Quebec needs Online Sports Betting, says CFL Commissioner
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Quebec needs Online Sports Betting, says CFL Commissioner

The Canadian Football League (CFL) is urging lawmakers in Quebec to make online sports betting sites more effective. As per Randy Ambrosie, the Quebec sports…

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The Québec-IBM Discovery Accelerator now has its quantum computer
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The Québec-IBM Discovery Accelerator now has its quantum computer

The IBM Quantum System One in Bromont, Québec is the first quantum computer of its type in Canada. The Platform for Digital and Quantum…

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Vooban VP and partner Hugues Foltz, CDPQ executive VP and head of Québec Kim Thomassin, and Vooban president and founder Kevin Moore.
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Vooban secures CDPQ investment to fund acquisitions and North American expansion

This marks the 12-year-old Québec AI firm’s first external funding. Québec City-based artificial intelligence (AI) software and service company Vooban has closed a strategic…

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Horizn acquired by US conversational AI firm Inbenta BetaKit
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A|I: The AI Times – Inside Meta and Google’s plans to attack OpenAI

Plus: Voiceflow raises $15M, Horizn acquired by Inbenta. The AI Times is a weekly newsletter covering the biggest AI, machine learning, big data, and…

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Canadian startup struggles continue as Silofit closes up shop, Top Hat and Fable cut staff
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Canadian startup struggles continue with more layoffs, shutdowns

Welcome to BetaKit’s startup stories of the week! Here, you will find the week’s most important news, features, and editorials published on BetaKit. If…

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It is BAU for the Quebec casinos amidst a union strike
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It is BAU for the Quebec casinos amidst a union strike

All four casinos that are run by Loto-Quebec remain functional. This is in spite of the fact that there is an ongoing union strike. The…

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Québec venture funding maintained upward trajectory in Q2 2023

Investment in the region grew by 42 percent from Q1 2023, and 81 percent year-over-year. Helped along by a surge in both deal volume…

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Tiptap and Omnirobotic pursue restructuring after startups fail to raise additional funding
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Tiptap and Omnirobotic pursue restructuring after startups fail to raise additional funding

As VC financing has dried up, a growing number of Canadian tech firms are running out of cash. Burlington, Ont.-based Tiptap and Laval, Qué.’s…

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DistriQs executive director Richard St Pierre
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A|I: The AI Times – Can Québec’s Quantum Innovation Zone fill Canada’s D-Wave-sized hole?

Plus: AWS investing $100 million in generative AI center. The AI Times is a weekly newsletter covering the biggest AI, machine learning, big data,…

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Québec bolsters quantum footprint as semiconductor industry forms advocacy group

Plus: Angel investment in Canada mirrored VC dip in 2022. Welcome to BetaKit’s startup stories of the week! Here, you will find the week’s…

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