Canada Technology

The year quiet quitting got loud for tech execs

A tidal wave of executive turnover hit Canadian tech in 2024. What can founders learn from the aftermath? If you’re reading this, you probably work at a tech company that underwent an executive leadership change this year … or know someone who does. BetaKit saw bucketloads of turnover in 2024, reporting on nearly 50 […]

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Why Sampler failed, according to its founder

Marie Chevrier Schwartz explains how her company lost product-market fit after a decade in business. Could this happen to my company? That was surely one of the questions running through the minds of the assembled tech leaders and founders attending the tell-all fireside chat between Sampler founder and former CEO Marie Chevrier Schwartz and […]

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As Google and Cohere expand multilingual AI offerings, experts warn of “plausible BS”

Human translators still needed alongside automated tools, experts say, citing legal and safety risks. Translation experts at tech companies and certified translators in Canada are concerned about the fallout of machine-translated content being used in important documents without expert oversight. Canadian businesses are increasingly incorporating artificial intelligence (AI) into their day-to-day operations, often to […]

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“It used to be lonely being Indigenous in tech.” How one tech founder’s question led to a community of hundreds

The Indigenous Tech Circle has grown to include more than 340 members across the US & Canada. A series of conversations that sprung from one question soon evolved into a vibrant community of more than 340 Indigenous tech leaders, founders, and professionals spread geographically across Turtle Island. The Indigenous Tech Circlewhich officially became a […]

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Recon Instruments’ co-founder wants to advance autonomous driving systems with latest venture Matt3r

Hamid Abdollahi believes his startup has found the “k3y” to develop safer autonomous vehicles. Eight years after making waves in the wearables market with Recon Instruments, Hamid Abdollahi is back with something new. A co-founder at Recon, which developed smart glasses and wearable displays for athletes, Abdollahi served as the company’s chief technology officer. […]