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Microsoft targets new tablet to those who don’t want separate laptop

Microsoft bills its new Surface tablet computer as a laptop replacement -- and it means it this...

Lawyers prepare to battle over $7.3B in Nortel assets

A complex trial to determine how billions of dollars in Nortel Networks Corp.'s remaining assets are to...

MDA lands Canadian Space Agency contracts

The Canadian Space Agency has awarded communications giant MDA two contracts to assess possible Canadian contributions to...

WiLAN files appeal challenging jury decision in Apple patent case

Wi-LAN Inc. (TSX:WIN) has filed an appeal against a jury decision that went against it involving a...

Japan says it wasn’t excluding Mexico and Canada during TPP side talks with U.S.

Japanese officials say they believed they were also negotiating with Canada and Mexico when they struck a...

Feds studying how to help startups become billion-dollar firms

The federal government is closely studying recommendations on how to help Canadian tech startups grow into global...

Tweed strikes business deal with Snoop Dogg

Smiths Falls-based Tweed Marijuana is pairing up with weed-smoking, gin-and-juice sipping Snoop Dogg in a deal that...

Ford Canada CEO to raise concerns over Trans Pacific Partnership with feds

The CEO of Ford's Canadian operations says risks posed by the Trans-Pacific Partnership to the automotive manufacturing...

Governor General David Johnston promoting innovation in visit to U.S.

Canada needs to avoid becoming complacent on the innovation front if it hopes to reverse a brain...

Lowe’s CEO declares $3.2 billion Rona friendly takeover would be ‘win win’ deal

The Lowe's home improvement chain is aiming to buy Quebec-based Rona Inc. for $3.2 billion cash in...
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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
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