David Sali

Dave is OBJ's senior features writer with two decades of experience in the newspaper industry working for a variety of publications from community weeklies to major dailies. He is a four-time award-winning journalist by the Alliance of Area Business Publishers (AABP). He has received awards for best news feature, best scoop and best overall writer among medium-sized business publications.
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uOttawa professor steers AI startup toward ‘huge’ opportunity in self-driving car industry

Sensor Cortek's trailblazing AI technology that helps autonomous vehicles detect pedestrians and other cars is capturing the attention of some of the industry's biggest names.

Buying in: Shopify signs on as first customer for Ottawa startup’s carbon-capture technology

E-commerce giant will pay Planetary Hydrogen to remove carbon dioxide from the air while helping to fund company's groundbreaking research.

Kivuto Solutions lands $7.6M in fresh equity to fuel expansion push

Educational software provider's revenues have surged as schools around the world pivoted to remote learning during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Fast-growing California software firm picks Ottawa for new global R&D hub

Gigamon's customers include eight of the world’s 10 largest banks as well as eight of the top 10 global telecom service providers.

Recipe for success? Ottawa engineer hopes AI-driven ‘robot chef’ becomes the next kitchen necessity

Khalid Aboujassoum's stovetop appliance looks much like a crock pot and uses machine-learning technology to cook meals from pre-prepared ingredients.

Ottawa tech veterans hope sales-boosting software will be a hit with Amazon merchants

SaaS startup Trellis has already landed more than $1M in seed funding from investors in Canada, the United States, the Middle East and Asia.

‘I’m turning people away’: Ottawa golf, tennis facilities booming in COVID-19 era

Rounds played are up 20 per cent at golf courses across the National Capital Region as stir-crazy Ottawans seek ways to enjoy the great outdoors in a safe way.

Ottawa Athletic Club closing for good after 44 years as pandemic hits fitness business hard

Trailblazing fitness centre that opened in 1976 welcomed more than 1,500 people a day before COVID-19.

Owner of Ottawa co-working spaces seeing signs of recovery in hard-hit industry

"Floodgates will open" once a vaccine is found, owner of two local facilities predicts despite news that one of the industry's biggest companies has filed for creditor protection.

Shopping local: Calian acquires Ottawa-based wireless antenna maker Tallysman in $24.5M deal

Ten-year-old Ottawa firm makes satellite antennas as small as a human hand for clients in the autonomous vehicle, precision agriculture and other sectors.
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