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BlackBerry to stop building its own smartphones

BlackBerry will stop making its signature smartphones, the company said Wednesday after facing repeated calls to leave...

OpenText to buy Dell EMC division for US$1.62B

Business software company OpenText Corp. (TSX:OTC) says it has signed a deal to buy Dell EMC's enterprise...

Ottawa’s Giant Tiger eyes expansion, revamp

For 55 years, Giant Tiger's smiling feline mascot has beckoned shoppers in small towns and those driving...

Ottawa to host 2017 Grey Cup, coincides with Canada’s 150th anniversary

The 2017 Grey Cup will take place at TD Place Stadium in Ottawa.   Canadian Football League commissioner Jeffrey Orridge...

Farm Boy looking to southern Ontario and Toronto for growth

Shoppers in Ottawa have headed to Farm Boy grocery stores for years, fans of its high-quality fruits...

Canadian defence industry defends controversial Saudi Arabian arms deal

The association representing Canada's defence industry is defending the controversial $15-billion sale of light armoured vehicles to...

Two Ottawa locations among Aeropostale closures

Clothing retailer Aeropostale is shuttering all its stores in Canada, as it files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy...

UFC show in Ottawa in June sells out quickly, fastest sellout ever at venue

The UFC's first show in Ottawa wasted little time selling out.   Tickets went on sale to the general public...

Feds award contract to build space vision system to help with ISS maintenance

Canada is investing in a new tool for the International Space Station that will help astronauts take...

QNX takes on driverless car market with new software developments

QNX Software Systems, BlackBerry's Ottawa-based automotive division, has lifted the hood on a slate of new software...
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The narrative surrounding the Canadian tech sector often focuses on boom-and-bust cycles, brain drain, or the historical demise of past giants. But the numbers tell a different story. Driven by evolutionary waves from telecommunications to software-as-a-service, quantum computing, and artificial intelligence, the national technology ecosystem has quietly produced remarkable long-term enterprise value. New research shows that Ottawa tech unicorns have produced at least one billion-dollar firm every single decade, making it the highest per-capita producer of unicorns in the country. Moreso, local tech ventures account for a staggering three-quarters of all-time wealth creation in Canadian tech history, driving $1.4 trillion in wealth over the past 36 years. In this episode of Techopia Live, OBJ publisher Michael Curran celebrates Ottawa Innovation Week by speaking with tech veteran Sasha Gera, chief operating officer of HealWell AI. Gera shares his research and insights from his newly launched ledger, Unicorn North, highlighting how Ottawa stacks up against other major Canadian cities and why it remains the most productive, distraction-free destination for building sustainable, hundred-year companies. Chapters: 00:00 Intro 02:22 Introducing Sasha Gera 14:45 Sponsor Segment 17:57 Innovation Week 25:15 Closing and What’s Ahead at OBJ For more on Ottawa’s tech and innovation scene, visit https://obj.ca/techopia Subscribe to Techopia’s weekly newsletter here: https://obj121.activehosted.com/f/5
Techopia: Is Ottawa the country’s biggest tech wealth generator? | Episode 298

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