word czar. two-guard. currently: @BetaKit previously: @MobileSyrup @BlackBerry and a bunch of dead sites you might remember fondly. "Wildly out of control."
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We had a good run, didn’t we?
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THIS IS LITERALLY WHAT YOU WERE WHINGING ABOUT TO @ezraklein! I thought these types of predictions were "irresponsible."
JUST IN: Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang declares children won't need to learn basic math skills in the AI era.
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Hey @JulianJAbraham, I think we're onto something with our EU food plan
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Damn.
One-fifth of MPs’ speeches in the House of Commons are written with AI help, analysis finds theglobeandmail.com/politics…
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Holy cow. What a strange story.
Why Policy Options removed an article published under the name Daniel Robson policyoptions.irpp.org/2026/…
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This Kalshi ad is among the most dystopian ones I’ve seen from any betting app
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Not good!
Hamilton Health Sciences is planning to eliminate more than 400 jobs, a move it is directly tying to provincial marching orders to balance budgets that have seen other hospitals across the province make similar cuts.
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In which I agree with @JulianJAbraham (even though he's very mean to me) before we both move to Finland.
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Claiming “Ontario plans to cut $121 million from emergency firefighting in its 2026-2027 budget, despite the record-high number of wildfires this season,” Amnesty International is calling for a public inquiry into the province’s handling of the file.
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For the @BetaKit newsletter, I looked at why @Tailscale, one of Canada's fastest growing startups, has amassed a bit of a cult following in Silicon Valley
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why drive when you can take the GO train? turning that hour-long commute into a two-hour trip will be the best three hours you’ve ever spent on a four-hour long train ride that lasts five or six hours
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Canada can lead by example in AI.
Could Canada emerge as a leader on A.I. regulation?
Betakit’s @tron joins @JulianJAbraham
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Activision has the opportunity to do the funniest thing and hire all the laid off Bungie devs to make Halo again.
BREAKING: Activision is officially taking over Halo, Xbox announces
“Activision will also be developing the next Halo title, led by a new, purpose-built team that is separate from ongoing development and plans for Call of Duty”
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After nine years, #CDNtech festival Elevate has a new name. Read all about @nrthtechCA: betakit.com/elevate-transfor…
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.@TD_Canada's investment will help fund a strategic collaboration between its AI research centre, Layer 6, and @Cohere to support AI development and adoption across TD's operations.
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After years of trying to reclaim squandered opportunities, #CDNtech might once again be leading by example in #AI on the world stage. betakit.com/canada-is-leadin…
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IBM, 1979. We’re regressing at a rapid pace.
#BREAKING: Pentagon blames flawed intel and AI for strike that killed at least 123 Iranian children.
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Read the full story here: betakit.com/carney-announces…
The lowest marginal effective tax rate for new business investment in the G7.
We are sending a clear message to the world: Canada is building big. Build with us.
ALT Screenshot of a translated headline from Betakit. The headline reads: Carney announces Productivity Mega Deduction tax incentive to spur business investment in Canada
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Ottawa has identified open-source AI development as a federal priority, and AI minister @EvanLSolomon says the government is preparing “serious backing” for @Mila_Quebec as it takes on that file.
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