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Alex Riehl

Ottawa

Staff Writer and Newsletter Curator at BetaKit

CU Journo ‘22. Staff writer and newsletter curator for @betakit. Looking to explore tech, gaming, and sports. Tweets into the void about the Ottawa Senators.

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  • Federal government launches loan facility to support enterprises impacted by tariffs

    1 week ago | betakit.com | Alex Riehl

    The Large Enterprise Tariff Loan Facility (LETL) is now open for applicants as the Government of Canada announces a slew of new measures for Canadian businesses and entities affected by the tariff dispute between Canada and the United States (US) “We’re giving Canadian companies and entities more time to adjust their supply chains and become less dependent on US suppliers.” François-Philippe Champagne The facility is managed by the Canada Development Investment Corporation (CDEV) through its...

  • Amazon’s Climate Pledge Fund joins Cyclic Materials’ extended Series B round

    1 week ago | betakit.com | Alex Riehl

    Toronto-based Cyclic Materials has extended its Series B round for a second time to bring Amazon’s Climate Pledge Fund into the fold. Cyclic initially raised a $71-million CAD ($53-million USD) all-equity round led by Toronto-based cleantech investor ArcTern Ventures in September 2024 to expand its rare earth recycling infrastructure in the United States (US) and Europe.

  • Several tech figures endorse Pierre Poilievre’s Conservatives in open letter connected to Fairfax Financial

    1 week ago | betakit.com | Alex Riehl

    Some Canadian tech figureheads joined a number of business leaders and bankers in formally endorsing Conservative Party leader Pierre Poilievre in the upcoming federal election. The endorsements were signed in a letter authored by the “Friends of Free Enterprise in Canada,” which ran as a full-page ad in several Canadian newspapers this past weekend.

  • Several tech figures endorse Pierre Poilievre’s Conservatives in open letter connected to Fairfax Financial

    1 week ago | ourcommunitynow.com | Alex Riehl

    Some Canadian tech figureheads joined a number of business leaders and bankers in formally endorsing Conservative Party leader Pierre Poilievre in the upcoming federal election. The endorsements were signed in a letter authored by the “Friends of Free Enterprise in Canada,” which ran as a full-page ad in several Canadian newspapers this past weekend.

  • Wealthsimple’s acquihire, Shopify’s AI policy, and Nintendo’s Switch 2 confusion

    1 week ago | betakit.com | Alex Riehl

    The prototyping process should be dominated by AI Performance reviews will now ask about employee AI usage Employees must prove AI can’t do the job before asking for resources All of the above All of the above.

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Alex Riehl
Alex Riehl @RiehlAlex99
4 Apr 25

Absolutely crazy reframe of a boilerplate employee pricing event as a national W

Rapid Response 47
Rapid Response 47 @RapidResponse47

🚨 Ford Motor Company will offer employee pricing to all US shoppers: "For the next couple of months, we're going to offer our customers the same deal that our employees get... that's worth thousands of dollars." https://t.co/wphb7S5Eof

Alex Riehl
Alex Riehl @RiehlAlex99
26 Mar 25

RT @BetaKit: .@SheertexLabs founder and CEO Katherine Homuth reportedly steps down amid fundraising push and tariff threat. #CDNtech https:…

Alex Riehl
Alex Riehl @RiehlAlex99
15 Mar 25

this shit is really being seeded and watered now. if you support this rhetoric you're a coward. https://t.co/yOQkTmcCrp