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Musk floats Tesla 'terafab' chip plant & Intel talks

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Elon Musk says Tesla may build a vast in-house 'terafab' chip plant to secure AI supply and hints at potential manufacturing talks with Intel.
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AI powers maturing Canadian proptech amid slower funding

Sat, 24th Jan 2026
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Canadian proptech matures as AI embeds into daily workflows, funding slows to USD $450 million but adoption and discipline rise.
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Here are the four firms feds back with $92M quantum investment

Tue, 20th Jan 2026
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Canada is investing CAD $92M in four quantum start-ups to speed up fault-tolerant computing for industrial and defence uses.
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Motorola unveils AI Visual Alerts for on-prem security

Tue, 13th Jan 2026
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Motorola launches Avigilon Visual Alerts, an on-prem AI system that spots bespoke safety and security risks across complex camera networks.
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Canadian foodtech startups awarded CAD $2.35M boost

Wed, 17th Sep 2025
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Canadian Food Innovation Network awards funding to five startups pioneering foodtech in automation, packaging, waste reduction and digital manufacturing.
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Alberta sets 2% data centre levy to boost AI investment

Fri, 5th Sep 2025
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Set to kick in for large data centre hardware from 31 Dec 2026, the levy will offset against corporate tax to boost AI investment and local jobs.
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AI minister announces $3.5 million funding for machine-learning healthcare program

Wed, 2nd Jul 2025
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Ministry invests in HealthSpark, a Vector Institute programme boosting AI-driven healthcare innovations and startups.
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Satellite IoT market to reach USD $4.7 billion by 2030

Wed, 18th Jun 2025
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The satellite IoT market is set to grow at a 26% CAGR to reach USD $4.7 billion by 2030, driven by tech advances and rising demand for remote connectivity.
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Intelligent transport market to reach USD $124.8bn by 2035

Thu, 1st May 2025
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The global intelligent transport system market is forecast to grow from USD $41.7bn in 2024 to USD $124.8bn by 2035, driven by urbanisation and tech advances.