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Canada’s moment to build is now. BetaKit Most Ambitious returns May 25. Presented in partnership with @Uber_Canada, @dmzhq, and @nationalbank. Learn more: bit.ly/4lo55R2

.@sanofi's Dimitrije Jankovic said today the French biopharma giant chose to locate the hub in Toronto because of the strength of the city’s AI talent and the maturity of its life sciences ecosystem. betakit.com/biopharma-gian…

@GoldenVentures’ @alisonmichellek has a message for founders: stop treating hiring like something you can outsource. At @unitingprairies, she argued building a company means building the muscle to attract and close great talent yourself. betakit.com/alison-kaizer-…

You do not have to build your company in Silicon Valley. But @ckneumann says you do need to understand how it works. At @unitingprairies, he argued the real gap is not just capital. It is speed. betakit.com/what-canadian-…

.@AnthropicAI’s Mythos may be partly hype, CIRA’s @fergusonjon says. But the threat it represents is still real: a powerful cybersecurity tool in too few hands, with Canadian firms potentially on the outside looking in. betakit.com/qa-why-the-thr…

The Canadian gov't has announced a sovereign wealth fund. The potential problem, @sarahcrgr says, is that there isn't much sovereign wealth in it. Sarah's full take, along with the top #CDNTech news from teh last week, in The BetaKit Newsletter: betakit.com/wealth-in-this…

Watch the full episode here: betakit.com/evaluating-can…

Evaluating Canada’s Defence Industrial Strategy x.com/i/broadcasts/1…

AI is making it easier to fake being a great candidate. @PhenomTXM just bought Canadian startup @plum_io to help employers see through it. betakit.com/plum-acquired-…

Former defence minister Harjit Sajjan’s new startup is laying the groundwork to go public. Vancouver-based @junoindustries has secured $12 million ahead of a planned reverse takeover that would put it on the TSXV. betakit.com/former-defence…

.@wel_women Manitoba has closed Fund 3 at $300,000 CAD, hitting full subscription for the first time. The fund maxed out in about a month and will back three to five early-stage Canadian tech-enabled startups. betakit.com/womens-equity-…

“We need to think of AIs as our mothers and us as the babies.” @geoffreyhinton has bold ideas about how to keep superintelligent AI from wiping out humanity. betakit.com/ai-godfather-g…

Everyone wants to blame AI for entry-level job struggles. @Venture4Canada's Steven Wang argues Canada’s bigger problem is older and more structural: employers are asking for experience while creating fewer pathways to get it. betakit.com/canadas-real-w…

The lineup for this even is truly stacked (@_cweedbrook, @RaquelUrtasun, @EvanLSolomon just to name a few). Check out the full list here: betakit.com/meet-the-betak…

Our Most Ambitious: Town Hall lineup keeps growing May 25, we’re gathering leaders from tech, policy, and culture to talk autonomy, security, and prosperity Speakers: @MayorOliviaChow, Cameron Bailey, @EliotPence, and many more See you at TIFF Lightbox: bit.ly/48wnlm7

Nearly 20 percent of Canadian AI developers surveyed said they had never encountered a single safety consideration for LGBTQ+ people in their work. A new report from @queertechhq suggests the industry is still not building for everyone. betakit.com/ai-developers-…

.@colabsyxe is one of the big beneficiaries of the funding annouunced at the Uniting the Prairies tech conference. But the feds invested in @CoconutSoftware, @Vendasta, and @watchhometeam as well. betakit.com/prairiescan-in…

As the AI industry concentrates into fewer players, @FeatherlessAI wants to ensure open-source AI models remain a viable alternative option. betakit.com/canadian-co-fo…

.@GeneralFusion wants to become the first company to develop commercially viable fusion power, and thinks going public could help provide the capital it needs to win. betakit.com/general-fusion…

.@‌BoastCapital’s 2026 Benchmark Report shows how they’ve helped North American companies secure nearly $900 million in R&D tax credits since 2018. betakit.com/how-boast-help…

Ottawa’s Capital Exhibition Centre has signed a naming rights agreement with @Cohere. Rebranding for the "Cohere Centre" will roll out in the next couple of weeks. betakit.com/cohere-buys-na…