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PDAC 2025 – Technology and Innovation Keynote – Flavia Tata Nardini of Fleet Space Technologies

March 4, 2025 Chris Thompson

At PDAC 2025, Fleet Space Technologies CEO Flavia Tata Nardini highlighted how AI, machine learning, and satellite technology could significantly accelerate and improve mineral exploration. Drawing parallels with space missions, she emphasized the importance of hiring data scientists and integrating cross-disciplinary datasets to stay competitive. With AI already helping reduce project timelines from months to days, she warned that mining companies risk being overtaken by tech firms if they fail to adapt. Fleet’s space-driven exploration technologies are also targeting lunar seismic mapping, further underscoring how Earth and space discoveries are increasingly interconnected. [more]

Turnium Unveils Next-Generation Universal Edge Device Leveraging AI and Post Quantum Cryptography

January 30, 2025 Chris Thompson

Turnium Technology Group (TSXV: TTGI | FSE: E48) has announced a next-generation Universal Edge Device integrating AI-driven dynamic traffic steering and Post Quantum Cryptography (PQC). The device is designed to enhance SD-WAN performance, providing nearly 10x faster data throughput on consumer chips and 13x faster on enterprise chips. It supports up to 100,000 nodes per management server and includes biometric security and remote management. The initiative aligns with Turnium’s Technology-as-a-Service (TaaS) strategy, following its acquisition of Claratti. The new device strengthens Turnium’s market position in SD-WAN and cybersecurity solutions. [more]

MediaValet Acquisition Highlights Valuation Trends in Canadian SaaS and DAM Sectors

January 29, 2024 Chris Thompson

On January 24, 2024, MediaValet (TSX:MVP), a provider in Digital Asset Management (DAM) solutions, announced its acquisition by STG Partners, highlighting the increasing importance of DAM and SaaS models in the tech industry. This transaction, valued at $79 million, signifies a premium valuation for MediaValet and suggests a positive outlook for similar Canadian SaaS and DAM firms. The acquisition reflects the strategic interest in companies that offer scalable, cloud-native software solutions, underscoring the growing demand for efficient digital asset management in a content-driven business landscape. [more]

AMD Introduces New AI Accelerator Computer Processors

AMD Launches Its New – Incredibly Powerful – MI300 Chip

November 12, 2023 Lorimer Wilson

AMD’s MI300 series, blending CPU, GPU, and memory, is poised to challenge Nvidia’s dominance in the AI accelerator market. AMD’s MI300 series of accelerators, introduces two distinct models to cater to diverse market needs and specifically targeting the AI and large language model (LLM) market. [more]

LegalTech Company Dye & Durham Acquires UK-Based PIE and Raises C$50M

September 22, 2020 Chris Thompson

The Company announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire Property Information Exchange for £31.0M (C$52.9M), in an all-cash deal. Concurrent with the acquisition, Dye & Durham raised C$50M from a bought-deal financing. [more]

Cloud Company Snowflake’s Stock Price Doubles as it Raises $3.9B in the Largest Software IPO in History

September 21, 2020 Jay Yi

Last week, Snowflake, a U.S. company focused on cloud-driven data query and analytics services, started trading on the NYSE at $245 per share, after pricing its IPO at $120 per share, double the expected range of $75 to $85 per share floated earlier this month. [more]

Quarterly Cloud Update – Alibaba, Alphabet, Amazon, IBM, Microsoft, and Oracle

August 20, 2020 Jay Yi

According to Gartner, the global public cloud services market is expected to reach US$$266 billion in 2020, a 17% increase year-over-year, led by segments Software as a Service (“SaaS”) and Infrastructure as a Service (“IaaS”), which are expected to grow to US$$116 billion and US$$50 billion, respectively. [more]

Analog Devices + Maxim Integrated merger

Analog Devices Announces Acquisition of Maxim Integrated Products for $21B in Largest U.S. Deal This Year

July 23, 2020 Jay Yi

Last week, Analog Devices announced a $21B all-stock acquisition of Maxim Integrated Products. The two semiconductor businesses will complement each other as Maxim’s expertise in the automotive and data centre markets will be merged with Analog Devices’ experience in industrial, communication, and healthcare markets. [more]

First Quarter Cloud Update – AMZN, MSFT, and GOOGL

May 4, 2020 Jay Yi

Last week, technology companies reported financial performances of their cloud businesses, including Amazon, Microsoft, and Google with cloud revenues of $12.3B, $10.2B, and $2.8B, respectively. [more]

Amazon and Microsoft Compete for US$10B “War Cloud” Contract from U.S. Military

July 17, 2019 Jay Yi

The United States Military’s Pentagon is expected to announce the winner of a US$10 billion contract to develop and support the cloud infrastructure behind an artificial intelligence (AI) driven computing network. [more]