word czar. two-guard. currently: @BetaKit previously: @MobileSyrup @BlackBerry and a bunch of dead sites you might remember fondly. "Wildly out of control."
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Industry minister @melaniejoly will release details today of the feds' $750-million #VC funding envelope and open applications for the Growth VCCI program.
betakit.com/feds-reveal-brea…
Happy VCCI / VGCCI / Growth VCCI Day to all #VC firms that celebrate. #CDNtech #CDNpoli betakit.com/feds-reveal-brea…
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The next Mass Effect game won’t make it out of @bioware.
Development is stopping as the Edmonton studio shuts down. The closure is a stark ending for a company that helped turn Mass Effect, Dragon Age, and Baldur’s Gate into global franchises.
betakit.com/bioware-to-shut-…
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Montréal-based technology investor @inovia secures $200-million USD first close for sixth early-stage #VC fund. #CDNtech betakit.com/inovia-secures-2…
I think this is the... fourth time I've seen this scam ad today? Always from a different (parody!) account. Report it every time, but there's no meaningful impact.
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Canadian-founded, US-based #AI chipmaker @tenstorrent secures $1.5 billion USD Series E at $6.2-billion valuation to challenge GPU dominance. #CDNtech betakit.com/tenstorrent-secu…
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US-based @AnthropicAI has been revealed as a long-term leaseholder for a large Nova Scotia data centre project—the #AI giant’s first data centre in Canada. #AtlCan betakit.com/anthropic-signs-…
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“The stock market is not even the stock market. The stock market is AI companies.”
@kylascan joins The BetaKit Podcast to discuss why #AI is viewed as the saviour of the US economy and the effect that's having on the public markets.
betakit.com/kyla-scanlon-on-…
In prep for this panel, I was struck by how similar #AI and quantum are:
- frontier technology
- huge CAPEX requirements
- long time horizons to successfully commercialize
But quantum leaders don't act like AI leaders:
- They don't make bold proclamations (AGI, digital god, etc.)
- They don't fundraise on FOMO
- They're collaborative across the industry
They also haven't lost control of their tech.
I really wanted to know if those differences are inherent to the industry and the people building it, or would simply dissolve later as the pressure to scale compounds.
Have a watch and let me know what you think.
Where quantum and #AI intersect (ALL IN 2026) xitter.cf/i/broadcasts/1qGoNYDrb…
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Where quantum and #AI intersect (ALL IN 2026) xitter.cf/i/broadcasts/1qGoNYDrb…
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Ahem.
For those who may be unaware, Montreal is a cold *winter* city. Colder and snowier than Toronto.
And it now ranks 2nd among the world’s best cycling cities.
So don't even.
momentummag.com/montreal-ran…
Douglas Tr0n Soltys retweeted
.@GetKoho's @DanEbs has strong feelings on prediction markets. On The BetaKit Podcast, he called them techwashing for what is essentially gambling.
It's a principled stance from someone about to run a bank, and it’s not the only candid moment he offers
betakit.com/why-koho-wont-be…
Douglas Tr0n Soltys retweeted
Canada invented maybe the greatest investment account in the history of money, then named it after a piggy bank.
So now roughly $350 billion is sitting in TFSAs as cash. Doing nothing. Being slowly eaten by inflation.
A small, boring policy idea that could be worth hundreds of billions of dollars: change the name. Make it the Tax-Free Investment Account.
It might sound silly, but the name matters. Nearly half of Canadians with a TFSA (sorry, TFIA) keep their savings in it as cash. At Wealthsimple, it’s 6%. Over a few decades, that gap compounds into an enormous amount of money.
One word. Let’s change it, close that investment gap, and actually help Canadians build wealth.
newsroom.wealthsimple.com/th…
Link to the story if you're interested in learning more: betakit.com/canadas-initial-…
