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Federal, Québec governments invest over $7.6 million into quantum telecom testbed

The testbed will allow businesses to experiment with quantum technologies for telecom networks. The federal government and the Government of Québec are jointly investing…

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Experienced developers share their career advice for young professionals

TELUS and Suncor devs want young coders and IT professionals alike to celebrate success while embracing failure. The explosion of new tools for building…

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Tentree founders spin out platform to help businesses keep their tree planting promises

Derrick Emsley and his brothers never set out to build a clothing company. Emsley may be the CEO and co-founder of Tentree, the Vancouver-based…

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Miovision acquires Global Traffic Technologies, raises $260 million from Telus, Maverix, EDC
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Miovision acquires Global Traffic Technologies, raises $260 million from Telus, Maverix, EDC

Miovision is buying Global Traffic Technologies for $107 million USD. Miovision has purchased fellow traffic management company Global Traffic Technologies (GTT) in a deal…

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These companies are hiring product managers across Canada

Manage products in anti-fraud, communications, and data management. Several companies want to add experienced product managers to their Canadian teams across various fields. From…

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Canadian startup news of the week (12/4/22)

Plus: The 50 “most investable” Canadian cleantech firms. Welcome to BetaKit’s startup stories of the week! Here, you will find the week’s most important…

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QueerTech launches hybrid conference for 2SLGBTQS+ tech

Named QT Qonference, the event will take place from November 10 to 11. Montréal-founded QueerTech, a not-for-profit advocacy group for gender, sex, and sexual…

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Telus to acquire product development shop WillowTree for $1.2 billion USD

WillowTree’s clients include Fox, CBC, PepsiCo. Telus has entered into an agreement to acquire American tech company WillowTree, which develops digital products like native…

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BetaKit Live: Fighting back against cyber threats

You’re a target. Find out how to fight back on Monday, October 17th. There is so much conversation currently about the need for enhanced…

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H|T: The Healthtech Times – CVS acquires Signify Health over Amazon

Plus: FTC reviewing Amazon’s One Medical purchase. The Healthtech Times is a weekly newsletter covering healthtech news from Canada and around the globe. Subscribe…

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