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Techopia is focused on Ottawa’s technology sector. This multimedia project includes regular online news coverage, a video and audio podcast, private networking events and quarterly reports. OBJ also partners with EY to create an annual magazine called Techopia-EY Insights.

Head of Ottawa-based aerospace industry group set to call it a career

The Aerospace Industries Association of Canada says Jim Quick will be retiring as the organization’s president and CEO effective Jan. 29.

Shopify terminates stores connected to Trump after violence at U.S. Capitol

Ottawa-based e-commerce company said it terminated stores affiliated with the U.S. president because his actions contravened Shopify's policies.

Ottawa-based carbon-capture startup Planetary Hydrogen moving most staff to Nova Scotia

Firm launched in 2019, which uses renewable electricity to split ocean water molecules into hydrogen and oxygen, recently signed Shopify as its first customer.

Software firm Intouch Insight unveils COVID-19 screening tool

Publicly traded Ottawa tech enterprise has seen its revenues nosedive during the pandemic.

Pre-COVID pivot pays off for bug-detecting e-commerce software firm Noibu

Ottawa software startup that posted nearly 600 per cent revenue growth in 2020 is projecting a similar surge in sales over the next 12 months.

Calian Group buys Quebec-based antenna systems provider in $22M deal

Kanata firm paid $13 million up front for InterTronic, which employs about a dozen people and specializes in ground satellite technology for customers in the aerospace and defence sectors.

WarnerMedia completes acquisition of Kanata’s You.i TV

Software firm's sale to New York-based media giant reportedly worth more than US$100 million.

Fired up: Bryden says waste-to-energy firm Plasco set to tackle global market under new name

Founder says the company now known as Omni Conversion Technologies has spent several years refining its system that is supposed to burn garbage and convert it into electricity.

uOttawa Kanata North ramping up Smart Connected Vehicles Innovation Lab

Kanata North is a growing hub for connected and autonomous vehicle (CAV) innovation, but what does local industry need to take it to the next level?

Kanata software firm You.i TV sold to WarnerMedia in US$100M deal: report

Since its founding in 2008, the 200-person company has built a high-profile list of customers that includes AT&T, Fox and Toronto’s Corus Entertainment.
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Matt Milton is a hometown guy that made it big. Almost one year ago, Milton stepped into the role of president of Microsoft Canada, a high point in a 25-year career in tech that has taken him to places such as New York, Oslo and Copenhagen. As president, Milton oversees more than 5,000 Canadian employees and has a mandate to help Canada get inspired by artificial intelligence. Microsoft Canada is leveraging its 40-year history and national workforce to lead the generational shift to AI. By collaborating with key partners, such as healthcare institutions like the Ottawa Hospital and the federal government, Microsoft is focusing on inspiration over pure automation. In this episode of Techopia Live, OBJ publisher Michael Curran sits down with Milton to explore his local roots, the federal government's new "AI for All" strategy, and how startup entrepreneurs can navigate disruption by integrating AI to solve meaningful real-world challenges. Chapters: 00:00 Intro 01:17 Introducing Matt Milton 08:35 Sponsor Segment 25:04 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 Live: Microsoft’s Matt Milton takes an inspired approach to AI | Episode 299

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