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Dec 20, 2024 | 
betakit.com | Josh Scott
2024 was the year that British-Canadian computer scientist Geoffrey Hinton won a Nobel Prize in Physics for his contributions to the field of artificial intelligence (AI). 2024 reinforced that Canada lacks the resources to win the AI war on all fronts. His victory is a reminder of Canada’s strong tradition of AI research and talent, which has set it apart from other countries and fuelled the development of some promising domestic AI players.
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Dec 19, 2024 | 
betakit.com | Josh Scott
Finland-headquartered Hostaway, which sells management software to short-term rental owners and operators, has announced $365 million USD in strategic growth financing to fuel its European expansion and product and artificial intelligence (AI) development efforts. Once this transaction is complete, General Atlantic and PSG Equity will be “significant minority shareholders.”The round is being led by New York’s General Atlantic with support from existing Boston-based backer PSG Equity.
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Dec 17, 2024 | 
betakit.com | Josh Scott
Many of the biggest Canadian technology-related items in the Government of Canada’s 2024 Fall Economic Statement (FES) were previously announced late last week. These announcements include a renewal of the Venture Capital Catalyst Initiative (VCCI), Scientific Research and Experimental Development (SR&ED) tax credit reform, programs to encourage more private investment in mid-cap growth firms and pension fund support for artificial intelligence (AI) data centres.
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Dec 12, 2024 | 
betakit.com | Josh Scott
D-Wave Quantum has raised $175 million USD ($246 million CAD) in gross proceeds through a recent stock sale. The Canadian-founded, New York Stock Exchange (NYSE)-listed quantum computing company plans to use this capital to fuel its technical development efforts and business operations. Following this financing, D-Wave expects to close out 2024 with at least $160 million in cash. D-Wave generated $1.9 million in revenue and a net loss of $23 million in Q3.
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Dec 2, 2024 | 
betakit.com | Josh Scott
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Nov 5, 2024 | 
overtoncountynews.com | Josh Scott
By Josh Scott,OCN SportsAfter a 23-game losing streak from 2021-2023, it’s easy to do more selling than buying in stock of the Livingston Academy football program. But if the strides made from the middle part of the 2023 season until now are an indication of things to come, it might be a good time to buy for 2025. The Wildcats took to the road last week facing off against a White County team who sat alone at #2 in Region 4-4A.
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Oct 29, 2024 | 
overtoncountynews.com | Josh Scott
By Josh Scott,OCN SportsIt would have been easy to walk out of Tom Davis Memorial Stadium last Friday night at half-time and expect “just another loss” on the Wildcats’ record. Three first half turnovers inside the 5 yard line saw the Wildcats trailing at home by two touchdowns against a Cumberland County team who had played well all year long.
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Oct 23, 2024 | 
betakit.com | Josh Scott
Montréal-based venture capital (VC) firm Brightspark Ventures has closed its latest fund for early-stage Canadian technology startups with over $100 million CAD in total commitments and added a new partner in Vancouver to capture more British Columbia (BC) deal flow. Brightspark, which launched Brightspark Canadian Opportunities Fund II (BCOF II) in May 2023 with $60 million, held its final close last month.
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Oct 15, 2024 | 
overtoncountynews.com | Josh Scott
By Josh Scott,OCN SportsComing into the 2024 season, the Livingston Academy Wildcats were a program coming off some of the darkest times in the football program’s history. A 20-plus game losing streak, a three-year playoff drought, and three head coaches since the 2020 season. Adversity seemed to dwell mightily on the sidelines of Tom Davis Memorial Stadium.
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Oct 8, 2024 | 
overtoncountynews.com | Josh Scott
By Josh Scott,OCN SportsComing into Friday’s Region 4-4A match-up, Livingston head coach Matthan Houser was looking for more fight and winning plays from his football team. After the contest, Houser was filled with frustration, but not because of the lack of fight and winning plays. More than anything, it was the big play that allowed the Stone Memorial Panthers to leave Tom Davis Memorial Stadium with a victory, scoring five touchdowns on plays of 20-plus yards on the evening.
