Douglas Tr0n Soltys

word czar. two-guard. currently: @BetaKit previously: @MobileSyrup @BlackBerry and a bunch of dead sites you might remember fondly. "Wildly out of control."

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We had a good run, didn’t we?

[BetaKit @BetaKit]

Industry minister @melaniejoly will release details today of the feds' $750-million #VC funding envelope and open applications for the Growth VCCI program.
https://t.co/6sLXHN5YBk

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Happy VCCI / VGCCI / Growth VCCI Day to all #VC firms that celebrate. #CDNtech #CDNpoli https://t.co/PhGmiczQsT

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@bentlegen i know people who would hold onto the old cone-shaped Airports just because they looked so cool.

[BetaKit @BetaKit]

The next Mass Effect game won’t make it out of @bioware.

Development is stopping as the Edmonton studio shuts down. The closure is a stark ending for a company that helped turn Mass Effect, Dragon Age, and Baldur’s Gate into global franchises.

https://t.co/aFGOj66Rd5

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@KarmSumal it truly does!

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One of the most storied dev studios in gaming history. Based out of Edmonton. Terribly sad.

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If *Mass Effect* currently isn't viable in today's gaming market, the industry is not healthy.

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One of the most storied dev studios in gaming history. Based out of Edmonton. Terribly sad.

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All is forgiven. #WeTheNorth

[Kawhi Leonard @Way2Whi]

As I Return.

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@dens Dens, you're a legend and tried your best. I'm sorry it turned out this way but glad you're moving on and sharing your lessons learned for a future generation of entrepreneurs.

FSQ4LIFE

[BetaKit @BetaKit]

Montréal-based technology investor @inovia secures $200-million USD first close for sixth early-stage #VC fund. #CDNtech https://t.co/XMt1NkkloO

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@bruce_arthur Video actually glitches while he's saying the word 'vote' which would have been too on the nose for Veep

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@ruffoloj We wrote about it: https://t.co/6HO3fo3r5v

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@awerhun i honestly feel like when i report them it just prompts the bots to spin up another ad

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I think this is the... fourth time I've seen this scam ad today? Always from a different (parody!) account. Report it every time, but there's no meaningful impact.

[BetaKit @BetaKit]

Canadian-founded, US-based #AI chipmaker @tenstorrent secures $1.5 billion USD Series E at $6.2-billion valuation to challenge GPU dominance. #CDNtech https://t.co/FLhaa5PuZF

[BetaKit @BetaKit]

US-based @AnthropicAI has been revealed as a long-term leaseholder for a large Nova Scotia data centre project—the #AI giant’s first data centre in Canada. #AtlCan https://t.co/8DIvrDGEWT

[BetaKit @BetaKit]

“The stock market is not even the stock market. The stock market is AI companies.”

@kylascan joins The BetaKit Podcast to discuss why #AI is viewed as the saviour of the US economy and the effect that's having on the public markets.

https://t.co/Ik6amPxI3s

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You give West End Mans an inch and he tries to reinvent semiotics

[internetVin @internetvin]

Two People Talking in the West End of Toronto

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@rohan10 lol

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In prep for this panel, I was struck by how similar #AI and quantum are:
- frontier technology
- huge CAPEX requirements
- long time horizons to successfully commercialize

But quantum leaders don't act like AI leaders:
- They don't make bold proclamations (AGI, digital god, etc.)
- They don't fundraise on FOMO
- They're collaborative across the industry

They also haven't lost control of their tech.

I really wanted to know if those differences are inherent to the industry and the people building it, or would simply dissolve later as the pressure to scale compounds.

Have a watch and let me know what you think.

[BetaKit @BetaKit]

Where quantum and #AI intersect (ALL IN 2026) https://t.co/U8lEt3lRvG

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@rohan10 perfectly timed Rohan response to my perfectly timed response to Rohan response: watch the video.