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It’s a feature of the photo view on iOS.

Notice the same little square that will recognize the text in this screenshot of something from my camera roll
October 14, 2025 at 2:26 AM
Excited to share a bit about why games are the proving ground for AI agents.

There might be some demos, too 😉

If you're coming to the Elevate Festival this year, make sure to catch my talk.

#ABTech #AIandGames #AI
Level up your week! 🎮🧠

Tomorrow, Oct 8, our own @alexkearney.com takes the stage at Elevate Festival Toronto to share how video games are secretly shaping the future of AI agents.

If you’re in town, stop by to see why games are the perfect domain to bring agents mainstream!
October 7, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Thank you so much @muradhem.bsky.social at @thelogic.co, for taking the time to tell the story of our co-founders Brian and @alexkearney.com's AI journey as well as many of the other brilliant minds in the Edmonton AI community.

Check out the article here: thelogic.co/news/the-big...

#yeg #abtech
What rose from the ashes of DeepMind Alberta - The Logic
DeepMind’s arrival in Alberta put it on the AI map. When it left, some feared it would be a major blow to the province’s ambitions in the sector. It wasn’t.
thelogic.co
September 24, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Feds back startup OCCAM’s Technologies as part of $21.5-million #Alberta carbon capture investment. #ABtech
Feds back startup OCCAM’s Technologies as part of $21.5-million Alberta carbon capture investment
The federal government announced more than $21.5 million for carbon capture and storage technologies in Alberta, including for startup OCCAM’s Technologies.
betakit.com
July 4, 2025 at 6:30 PM
NiaHealth raises $5.75 million as it hopes to become a household name in preventative healthcare. #ABtech #CDNtech
NiaHealth raises $5.75 million as it hopes to become a household name in preventative healthcare
Rapidly growing healthtech startup has majority of its backing from Canadian investors.
betakit.com
June 26, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Canada Growth Fund commits at least $89 million to Eavor in second big investment to geothermal #cleantech company. #ABtech
Canada Growth Fund commits at least $89 million to Eavor in second big investment to geothermal tech company
CGF promises another $48 million upon the completion of undisclosed milestones.
betakit.com
June 4, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Alberta’s tech sector is embracing an #AI data centre boom. Will it pay off? #ABtech
Alberta’s tech sector is embracing an AI data centre boom. Will it pay off?
Tech leaders say energy-hungry infrastructure will catalyze startup creation, but critics warn of "oversold" benefits.
betakit.com
June 2, 2025 at 5:01 PM
We know there is a lot happening in #ABtech and so does @betakit.com betakit.com/betakit-to-o...
BetaKit to open full-time Prairies bureau
Expanded presence comes as Alberta sees increase in venture funding, interprovincial migration.
betakit.com
May 25, 2025 at 6:39 PM
The UCP cuts to Alberta Innovates have introduced anxiety amongst folks, and those are the kinds of things that are radioactive to business.

That's ultimately the wrong message to send to the innovation sector at this time. #ableg #abpoli #abtech

www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Alberta Innovates will have to end, amalgamate some programs, CEO says | CBC News
Alberta Innovates will back innovation in energy, environment, health, aerospace and associated technologies — but some support programs will end, according to the Crown corporation's newly permanent ...
www.cbc.ca
May 23, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Richard Sutton warns against “centralized control” of #AI regulation based on fear at Upper Bound in Edmonton. #ABtech
Richard Sutton warns against “centralized control” of AI regulation based on fear | BetaKit
At Upper Bound in Edmonton, Canadian Turing Award winner Richard Sutton said humans should look at AI with “courage, pride, and a sense of adventure."
betakit.com
May 23, 2025 at 2:39 AM
Google grants Amii $5 million to help post-secondary schools develop #AI curriculums. #ABtech #CDNtech
Google grants Amii $5 million to help post-secondary schools develop AI curriculums
Google and Amii hope driving AI education in Canada translates into adoption.
betakit.com
May 21, 2025 at 3:34 PM
BetaKit will establish a full-time presence in Alberta in 2025, hiring a full-time journalist based in Edmonton to cover the Prairies region. #ABtech
BetaKit to open full-time Prairies bureau
Expanded presence comes as Alberta sees increase in venture funding, interprovincial migration.
betakit.com
May 21, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Alberta Innovates (@albertainnovates.bsky.social‬) to name Dr. Mike Mahon as permanent CEO at #Inventures 2025. #ABtech
Alberta Innovates to name Dr. Mike Mahon as permanent CEO
Interim CEO received unanimous board approval following delivery of go-forward plan for provincial agency.
betakit.com
May 21, 2025 at 5:17 AM
Raven Capital cultivates #Indigenous-led biotech AdvancedAg with $2-million seed investment. #ABtech
Raven Capital cultivates Indigenous-led biotech company AdvancedAg with $2-million seed investment
Funding to support family-owned company develop IP and expand in North America.
betakit.com
April 1, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Summit Nanotech closes $36.5-million funding round to commercialize lithium extraction tech. #ABtech #YYCtech
Summit Nanotech closes $36.5-million funding round to commercialize lithium extraction tech
Cleantech startup has been seeking an elusive high-value Series B round since its last raise in 2023.
betakit.com
March 19, 2025 at 8:15 PM
The51 appoints Highline Beta founder Lauren Robinson as managing partner. #ABtech #vc
The51 appoints Highline Beta founder Lauren Robinson as managing partner
Women-led investment firm prepares to raise its third fund later this year.
buff.ly
March 4, 2025 at 11:40 PM
PrairiesCan doles out $6.7 million to help four Edmonton companies scale and expand into new markets. #ABtech
PrairiesCan doles out $6.7 million to help four Edmonton companies scale and expand into new markets | BetaKit
Levven Electronics, Care Group, Demir Engineering, and Grengine to benefit from latest federal funding.
buff.ly
February 13, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Canada Growth Fund commits up to $50 million to Longbow Capital’s second Energy Transition Fund. #cleantech #ABtech
Canada Growth Fund commits up to $50 million to Longbow Capital’s second Energy Transition Fund
Commitment marks the 10th investment from the federal government’s clean energy investment fund to date.
buff.ly
February 12, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Deep Sky secures $40-million USD grant from Gates-founded Breakthrough Energy Catalyst. #CDNtech #MTLtech #ABtech
Deep Sky secures $40-million USD grant from Gates-founded Breakthrough Energy Catalyst
Carbon-capture startup selected Innisfail, Alberta as the site for its first-ever facility in August.
buff.ly
December 18, 2024 at 7:07 PM
Any update on this story yet? Phishing or other? A directed attack to get technology information?

Potential for employee/past employee personal information to have been compromised.

Plus grant files with confidential business information.

Have any breach notifications gone out? #abtech #ableg
December 2, 2024 at 12:46 PM
Exclusive: Clinician-founded OraQ secures $2.6 million to help assess patient risk with #AI. #YYCtech #ABtech
Dentists helping dentists: Clinician-founded OraQ secures $2.6M to assess patient risk with AI
Calgary-based healthtech startup OraQ AI has closed $2.6 million CAD in seed funding from dentists and others to commercialize its clinical decision support software for dental practices.
buff.ly
November 25, 2024 at 2:09 PM
Alberta Innovates is the second provincial innovation agency affected by cyberattack this year. #ABtech
Alberta Innovates is the second provincial innovation agency affected by cyberattack this year
A breach affected Invest Nova Scotia in May that resulted in $573,000 in stolen funds.
buff.ly
November 20, 2024 at 8:11 PM
Sent in my producer fee to @mnfringe so it's official! Coming August 1st to a theater near you, "Theater 101" produced by ABTech Midwest!
January 26, 2025 at 6:35 PM