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Charles Mandel always filed on time: BetaKit remembers beloved senior writer on the anniversary of his passing.

Coveo’s outgoing CEO Louis Tetu says the company’s applied #AI offering is a “market taker.”

Accelerator Centre, OBIO among Toronto and Waterloo Region orgs supported by $34 million in FedDev funding. #KWtech #CDNtech

The BetaKit Quiz this week features Musk eyeing OpenAI, Shopify's Kanye problem, and PixMob at the Super Bowl Plus… Clutch pulls a major rebound Justin Trudeau on AI And Cohere gets sued

Clio - Cloud-Based Legal Technology donates $3 million to create new innovation hub at UBC Sauder School of Business. #BCtech

Canada looked to strike a balance between #AI innovation and regulation at the #AIActionSummit in Paris this week.

PrairiesCan doles out $6.7 million to help four #Edmonton companies scale and expand into new markets. #ABtech

Canada punches above its weight in gaming, yet it rarely gets recognized as an economic driver. In 2024, the industry added $5.1B to GDP, with 88% of revenue from exports—but Canada still struggles with IP ownership and long-term growth. On The BetaKit Podcast, Paul Fogolin, CEO of Entertainment Software Association of Canada, broke down: - Why Canada excels at game development but lacks control over its IP - The role of tax credits in attracting global giants - How gaming can help diversify the economy Listen here: https://lnkd.in/gtGnsRsV Shoutout to Ubisoft Toronto, Electronic Arts (EA), BioWare, Behaviour Interactive, Relic Entertainment, Beenox, Capybara Games, Thunder Lotus, Drinkbox Studios, and more. #CDNTech

A Cohere spokesperson told BetaKit that the Toronto-based #AI startup “strongly stands by its practices for responsibly training its enterprise AI.” #CDNtech

Vancouver-based Photonic Inc. claims breakthrough in #quantum computing error correction. #YVRtech #CDNtech