Cohere is partnering with the Canadian subsidiary of French defence company Thales to provide its artificial intelligence (AI) tech as it courts clients in the defence and security sectors. “This partnership with Thales Canada marks a strategic leap in responsibly deploying AI for national defence.” Thales Canada announced today that it would use the Toronto…
Construction workers are paid to put their elbow grease into building homes, not filling out paperwork. But if they want to get paid, they eventually need to put down the hammer and pick up the pen. “We’re tracking all this verified time; now it’s time to pay these people.” Nobody knows this better than David…
I had the opportunity to catch up with my old boss this week. The conversation took an unexpected turn. I wanted to speak with Jim Balsillie, former RIM co-CEO and co-founder of policy-focused organizations CCI, CIGI, and CDR (say that five times fast), for an upcoming story. But the policy wonk couldn’t stop talking about…
BY THE OPTIMIST DAILY EDITORIAL TEAM Starting this week, on December 10th, Australia will become the first country to ban all children under 16 from having social media accounts. This is meant to be a sweeping law that covers TikTok, Snapchat, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, Threads, and other popular platforms. Whether the move will meaningfully protect…
BY THE OPTIMIST DAILY EDITORIAL TEAM If you’ve spent any time online lately, you know the world isn’t exactly short on advice. It feels like everyone is ready and willing to talk over each other and shovel out unsolicited counsel: “Fix your mindset.” “Rewrite your habits.” “Become that version of yourself.” Some of it might…
Episode Description: This week, Karissa and Arielle tackle two big, very real-world solutions: how to gracefully ask friends and family if they’re sick before a holiday hangout, and why the U.S. finally introducing its first female crash test dummy is a major win for road safety and equity. They unpack expert advice on setting health…
This week’s episode of The BetaKit Podcast is the final in our annual series of fireside conversations on the BetaKit Keynote Stage at SAAS NORTH. “It used to be that Silicon Valley was the kind of Mecca of the entrepreneur. What’s happening is everyone has got the tools that used to be crowded in there….
Montréal-based Lightspeed Commerce will pay $11 million CAD with no admission of liability to settle a class-action lawsuit brought by investors in 2021, a Québec Superior Court judge ruled on Nov. 25. Lightspeed will admit no wrongdoing or liability as part of the $11-million settlement. The publicly listed retail technology company was accused of misrepresenting…
This year’s revamped edition of the Montréal Startup Community Awards highlighted founders, mentors, and people working behind the scenes in a brand-new innovation hub built to reconnect the city’s dispersed startup scene. The awards ceremony, organized by non-profit ElanTech with corporate and government sponsors, ran Thursday night at Ax.c, now the de facto home of…
The Government of Canada is putting up nearly $358 million to strengthen the country’s defence supply chain through its new Regional Defence Investment Initiative (RDII). Eligible businesses include companies with dual-use products and services, as well as firms pivoting to supplying defence. Canada’s Minister of AI and Digital Innovation Evan Solomon shared the news today from…
Prince Edward Island isn’t exactly a tech hub, but Charlottetown-based Tracktile has a secret weapon: the people. “We focused on the messy, complex manufacturing from day one.” Jordan Rose, Tracktile Tracktile develops a manufacturing operations software platform for small, complex manufacturers, like those in the food and beverage industry. After fine-tuning its process to get…
