AI-related data centres use vast amounts of water. But gauging how much is a murky business
Canada is poised to join the data centre boom. But as such projects face greater scrutiny around the world, there is little debate here about what this will mean for the country’s water.
Mars spacecraft observed this interstellar comet — and no, it's not an alien spaceship
An alien comet passing through our solar system made its closest approach to Mars recently, and two European robotic spacecraft orbiting the red planet turned to take a look.
FreshBooks partners with Affirm to offer “buy now, pay later” feature
FreshBooks Payments invoices can now be paid through biweekly or monthly plans.
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Evan Solomon heads to the Gulf, Canadian Tire hits a speedbump, and Canada’s latest Nobel laureate
Test your knowledge of Canadian tech news with The BetaKit Quiz for October 17, 2025.
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Danielle Smith expands ministerial team leading Alberta’s $100-billion AI data centre push
Nathan Neudorf joins finance and innovation colleagues as data centre proposals outpace power grid capacity.
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“It is war”: How Alexi hopes to dominate the AI legaltech market
Toronto-based firm claims it’s approaching $10 million in ARR as it faces off against Harvey, Legora.
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Meet the astronaut who will become the first Canadian to join a lunar mission
In about four months, Jeremy Hansen will launch with the Artemis II mission. The space pioneer met with elementary students visiting the Canadian Space Agency and answered their questions about the launch.