Madison McLauchlan
@madisonmcla.bsky.social
Reporter at @betakit.com / Tiohtià:ke/Montréal / Views are my own
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#CDNTech startup Toothpod is trying to reimagine dental care with a chewable tablet that can clean teeth without needing any water. Co-founder and @utoronto.ca alumna Vishar Yaghoubian claims the tablet kills bacteria connected to tooth decay and bad breath.
Floss, brush, chew? Toothpod launches a chewable tablet for dental hygiene | BetaKit
University of Toronto founder wants her product to be an essential part of the dental routine.
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November 25, 2025 at 3:00 PM
#CDNTech startup Toothpod is trying to reimagine dental care with a chewable tablet that can clean teeth without needing any water. Co-founder and @utoronto.ca alumna Vishar Yaghoubian claims the tablet kills bacteria connected to tooth decay and bad breath.
Canada's division of Coinbase wants blockchain tech to be part of AI minister Evan Solomon's portfolio. Plus: updates on the feds' Stablecoin Act.
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Crypto advocates want blockchain tech added to Canadian AI minister’s portfolio | BetaKit
The Canadian government's new Stablecoin Act responds to some of the industry's demands.
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November 24, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Canada's division of Coinbase wants blockchain tech to be part of AI minister Evan Solomon's portfolio. Plus: updates on the feds' Stablecoin Act.
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A high-level Swedish delegation visited Montréal’s Mila this week to deepen #AI research ties. Attendees included Mila's Hugo Larochelle, Québec’s economy minister Christine Fréchette, Cohere chief AI officer Joelle Pineau, and AI safety organization LawZero CEO Sam Ramadori.
Sweden brings urgency—and royalty—to Montreal as it seeks AI research partnership | BetaKit
Swedish deputy PM says countries must be “risk aware, not risk averse” as royal delegation visits Mila.
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November 21, 2025 at 5:53 PM
A high-level Swedish delegation visited Montréal’s Mila this week to deepen #AI research ties. Attendees included Mila's Hugo Larochelle, Québec’s economy minister Christine Fréchette, Cohere chief AI officer Joelle Pineau, and AI safety organization LawZero CEO Sam Ramadori.
NEW from me: Shopify's shuttered Indigenous entrepreneurship program Build Native will relaunch in a new form led by the Centre for Native Nation Builders and Tracy Ridler:
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Shopify’s shuttered Indigenous entrepreneurship program will relaunch, says program cofounder | BetaKit
Build Native program was quietly cut in January alongside layoffs of Shopify’s Equitable Commerce team.
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November 14, 2025 at 4:26 PM
NEW from me: Shopify's shuttered Indigenous entrepreneurship program Build Native will relaunch in a new form led by the Centre for Native Nation Builders and Tracy Ridler:
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Soooo pumped 🚀@sarahcrgr.bsky.social (bluesky gets more emoji energy)
Breaking: award-winning journalist Sarah Rieger (@sarahcrgr.bsky.social) joins as managing editor to lead the newsroom and grow @BetaKit.com’s nationwide tech coverage.
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November 12, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Soooo pumped 🚀@sarahcrgr.bsky.social (bluesky gets more emoji energy)
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It's official: Canada has lost its measles elimination status because of an outbreak that has persisted for more than 12 months. Country can regain status only if on-going spread is of measles interrupted for more than a year. www.cbc.ca/news/health/... via @cbcnews.ca
November 10, 2025 at 3:06 PM
It's official: Canada has lost its measles elimination status because of an outbreak that has persisted for more than 12 months. Country can regain status only if on-going spread is of measles interrupted for more than a year. www.cbc.ca/news/health/... via @cbcnews.ca
Canadian tech policy wonks react to #Budget2025. Also I make my ad read debut....
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Budget 2025: “cautiously optimistic”
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November 10, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Canadian tech policy wonks react to #Budget2025. Also I make my ad read debut....
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#Budget2025 has dropped, promising $1 trillion in new investments over 5 years and a $78.3-billion deficit for 2025-26. Major commitments across #AI and quantum, VC, financial services innovation, and defence.
We've got a comprehensive look up now:
We've got a comprehensive look up now:
What’s in #Budget2025 for Canadian tech? | BetaKit
Feds make huge spending commitments, but finally get competitive on defence, taxes, and financial services.
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November 4, 2025 at 9:51 PM
#Budget2025 has dropped, promising $1 trillion in new investments over 5 years and a $78.3-billion deficit for 2025-26. Major commitments across #AI and quantum, VC, financial services innovation, and defence.
We've got a comprehensive look up now:
We've got a comprehensive look up now:
A “huge budget for FinTechs,” according to Fintechs Canada’s Adriana Vega:
After years of delay, Canada’s open banking system is finally moving to the next phase. Updates on Real-Time Rail and stablecoin legislation also made it into #Budget2025.
After years of disappointment and delay, feds finally commit to a “competitive and innovative” financial system
Movement on open banking, Real-Time Rail, and stablecoin legislation all promised in Budget 2025.
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November 5, 2025 at 2:50 AM
A “huge budget for FinTechs,” according to Fintechs Canada’s Adriana Vega:
Grammarly has rebranded to Superhuman, completing its shift to an AI productivity platform
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Grammarly rebrands to Superhuman as it expands from catching typos to AI productivity | BetaKit
Superhuman houses writing assistant, email, collaboration tools, and AI agents in a unified platform.
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October 29, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Grammarly has rebranded to Superhuman, completing its shift to an AI productivity platform
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Toronto-based Wealthsimple, an online investment management service, raised CA$750M co-led by Dragoneer and GIC at a post-money valuation of CA$10B (Josh Scott/BetaKit)
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October 27, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Toronto-based Wealthsimple, an online investment management service, raised CA$750M co-led by Dragoneer and GIC at a post-money valuation of CA$10B (Josh Scott/BetaKit)
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The Assumption of the Virgin, by Guido Reni, 1597, 📸 via @RoysEnergy
October 21, 2025 at 3:27 AM
The Assumption of the Virgin, by Guido Reni, 1597, 📸 via @RoysEnergy
NEW: Canadian #FinTech leaders told to expect open banking movement in the federal #Budget2025. Some hope for stablecoin, too.
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Canadian FinTech leaders told to finally expect open banking progress in fall budget | BetaKit
Sources say the federal government is poised to deliver on long-delayed financial data-sharing legislation.
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October 16, 2025 at 9:40 PM
NEW: Canadian #FinTech leaders told to expect open banking movement in the federal #Budget2025. Some hope for stablecoin, too.
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The planet has entered a ‘new reality’ as it hits its first climate tipping point, landmark report finds https://www.cnn.com/2025/10/13/climate/tipping-points-coral-reef-ice-amoc
The planet has entered a ‘new reality’ as it hits its first climate tipping point, report finds | CNN
The widespread death of coral reefs is the first in a series of catastrophic and potentially irreversible tipping points the world may hit, according to a landmark report produced by 160 scientists ac...
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October 13, 2025 at 2:43 PM
The planet has entered a ‘new reality’ as it hits its first climate tipping point, landmark report finds https://www.cnn.com/2025/10/13/climate/tipping-points-coral-reef-ice-amoc
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Plans to expand the Port of Montreal threaten an endangered fish found only in Quebec. Advocates for the copper redhorse fear the project — now on Mark Carney's major projects list — will deal a critical blow to a species already on life support. thenarwhal.ca/copper-redho...
Endangered Quebec fish at risk from Port of Montreal expansion | The Narwhal
A planned expansion of the Port of Montreal in Contrecoeur, one of Mark Carney’s priority projects, threatens the endangered copper redhorse
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October 9, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Plans to expand the Port of Montreal threaten an endangered fish found only in Quebec. Advocates for the copper redhorse fear the project — now on Mark Carney's major projects list — will deal a critical blow to a species already on life support. thenarwhal.ca/copper-redho...
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What does the future look like for a company like Cohere as Large-language models start to show their limitations?
#ElevateFest25 #AI #CDNTech
#ElevateFest25 #AI #CDNTech
October 8, 2025 at 4:15 PM
What does the future look like for a company like Cohere as Large-language models start to show their limitations?
#ElevateFest25 #AI #CDNTech
#ElevateFest25 #AI #CDNTech
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New Merriam-Webster LLM youtu.be/RvQnl3O0D3c?...
LLM
YouTube video by Merriam-Webster
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October 1, 2025 at 6:56 AM
New Merriam-Webster LLM youtu.be/RvQnl3O0D3c?...
The Stark Reality Ten Years after the Truth and Reconciliation Report thewalrus.ca/trc-introduc... via @thewalrus
The Stark Reality Ten Years after the Truth and Reconciliation Report | The Walrus
“We have to wonder: should we just abandon ‘reconciliation’ altogether?”
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September 30, 2025 at 3:28 PM
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New episode of the podcast with @annetheriault.bsky.social! Come sit on a beached whale (that’s what people did for fun in medieval Scotland) and listen to us talk about plucky heroines, actually scary witches, and a little light regicide! pod.link/1753505445/e...
September 15, 2025 at 12:34 PM
New episode of the podcast with @annetheriault.bsky.social! Come sit on a beached whale (that’s what people did for fun in medieval Scotland) and listen to us talk about plucky heroines, actually scary witches, and a little light regicide! pod.link/1753505445/e...
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We’re a Canadian business-focused publication, but my talented colleague @madisonmcla.bsky.social has found a way to take that angle and shed a little light on how hostile the US has become for queer people.
A “reverse brain drain” of queer tech talent could be a silver lining for Canada as the US abandons #DEI. #CDNtech
Queer tech founders explore move to Canada as US abandons DEI
Misfit Ventures co-founders say “reverse brain drain” of talent could be a silver lining for Canada.
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August 19, 2025 at 5:48 PM
We’re a Canadian business-focused publication, but my talented colleague @madisonmcla.bsky.social has found a way to take that angle and shed a little light on how hostile the US has become for queer people.
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A “reverse brain drain” of queer tech talent could be a silver lining for Canada as the US abandons #DEI. #CDNtech
Queer tech founders explore move to Canada as US abandons DEI
Misfit Ventures co-founders say “reverse brain drain” of talent could be a silver lining for Canada.
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August 19, 2025 at 1:08 PM
NEW: Some 2SLGBTQIA+ American tech founders are weighing a move to Canada as the US administration targets #DEI programs and large corporations follow suit.
August 19, 2025 at 1:50 PM
NEW: Some 2SLGBTQIA+ American tech founders are weighing a move to Canada as the US administration targets #DEI programs and large corporations follow suit.
"For now, it's all mushrooms."
4AG Robotics CEO Sean O'Connor told me the BC #AgTech company is on track to reach $7 million in revenue this year as it secures $40 million to expand its fleet of mushroom-harvesting robots.
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4AG Robotics CEO Sean O'Connor told me the BC #AgTech company is on track to reach $7 million in revenue this year as it secures $40 million to expand its fleet of mushroom-harvesting robots.
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4AG Robotics looks to grow fleet of mushroom-harvesting robots with $40-million Series B round
AgTech startup says it’s on track to hit $7 million in annual revenue amid high demand for agricultural labour.
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July 29, 2025 at 1:28 PM
"For now, it's all mushrooms."
4AG Robotics CEO Sean O'Connor told me the BC #AgTech company is on track to reach $7 million in revenue this year as it secures $40 million to expand its fleet of mushroom-harvesting robots.
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4AG Robotics CEO Sean O'Connor told me the BC #AgTech company is on track to reach $7 million in revenue this year as it secures $40 million to expand its fleet of mushroom-harvesting robots.
betakit.com/4ag-robotics...