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Taiv wants to let you choose your own TV ads

Tue, 02/10/2026 - 07:00

Winnipeg startup closes $13-million USD to expand across North America.

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Canada’s new AI strategy is off to a bad start

Mon, 02/09/2026 - 15:38

Canadians already have low trust in AI. Exclusionary and unclear public engagement methods aren’t helping.

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Canada’s PixMob lights up 2026 Super Bowl and Winter Olympics

Mon, 02/09/2026 - 15:00

Special effects company debuts brightest-ever product as it marks 20 years in business.

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Haply Robotics raises $16 million to build the “steering wheels” for physical AI

Mon, 02/09/2026 - 11:30

How the Montréal startup plans to own the touch layer of robotics.

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Kiwi Charge takes EV-charging robot to showroom floor with $1.7-million pilot project

Mon, 02/09/2026 - 08:00

“R2-D2 for EV charging” will be showcased at the Canadian International AutoShow this week.

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Kaster Technologies raises $1.6 million to scale up pharma manufacturing

Mon, 02/09/2026 - 06:00

Polytechnique Montréal spinoff develops algorithm to reduce drug shortages.

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To build AI trust, the federal government should show us its prompts

Mon, 02/09/2026 - 05:00

Plus: Y Combinator reverses decision on Canadian-domiciled startups.

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An insider’s take on Canada’s AI task force report

Sun, 02/08/2026 - 19:13

Former ISED senior policy advisor Jaxson Khan on how public consultations might inform Canada's AI future.

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Everyday Payments customers allege their money is missing

Fri, 02/06/2026 - 18:19

Company faces allegations it has withheld or removed money from clients’ digital wallets.

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Josh Ogden thinks Canada’s drone industry can gain some altitude 

Fri, 02/06/2026 - 14:46

AVSS wants to show that keeping IP and manufacturing in Canada can still work.

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pHathom Technologies raises $4 million to pilot its coastal carbon-capture tech

Fri, 02/06/2026 - 14:32

Halifax climate tech startup hopes to deploy full-scale commercial projects by 2030.

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We read every submission from Canada’s AI task force: here’s what they said

Fri, 02/06/2026 - 12:25

Nearly 350 pages of recommendations sketch a fractured but urgent road map for Canada’s AI future.

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Latency may be invisible to users, but it will define who wins in AI

Fri, 02/06/2026 - 07:00

For some applications, the delay is tolerable. For many emerging ones, it isn’t.

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OpenText beats expectations thanks to strong cloud growth in Q2

Thu, 02/05/2026 - 19:32

Executives said quarterly results show progress of strategic initiatives.

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Substack hires former Google exec as its first head of partnerships in Canada

Thu, 02/05/2026 - 17:04

Newsletter platform aims to capitalize on what is now its third-largest market globally.

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Elevate Farms acquires Fieldless Farms to create “Canadian food powerhouse”

Thu, 02/05/2026 - 15:33

Deal combines two startups growing leafy greens with indoor farming technologies.

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Y Combinator reverses decision, will invest in Canadian-domiciled startups again

Thu, 02/05/2026 - 12:48

Famed accelerator had removed Canada from its deal terms, spurring Canadian tech backlash.

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Q&A: Moltbook, OpenClaw, and the security risks of the new agentic-AI era

Thu, 02/05/2026 - 11:53

Plurilock CEO Ian Paterson on the evolution of agentic AI and protecting yourself (and your agent).

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Despite Q3 loss, Lightspeed optimistic on executing growth and profitability plan

Thu, 02/05/2026 - 07:53

Retail tech firm’s shares dipped slightly amid a tough week for software stocks.

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For Rayhawk Technologies, automating away risk is a family story

Thu, 02/05/2026 - 06:30

Railcar-loading company’s efforts have netted three contracts south of the border.

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