Reporter at @betakit.com / Tiohtià:ke/Montréal / Views are my ownhttps://bsky.app/profile/madisonmcla.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/madisonmcla.bsky.social/post/3mv6ui7v4uc2cA quantum computing facility. A direct air carbon capture project. Micro nuclear reactors. And a whole whack of AI data centres. Here are some of the tech-related projects included in a pitchbook for investors at next week's Canada Investment Summit in Toronto. https://betakit.com/the-tech-projects-canada-is-selling-to-global-investors-at-next-weeks-summit/10 Sep 2026 20:14 +0000at://did:plc:vofbzxreesuo53y6prvb4xek/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv6ui7v4uc2chttps://bsky.app/profile/madisonmcla.bsky.social/post/3mv3nvzed2c2hRumpelstiltskin returns [contains quote post or other embedded content]09 Sep 2026 13:38 +0000at://did:plc:vofbzxreesuo53y6prvb4xek/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv3nvzed2c2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/madisonmcla.bsky.social/post/3mrcvbwwifk25Nova Scotia startup Elle MD is developing a new birth control device that it hopes will deliver the same effectiveness with fewer side effects. It just raised $1.1 million to move forward with first-in-human trials. https://betakit.com/elle-md-raises-1-1-million-to-develop-non-hormonal-easily-removable-birth-control-ring/23 Jul 2026 12:58 +0000at://did:plc:vofbzxreesuo53y6prvb4xek/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrcvbwwifk25https://bsky.app/profile/madisonmcla.bsky.social/post/3mqmiaje2c22oNEW: Anthropic announced $10 million CAD to some of Canada's top universities and the big three AI institutes Mila, Amii, and Vector. All of them are getting Claude credits to do AI research. https://betakit.com/anthropic-commits-10-million-to-canadian-institutions-for-ai-research/14 Jul 2026 15:06 +0000at://did:plc:vofbzxreesuo53y6prvb4xek/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqmiaje2c22ohttps://bsky.app/profile/madisonmcla.bsky.social/post/3mol7u2jndc2aPrediction markets coming to Canada: Wealthsimple partners with Kalshi to launch prediction markets app 👀 https://betakit.com/wealthsimple-launches-prediction-markets-app-through-us-exchange-kalshi/18 Jun 2026 16:13 +0000at://did:plc:vofbzxreesuo53y6prvb4xek/app.bsky.feed.post/3mol7u2jndc2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/madisonmcla.bsky.social/post/3mo3uhvee222fMontréal's Aiemann Zahabi is fighting at the White House's UFC 250 Freedom on Sunday. A Canadian tech startup Kintra is helping him get there with its AI biometric platform. But how effective are these tech tools in improving physical performance for athletes? https://betakit.com/can-a-saliva-test-make-ufc-athletes-better-fighters-this-canadian-startup-is-betting-on-it/12 Jun 2026 13:39 +0000at://did:plc:vofbzxreesuo53y6prvb4xek/app.bsky.feed.post/3mo3uhvee222fhttps://bsky.app/profile/madisonmcla.bsky.social/post/3mnzvkl5qik2tX is still violating Canadian privacy by allowing Grok's deepfakes, the OPC found. But what's a privacy commissioner's office to do if it can't impose fines or orders? https://betakit.com/elon-musks-x-violated-canadian-privacy-law-with-grok-deepfakes-watchdog-finds/11 Jun 2026 18:53 +0000at://did:plc:vofbzxreesuo53y6prvb4xek/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnzvkl5qik2thttps://bsky.app/profile/madisonmcla.bsky.social/post/3mnhwpd3w5c2oThe AI strategy is (finally) here. Read BetaKit's first overview file of it via @alexriehl.com https://betakit.com/canadas-ai-strategy-contains-2-3-billion-in-spending-few-details-on-new-privacy-regulations/04 Jun 2026 15:26 +0000at://did:plc:vofbzxreesuo53y6prvb4xek/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnhwpd3w5c2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/madisonmcla.bsky.social/post/3mnhwisg6nc2oCanada's AI champion Cohere says it's not working with controversial data firm Palantir, despite reports of a partnership. https://betakit.com/cohere-says-it-is-not-working-with-palantir/04 Jun 2026 15:22 +0000at://did:plc:vofbzxreesuo53y6prvb4xek/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnhwisg6nc2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/madisonmcla.bsky.social/post/3mleve3h7cs2yOh no [contains quote post or other embedded content]08 May 2026 23:33 +0000at://did:plc:vofbzxreesuo53y6prvb4xek/app.bsky.feed.post/3mleve3h7cs2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/madisonmcla.bsky.social/post/3ml24ru4vik2anot worrying at all [contains quote post or other embedded content]04 May 2026 16:47 +0000at://did:plc:vofbzxreesuo53y6prvb4xek/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml24ru4vik2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/madisonmcla.bsky.social/post/3mkie5stf2c27"Stakeholders were divided between optimism for AI’s potential and skepticism about its risks." That's a line from the feds' summary report from its public consultations on its upcoming AI strategy. But we had no idea how many people felt one way or another. We set out to find out:27 Apr 2026 15:11 +0000at://did:plc:vofbzxreesuo53y6prvb4xek/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkie5stf2c27https://bsky.app/profile/madisonmcla.bsky.social/post/3mkausomkc22aCanada's Cohere to acquire Germany’s Aleph Alpha in sovereign AI play. The combined company will continue under the Cohere name and Aidan Gomez will remain CEO. via @alexriehl.com @betakit.com https://betakit.com/cohere-to-acquire-germanys-aleph-alpha-in-sovereign-ai-play/24 Apr 2026 15:48 +0000at://did:plc:vofbzxreesuo53y6prvb4xek/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkausomkc22ahttps://bsky.app/profile/madisonmcla.bsky.social/post/3mhyc4li67k27New: @mozilla.org is partnering with @mila-quebec.bsky.social to work on open-source AI projects, with an initial $1 million CAD https://betakit.com/mila-teams-up-with-mozilla-to-build-open-source-ai-tools/26 Mar 2026 19:02 +0000at://did:plc:vofbzxreesuo53y6prvb4xek/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhyc4li67k27https://bsky.app/profile/madisonmcla.bsky.social/post/3mhtjrnz5z22jCanadian software firm OpenText $OTEX employees report job cuts tied to apparent restructuring, via @alexriehl.com https://betakit.com/opentext-employees-report-job-cuts-tied-to-apparent-restructuring/24 Mar 2026 21:35 +0000at://did:plc:vofbzxreesuo53y6prvb4xek/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhtjrnz5z22jhttps://bsky.app/profile/madisonmcla.bsky.social/post/3mhe3fcl7ck23Pretty cool news today for Montréal, Québec, and Canada. @umontreal.ca Gilles Brassard was awarded computer science's highest honour for his quantum breakthroughs, alongside longtime collaborator Charles H. Bennett https://betakit.com/montreal-computer-scientist-gilles-brassard-wins-turing-award-for-quantum-discoveries/18 Mar 2026 18:08 +0000at://did:plc:vofbzxreesuo53y6prvb4xek/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhe3fcl7ck23https://bsky.app/profile/madisonmcla.bsky.social/post/3mg3pissjrk2aCanadian tech advocacy group CCI argues that governments should take a similar 'buy Canadian' approach to #healthtech as it did for the Defence Industrial Strategy: https://betakit.com/cci-wants-governments-to-buy-more-canadian-healthtech/02 Mar 2026 16:49 +0000at://did:plc:vofbzxreesuo53y6prvb4xek/app.bsky.feed.post/3mg3pissjrk2a