In late October, Apple Inc. (“Apple”) became only the third company in history to reach a market capitalization of US$4 trillion, joining Nvidia Corporation (“Nvidia”) and Microsoft Corporation, which both surpassed the milestone in July 2025. Despite trailing its peers in the artificial intelligence (“AI”) sector, Apple’s latest iPhone launch helped propel the stock past this historic threshold. Earlier in the year, amid concerns of U.S. tariffs and Chinese competition, Appl

Halifax-based medical device company ABK Biomedical, Inc. (“ABK Biomedical”) has raised US$35M in Series D financing to support the commercialization of its innovative liver cancer treatment. Founded at Dalhousie University in 2012, ABK Biomedical specializes in the research, development and commercialization of medical device therapies designed to improve treatment outcomes and the lives of patients with benign and malignant hypervascular tumours. Dr. Daniel Boyd and Dr. Sh

In early October, Toronto-based 1Password , a platform that helps individuals and businesses securely manage digital identities, announced a new partnership and completed a major secondary sale, marking a significant step in the company’s ongoing growth. 1Password has teamed up with Browserbase , a cloud-based platform for AI agents that use web browsers without graphical interfaces, to tackle one of the most pressing challenges in the AI pipeline: secure authentication. Thei

Provision  Software Corporation (“Provision”), a Toronto-based AI technology company, is developing tools that empower pre-construction professionals to work more efficiently and profitably. Provision’s AI co-pilot helps teams quickly locate information across complex project documents, identify risks and opportunities, and uncover scope gaps, ultimately improving accuracy in construction projects.   Billions  of dollars are lost each year to pre-construction errors, ranging