Tag: Québec
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…