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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.

Trellis lands $1.5M in fresh funding for e-commerce sales-boosting software

Ottawa startup plans to integrate software now used by Amazon and Google Shopping merchants into platforms such as Shopify, BigCommerce and Walmart.com.

TechopiaLive: Why email marketing is ripe for innovation

For those who think email marketing is dead: think again. Knak is an Ottawa-based software company that...

Calian makes first U.S. acquisition in quest to hit $1B in annual revenues

Kanata company said Thursday it has agreed to buy Houston-based IT and cybersecurity provider Computex for $38 million.

Corel taps former PayPal, Airbnb exec to be new HR boss

Scott Day's hiring is the latest move in Corel’s ongoing effort to revamp its executive suite since Christa Quarles took over as chief executive in 2020.

Telus to install $6M 5G network at uOttawa campuses

University said this week the agreement will spark research into “life-saving diagnostics and treatments” as well as new cybersecurity platforms.

It’s in their genes: Virica Biotech partners with U.K. firm on cancer-fighting treatments

Ottawa firm inks deal to help Oxford Biomedica improve the yield and production efficiency of its next-generation gene therapies.

Health-tech companies face too many challenges breaking into Canada: entrepreneurs

Health-tech entrepreneurs such as Dr. Kumanan Wilson, founder of Ottawa-based CANImmunize, say small companies like his often face an uphill battle getting buy-in from Canadian customers.

Ottawa’s tech sector will be ‘key’ to helping forge feds’ future workplace strategy, Treasury Board boss says

During an address at the Mayor's Breakfast on Friday, Mona Fortier said the federal government will be looking for private-sector partners to help it digitize services for a hybrid work world.

It happened in Vegas: Giatec Scientific’s new tech turns heads at Super Bowl of concrete industry trade shows

Ottawa software firm generated plenty of buzz in Vegas with its latest R&D breakthrough, a sensor that can collect data on the quality and consistency of concrete from as far as 300 metres away.

Techopia Live: Fresh Founders looks to its future in 2022

It started as a casual group that would meet for coffee or dinner. But these days, Fresh...
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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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