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How OpenText went all-in on AI

Fri, 11/28/2025 - 20:50

OpenText EVP Shannon Bell explains why her job now requires human and digital resource management.

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Feds commit $42.5 million to expand AI compute infrastructure at University of Toronto

Fri, 11/28/2025 - 15:44

Funding will help researchers across the country train AI models with billions of parameters.

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Alberta’s AI-generated legislation, Tobi’s take on Nokia, and Nvidia’s name-drop

Fri, 11/28/2025 - 11:01

Test your knowledge of Canadian tech news with The BetaKit Quiz for November 28, 2025

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Augmentt lands $18 million to help safeguard cloud software for SMBs

Fri, 11/28/2025 - 07:00

Former N-able leaders aim to help MSPs manage security across SaaS apps.

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Dcbel partners with Volvo and Polestar to turn EV batteries into home power backups

Fri, 11/28/2025 - 06:00

CEO claims impact from US trade war and evaporating EV incentives is “minimal.”

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Another fund partner leaves BDC

Thu, 11/27/2025 - 15:41

Guillaume Mercier steps away from Industrial Innovation Fund as leadership churn continues.

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MedReddie helps hospitals spend less time shopping. It just raised over $2 million to go global

Thu, 11/27/2025 - 15:13

Digital platform helps procurement teams avoid “information overload.”

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FluidAI buys Emmetros as it pushes to modernize patient recovery with AI

Thu, 11/27/2025 - 14:25

Healthtech firm says combined tech will help hospitals keep patients connected while cutting time to discharge.

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FinOps has become the new superpower for CFOs

Thu, 11/27/2025 - 07:00

Unicorne’s Éric Pinet on how to avoid the spiraling costs of cloud services.

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Stablecorp claims to have first regulator-approved stablecoin tied to Canadian dollar

Wed, 11/26/2025 - 15:49

Toronto firm approved under existing stablecoin framework, but will be ready for new federal strategy.

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TISC is fine-tuning AI for split-second decisions, starting on the basketball court

Wed, 11/26/2025 - 13:55

Canadian co-founded startup plans to tap machine learning talent in Canada and the US.

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Nokia’s Ottawa expansion tests Canada’s definition of “sovereign AI”

Wed, 11/26/2025 - 13:06

Government calls $340-million project “gold standard” while critics say it’s a “toxic” foreign subsidy.

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How Dozr, a promising construction tech firm, went from building boom to receivership to asset sale

Wed, 11/26/2025 - 06:00

The heavy equipment marketplace is in new Canadian hands, but its future remains unclear.

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Amid global DEI backlash, Canadian VC sees more women and visible minorities in leadership roles

Wed, 11/26/2025 - 04:00

DEI initiatives remained important in Canada in 2024, but climate pledges lagged.

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Shopify says recent layoffs “removed layers that created complexity”

Tue, 11/25/2025 - 17:09

Managerial job cuts come after firings related to sales fraud at e-commerce firm.

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Floss, brush, chew? Toothpod launches a chewable tablet for dental hygiene

Tue, 11/25/2025 - 06:00

University of Toronto founder wants her product to be an essential part of the dental routine.

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Canadian founders launch Furble to make pet prescriptions more accessible

Tue, 11/25/2025 - 04:00

Online marketplace lets pet parents fill prescriptions and get them delivered to their door.

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UAE research institute to open lab within Mila

Mon, 11/24/2025 - 14:12

Montréal AI research centre and Technology Innovation Institute team up as PM visits UAE.

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Crypto advocates want blockchain tech added to Canadian AI minister’s portfolio

Mon, 11/24/2025 - 09:27

The Canadian government's new Stablecoin Act responds to some of the industry's demands.

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