You can’t log onto TikTok, but you can call an Uber.

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RBC, Telus back quantum computing company as it looks to develop enterprise-ready tech.

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Investor Darren Clifford sees the strongest market signals coming from a warming world.

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CRA’s data preservation order granted in case that has been ongoing since 2023.

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Canadian founders, VCs, experts, and critics share what they expect from artificial intelligence this year.

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Caterpillar and Autodesk become LPs as McRock falls shy of initial $200-million target.

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Plus: Groq’s staggering Nvidia deal has strong Canadian connections.

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Robots, and IPOs, and AI, Oh My! 2026 poses many tech questions.

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Start 2026 with a refresher of last year’s headlines: one question for every month.

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Suspension follows months of executive turnover at meal-delivery company.

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The Communicator is your “second phone” for communicating, not consuming. It also resurrects the headphone jack.

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In 2025, Canadian tech’s reengagement with federal politics had many parallels with the prior decade.

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Background Work connected Canadians with more than 7,000 background acting gigs in 2025.

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McRock Capital co-founder was the first woman to lead the CVCA.

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The feds' commitment to accelerate consumer-driven banking is a massive win for entrepreneurs.

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Adam Froman says Canada’s economic future depends on a small group of companies.

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In 2025, we were given an opportunity to consider how we can build better digital lives.

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Three problems Canadian merchants keep naming, and how Mastercard built a platform around them.

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Garage Capital and Chamath Palihapitiya were early Groq backers.

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Five years after sharing her journey, Amoye Henry sees progress for Black women founders in Canada.

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