Canadian small business owners must take rapid action to protect their own interests, as new data from Xero reveals a widening gap between small business sales in the US and Canada, and a major disconnect in overall mood. Small business sales in Canada dropped more than two percent during the September quarter 2024, while south…
Toronto-based artificial intelligence (AI) hub Vector Institute held its latest annual AI conference, Remarkable, earlier this week. BetaKit is here to break down a few of the most interesting points that panellists made regarding reinforcement learning, Canada’s AI compute capacity, and striking the right balance between caution and innovation. Getting it wrong can hurt—but so…
25 Canadians from Ontario and Quebec were charged in connection to a multi-million dollar scam that allegedly defrauded elderly people in the U.S. Of the 25 individuals, Canadian law enforcement provisionally arrested 23 on March 4, 2025, following an indictment by a federal grand jury in Vermont. One man from Burlington, Ontario and one from…
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The third annual DMZ Women Innovation Summit saw four women-led startups emerge from the pitch competition with $535,000 in new investments and ten new recipients earn the Women of the Year award. Of the 200 applicants, 10 founders were selected to pitch their businesses to representatives of angel network The Firehood and DMZ Ventures, who…
A few new Nintendo Switch 2 specs and features have seemingly been revealed thanks to the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC). As spotted by The Verge, new FCC filings provide some information on a console-handheld hybrid device from Nintendo that almost certainly is the Switch 2. First, the filings state that the Switch 2 will sport…
While the biggest cheer at WWDC in 2024 was Apple showing off the new AI enhancements to Siri, that upgrade is now delayed to later in 2025, or worse. In a statement to John Gruber of Daring Fireball, an Apple spokesperson said that the company has “been working on a more personalized Siri, giving it…
The Government of Canada has unveiled a $6-billion package of new measures aimed at supporting Canadian businesses affected by the growing trade war with the United States (US). Minister of Labour Steve MacKinnon, Minister of International Trade Mary Ng, and Minister of Small Business Rechie Valdez announced the relief measures one day after US President…
OnePlus is feeling a little green. The Chinese tech giant has unveiled a suite of deals on its phones and watches for St. Patrick’s Day. The promotions run from March 6 to 16. Note that some require a promo code. Here are all the deals: OnePlus 12 — $899.99 with code LUCKY2025 (regularly $1199.99) OnePlus…
While International Women’s Day marks a moment to celebrate women’s progress, it also serves to highlight the challenges they continue to face. For women in business and tech, these obstacles can range from a lack of capital, to inadequate networking opportunities, to overt misogyny and abuse. BetaKit has collected a variety of articles that we…