Josh Scott
Reporter at BetaKit
Covering 🇨🇦 tech @BetaKit / Award-winning “buzzy business reporter” + long-suffering Leafs fan / [email protected] / Tips welcome
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2 days ago |
betakit.com | Josh Scott
The First Nations Bank of Canada (FNBC), an Indigenous-owned national bank, and the Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC) have announced a $100-million CAD joint initiative to help Indigenous communities and economic development agencies finance the purchase of established businesses.
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3 days ago |
betakit.com | Josh Scott
Google has created a new fund to expand artificial intelligence (AI) skills development and training programs across Canada as it invests heavily in the technology. The American internet search giant’s philanthropic arm, Google.org, is using its AI Opportunity Fund to provide approximately $13 million CAD in funding to four Canadian organizations.
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5 days ago |
betakit.com | Josh Scott |Douglas Soltys
As Web Summit Vancouver wrapped up the first of three tech conferences planned for the city between now and 2027, three things were clear: the weather was perfect, traffic was nowhere close to as bad as Toronto’s, and the vibes were positive. A scaled-down version of its predecessor Collision, Web Summit Vancouver featured nearly 16,000 attendees in its inaugural year—less than half of the 38,000 attendee tally that descended on Toronto last year.
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1 week ago |
betakit.com | Josh Scott
Many of the conversations at Web Summit Vancouver this week have been about the technology: artificial intelligence (AI), decentralized social media, and more AI. But Thursday night’s Cansbridge Fellowship event focused on the people behind the tech, the decisions that have shaped their lives and careers, and what others can learn from them.
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1 week ago |
betakit.com | Josh Scott
At Web Summit Vancouver, Cohere co-founder Ivan Zhang addressed the proof-of-concept fatigue that has taken hold among enterprises racing to adopt the technology without a resulting payoff. During a panel discussion yesterday with Tailscale co-founder and CEO Avery Pennarun, Zhang acknowledged the frustration. “Everyone is tired of [proofs of concept],” he said.
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