Watch the pod to the end. Jesse references that specifically.

Air Canada CEO’s French Exit An English-only statement from Michael Rousseau following the tragic accident at LaGuardia airport sparked a heated debate around bilingualism. Politicians expressed their disappointment, columnists and commenters online debated Air Canada’s language requirements. Even Elon Musk weighed in.

Should we get serious about bilingualism or is the debate around Air Canada’s CEO a sign that we’re not a serious country?

@trondizzle.bsky.social co-hosts

wait, fuck, this is gorillaz

🎂 Today, BetaKit turns 10 🎂

On February 26, 2016, BetaKit spun out on our own and officially became BetaKit Incorporated. That was the moment we became like so many of the companies we cover: a Canadian startup 🧵

How much transparency does the government owe us when it uses #AI to help create policy?

Jaxson Khan and @trondizzle.bsky.social sort through transparency, accountability, and answer whether the government should show us its prompts.

Their full chat is here: betakit.com/an-insiders-...

Literally the temperature I walked to the gym in with a Booster Juice on Monday.

Republicans: WE NOMINATE SKELETOR
Democrats: We dislike Skeletor but we will vote to confirm him. Please give us between 5 and 50 dollars.
<Later>
Democrats: I stand before you to condemn the actions of Skeletor. He should have never been given this power. Please give me between 5 and 50 dollars.

Grateful to see my 2026 tech predictions featured in @betakit.com! Even more rewarding: being included in such a strong slate of Canadian tech thinkers. 🇨🇦 👏

The biggest tech questions of 2026 | BetaKit Robots, and IPOs, and AI, Oh My! 2026 poses many tech questions.

"Maybe we will see the robots that we want in our lives in 2026. But be prepared: they will definitely be controlled by people in India with Xbox controllers."

In a lighthearted BetaKit Podcast, @trondizzle.bsky.social and @sarahcrgr.bsky.social tackle tech's biggest questions for 2026.

So many tech platforms have decayed beyond usability. Can we reverse the process?

BetaKit is ending the year with a look back at the biggest #CDNtech stories of 2025. Here's @sarahcrgr.bsky.social on the year enshittification became undeniable: bit.ly/4pg0kJq

With billions set to flow into the country’s defence industry, Canadian tech is angling for a cut.

BetaKit is ending the year with a look back at the biggest #CDNtech stories of 2025. Here's Josh Scott on the year Canadian tech embraced defence.

bit.ly/4spMOWK

In 2025, Canada woke up to the possibility of buying and building Canadian. Real change depends on what happens next.

Here's @madisonmcla.bsky.social on the year Canada realized it needs sovereign tech: bit.ly/4920aiU

Startup investigation reveals 50 peer-reviewed papers contained hallucinated citations | BetaKit GPTZero found “obvious” instances of false, LLM-generated references in academic papers.

Experts are missing AI-hallucinated citations—including fake authors and fake journal entries—in their peer review of academic papers.

From @youcaughtscott.com for @betakit.com:

Tinker, tailor, soldier, trondizzle

it's legit!

On Sarah's first day, BetaKit surpassed our 2024 audience & readership totals. An auspicious start!

Her experience & skillset ensure that what was once our ceiling becomes our floor. As ME, Sarah will shape the growth of our newsroom & its #CDNtech coverage.

We’re just getting started. Let’s gooo.

This is a big win for #Cdntech and a bigger win for @betakit.com. Welcome aboard, Sarah!

Hi Bluesky 👋

Small life update: I’m at the centre of a multimillion dollar lawsuit in Alberta launched by a failed candidate for Jason Kenney’s UCP

It may be the longest and most expensive media trial in Canadian history

I’m ready to go public about it and I want to share more details with you 🧵

Ah yes, the Homer Principle

Also: maybe technology without constraints is *bad*?

Gen Z wants BlackBerry back. Why? A few weeks back, a bunch of gadget heads descended upon a Brooklyn café to kick off the campaign to Bring Back BlackBerry.

On a recent podcast about BBM, The Verge's @reckless.bsky.social correctly summarized BlackBerry as a company built on navigating technical constraints.

For the newsletter, I wrote a few words about why Gen Z is looking for new constraints in their tech use. betakit.com/gen-z-wants-...

Hey look, it's me referenced by my friends at BetaKit.

Also what domain should I map it to?

Also what domain should I map it to?

I disagree but happy to have this convo. Right now my read is you saying the equivalent of ‘downloads solves the MAU problem’

But what if I also want @trondizzle.gandersocial.ca?

Can Canada build its own social network? | BetaKit Gander CEO Ben Waldman explains his vision for sovereign social media.

“It’s one thing to say ‘let’s do this in a sovereign way.’ It’s another to actually do it.”

^Ben spoke to @trondizzle.bsky.social from @betakit.com about being children of CanCon, giving people control of their feeds, and why sovereignty doesn’t mean isolation.

More👉 betakit.com/canada-gande...

Thanks so much for having me on this week's episode of the @betakit.com podcast 🇨🇦!

Working in #CDNmedia can be fun AND interesting AND important.

@betakit.com wants to tell every #CDNtech story across the country.

Come join us. ⤵️