Alex Riehl

1 week ago | betakit.com | Douglas Soltys |Alex Riehl

Toronto is buzzing with anticipation of the inaugural tip-off sure to bring everyone in the city together. Are we talking about Toronto Tech Week, or the debut of Canada’s first WNBA team in 2026? For Toronto Tempo president Teresa Resch, it’s both. Next week, Resch will be among the headliners at Homecoming, the sold-out official mainstage of Toronto Tech Week 2025.

1 week ago | betakit.com | Alex Riehl

Chris Greenfield is no longer the managing director of Toronto-based innovation hub OneEleven, BetaKit has learned. OneEleven’s head of communications and marketing announced Greenfield’s departure in a brief message to an internal Slack channel, which has been viewed by BetaKit. “FYI – Chris Greenfield is no longer with OneEleven. We thank Chris for his contributions during his time with the organization,” the message reads.

1 week ago | betakit.com | Alex Riehl

LawZero has appointed Sam Ramadori as co-president and executive director as the non-profit gears up to develop safe-by-design artificial intelligence (AI) systems. Consequently, Ramadori is departing as CEO of recently acquired Montréal cleantech startup BrainBox AI. Ramadori joins co-president and scientific director Yoshua Bengio as LawZero begins expanding its technical team, increases its philanthropic funding, and executes on its governance strategy, LawZero said in a statement.

1 week ago | betakit.com | Alex Riehl

The leaders of Group of Seven (G7) nations concluded the annual summit in Kananaskis, Alta., with six joint commitments, including some that addressed tech like artificial intelligence (AI) and quantum computing. The G7 nations reached consensus on a ‚Äúcommon vision‚ÄĚ for the future of quantum technologies, recognized the ‚Äúpotential‚ÄĚ for AI to grow prosperity, and came up with a critical minerals action plan.

1 week ago | betakit.com | Alex Riehl

The commissioner of the Financial Consumer Agency of Canada (FCAC), Shereen Benzvy Miller, provided FinTech leaders with a progress update on the country’s open banking plan this week, indicating the federal government is moving ahead with the much-delayed policy.