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Xanadu receives $195M to build quantum computing plant

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Xanadu receives $195M to build quantum computing plant

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Xanadu Quantum Technologies (XNDU-T) will use a $195-million investment from the federal government to refurbish a Toronto facility in order to build “fault-tolerant, utility-scale, photonic quantum computers.”

New startup takes on a quantum computing challenge

TechnologyGlobe and Mail

Olivia Leng's latest startup, Meissner, has an ambitious goal to invent a high-performance superconducting material that could unblock a key commercialization challenge for two technologies of the future: quantum computers and fusion reactors.

Salesforce Canada chief sounds alarm on AI adoption gap

SoftwareToronto Star

Dave Borrelli is trying to help Canadian businesses avoid falling behind on AI adoption, but data suggests it’s an uphill climb. The country manager for Salesforce Canada acknowledges the country's traditionally conservative business culture could have consequences in the AI era.

Clariti’s AI to speed up building permit approvals

SoftwareBetakit

Toronto is working with Canadian company Clariti to try to speed up its building permit approval process with AI. The city has launched a new building permit application pre-check service, which uses AI before an application is submitted.

MapQuest is the Apple App Store No. 1 navigation app

SoftwareBusinesswireToronto Star

MapQuest, the original internet mapping service, is the No. 1 navigation app and the No. 8 free app in the U.S. Apple App Store following a surge of downloads associated with their retention of Lake Ontario's name on the app.

Airbnb replaces business chief with ex-Tripadvisor exec

SoftwareBloomberg

Airbnb Inc. (ABNB-Q) has replaced its chief business officer with a former executive of Tripadvisor Inc. and Booking Holdings Inc., underscoring its efforts to expand beyond home-sharing into new travel segments.

The U.S. is building barriers around drones and robots

RoboticsTechCrunch

In July and August, Washington tightened restrictions on foreign-made advanced robotic systems and imposed steep tariffs on imported drones and their components, citing national-security concerns. Drone tariffs take effect in September, with additional component tariffs following in 2027.

InDro Robotics turns giant truck into command centre

TechnologyBetakit

In Ottawa, there’s a vehicle sitting in a garage that can make the trip from Vancouver to Halifax and still have gas to spare. That vehicle could be many things: an ambulance, a personnel transport, perhaps a delivery truck.

Robotaxi service expands to Denver, San Diego, Tampa

RoboticsTechCrunch

Waymo has is offering its robotaxi service to the public in Denver, San Diego, and Tampa, extending the Alphabet-owned company’s commercial operations to 14 U.S. cities. It will begin inviting riders on a rolling basis and slowly ramp up access.

Liux’s Big microcar to take on Chinese rivals

TechnologyTechCrunch

Cars in European cities are smaller than ever. But as Europe’s appetite for microcars has grown, the cute Italian "yoghurt pots" have largely given way to small Chinese electric vehicles. Even Smart, the ultracompact car brand, is manufacturing in China.

Humain, Applied Intuition partner on self-driving trucks

TechnologyBloomberg

Saudi Arabia’s Humain is partnering with Applied Intuition Inc. to deploy self-driving trucks by 2030, as the kingdom’s leading artificial intelligence firm looks to find practical uses for the technology that align with national priorities.

Chinese automakers see robots as the next profit machine

RoboticsTechCrunch

The hype around humanoid robots isn’t particularly new. Thank Tesla CEO Elon Musk and his Optimus robot, as well as the myriad videos of Boston Dynamics’ Atlas robot for that. Behind that hype, though, there is real progress. 

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