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Techopia Live: Plantaform bursting to life in 2025

Plantaform is beginning the new year with a bang. The Gatineau-based company, which aims to “revolutionize smart indoor gardening,” just kickstarted its U.S. expansion by exhibiting at CES 2025 in Las Vegas. At CES, Plantaform won three major awards, including Best of Innovation in the food and agritech category.

U.S. tariffs could become catalyst to bolster Canadian food supply chains, agritech firms say

Incoming U.S. president Donald Trump has threatened high tariffs on imports from countries including Canada, raising concerns about inflation within the U.S. but also the potentially devastating impact on Canadian agriculture and food companies as well as consumers.

Tech firms look to Europe for direction after prorogation wipes parliamentary bills

Canadian tech companies say they are patching together their own standards, mostly borrowed from European laws, to...

Techopia Live: Grassroots group tinkers with AI

There is a global race to embrace AI. Countries and regions are making investments and mapping out strategies to accelerate AI adoption.

Software maker Signiant to hire more workers in Kanata after big investment from U.S. firm

Signiant announced this week that it has received a “majority growth investment” from Boston-based Battery Ventures, a tech-focused venture-capital and private-equity firm whose previous investments include online workplace-review platform Glassdoor.

Ottawa-based startup Outlit accepted into top accelerator program Y Combinator

An Ottawa-based tech startup is on its way to San Francisco after being selected to join the prestigious and competitive accelerator Y Combinator. 

Ottawa-based program that retrains military vets in cybersecurity featured in Rose Bowl parade

Four years ago, Aaron Tomlinson was released from the Canadian Armed Forces on medical grounds after serving...

Prorogation of Parliament kills capital gains tax changes tech community fought

Justin Trudeau's decision to step down and prorogue Parliament will keep his government from implementing its proposed...

Kinaxis says search for new CEO ‘continues apace’ as firm adds new board member

Kinaxis has appointed veteran Canadian finance executive Lynn Loewen to its board of directors as it continues...

For this ‘hardcore world juniors’ fan, taking in the action is possible thanks to Ottawa’s Whimble

Keven Smith-Worthylake loves hockey. So what better event for him to visit than the upcoming world junior...

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