Quantum Industry Canada appoints Lisa Lambert as first-ever CEO following fed investment
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Quantum Industry Canada appoints Lisa Lambert as first-ever CEO following fed investment

Quantum Industry Canada received $1.4 million as part of Canada’s National Quantum Strategy in January. Quantum Industry Canada (QIC), a non-profit group advocating for…

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A|I: The AI Times – Cohere reportedly hunting for fresh funding as OpenAI passes $1B revenue pace

Plus: Xanadu, TMU to develop quantum computing educational program. The AI Times is a weekly newsletter covering the biggest AI, machine learning, big data,…

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With $20 million, Goldsky aims to make blockchain data easy to use
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F|T: The FinTech Times – Crypto startup loses $38.9-million wallet password, goes bankrupt

Plus: Canadian FinTech startup duo partners to bring AI-powered advice to financial advisors. Welcome to the FinTech Times, a weekly newsletter covering the biggest…

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OMERS Ventures loses VC head in latest leadership turnover

Plus: Gambit Partners aims to take some risk out of early-stage investing. Welcome to BetaKit’s startup stories of the week! Here, you will find…

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University of Waterloo quantum expert-led EvolutionQ aims to help orgs “prepare for the quantum age”
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Bank of Canada taps EvolutionQ to explore impact of quantum computing on digital dollar

“The price of being late is far too great,” evolutionQ CEO Michele Mosca says. Quantum security startup EvolutionQ is contributing to a Bank of…

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With only four deals closed, Q2 2022 was Waterloo Region’s least active funding quarter in three years

Only another Faire megadeal rescued Waterloo Region from its lowest investment quarter in a year. Another Faire megadeal may have beefed up the Waterloo…

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A|I: The AI Times – Did Google discover sentient AI or an employee violation?

Plus: UWaterloo quantum experts aim to help orgs with cybersecurity. The AI Times is a weekly newsletter covering the biggest AI, machine learning, big…

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University of Waterloo quantum expert-led EvolutionQ aims to help orgs “prepare for the quantum age”
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S|W: The SaaS Weekly – The UWaterloo experts building quantum-safe cybersecurity

Plus: Google pays $118 million for underpaying women. The SaaS Weekly is a weekly newsletter covering major SaaS news from Canada and around the…

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University of Waterloo quantum expert-led EvolutionQ aims to help orgs “prepare for the quantum age”
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University of Waterloo quantum expert-led EvolutionQ aims to help orgs “prepare for the quantum age”

As quantum computing race heats up, EvolutionQ secures $7 million CAD for quantum-safe cybersecurity. Led by a group of cryptography and quantum computing experts…

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