Techopia

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.

‘Nobody’s thinking about Ottawa’: Startup Canada’s Kayla Isabelle on what’s missing in the local tech scene

Startup Canada CEO Kayla Isabelle says Ottawa's tech sector lacks of a specific brand identity, and needs more leadership and a coherent growth strategy. 

AI pioneer Geoffrey Hinton says the world is heeding warnings about the technology

Months after artificial intelligence luminaries began ringing alarm bells about the technology's risks, one of the field's pioneers says he feels like people are listening.

Techopia Live: Fellow’s new tools help fight ‘useless meetings’

This fall, Fellow unveiled a new feature set that helps managers limit inefficient meetings, including a calculator to reveal the true cost of group meetings.

Techopia Live: Area X.O demo day

Area X.O. has been called Invest Ottawa’s “moonshot” project. On Sept. 27, the campus and its technology were on full display at an event called the Canadian Smart Mobility Demo Day.

Hover hoping deal with Pizza Pizza helps drone startup deliver on early promise

Hover, which was founded four years ago and incubated at Institut Innovation Gatineau, said last week it has signed a pending agreement with Pizza Pizza to deliver orders for the Toronto-based company starting in 2024.

BluMetric hires veteran tech finance executive Dan Hilton to fill CFO post

BluMetric Environmental has bolstered its C-suite with the appointment of veteran tech executive Dan Hilton as chief...

Century club? VanillaSoft eyes $100M ARR target after investment from U.S. private-equity firm

Sales-engagement software company VanillaSoft says it’s targeting $100 million in annual recurring revenues after receiving new financial...

Tech community weighing how to balance AI’s risks and rewards at Elevate conference

Members of Canada's tech community are concerned about how the country will rein in the risks of AI without stifling innovation.

Feds roll out voluntary code of conduct for AI as ‘fear’ persists over its use

The federal government on Wednesday unfurled a voluntary code of conduct for generative AI, as anxiety persists over its proliferation and pace of development.

Techopia Live: Nuvyyo goes prime time with new Tablo device

At a time when consumers are looking to save money given rising inflation, Ottawa-based Nuvyyo is providing TV watchers with a chance to cut the cord.
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