious: Town Hall.
Defence tech founders are frustrated with Canada’s approach to “dual-use”
At Arctic Edge conference, VCs offered a mea culpa while outlining why dual-use tech is here to stay.
Eliot Pence: Canada’s defence buying timelines are “irrelevant” for modern warfare
At Most Ambitious: Town Hall, Dominion Dynamics CEO said procurement must move in weeks, not decades.
Why Shopify’s CEO thinks the one-person company is “bullshit”
But, as Tobi Lütke said at Toronto Tech Week’s Homecoming, those companies could still make a billion dollars.
Q&A: Feeding the world from Canada
Justine Hendricks on Canada’s “generational opportunity” to elevate its food production with innovation.
Canada’s AI minister says he’s more worried about creating unicorns than monopolies
Speaking at BetaKit’s Most Ambitious: Town Hall, Evan Solomon said he wants to reward companies taking risks.
Databricks and Ada execs on what’s fuelling the Gen Z AI backlash
Reynold Xin and Mike Murchison say there is space for students to reframe their relationship to AI.
Sentinel inks partnership to supply drones to Ukraine
Sentinel will partner with Kyiv’s Airlogix in deal supported by Canadian and Ukrainian governments.
The next-generation software powering GM’s vehicles is being built in the GTA
Senior Manager explains how General Motors built the largest automotive engineering centre in Canada.
WonderFi clears final regulatory hurdle to be acquired by Robinhood
More than a year after inking the deal, it’s finally slated to close on June 1.
Canada’s AI champion Cohere is standing up the load-bearing walls of our economy
The Toronto AI firm says that these days, the Canadian flag is a good brand.
At Most Ambitious: Town Hall, Canadian tech’s future came into sharper focus
Canada’s AI minister, leaders of Waabi and Xanadu spoke to sold-out crowd at BetaKit’s TTW kickoff event.
Cold front
Dominion Dynamics aims to become Canada’s first line of defence in the Arctic.
Peripheral establishes first biomechanics basketball shooting lab in Toronto
U of T robotics grads and ex-racecar builders return to apply self-driving tech to sports.