Josh Scott is a Lead Reporter at BetaKit. He focuses on in-depth Canadian tech stories, covering a range of themes including AI, deep tech, and the travel industry, while also exploring topics like robotics and economic policy. Josh's work has been featured in UTEST, University of Toronto, and Broadsheet Media, among others.
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Josh Scott's coverage primarily focuses on local tech and business developments, particularly in the Toronto area. He extensively covers private sector announcements and press releases related to technology, startups, venture capital, financial services, and earnings reports.
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U of T robotics grads and ex-racecar builders return to apply self-driving tech to sports. A lot goes into a single basketball shot.
Dominion Dynamics aims to become Canada's first line of defence in the Arctic. This article appears in the 2026 BetaKit Most Ambitious issue.
By: Josh Scott
At Arctic Edge conference, VCs offered a mea culpa while outlining why dual-use tech is here to stay.
Liu is fine with AI coding, but finds the notion of it writing stories for him “revolting.”
By: Josh Scott
ProteinQure's co-founder argues “messy biology experiments” are still the bottleneck.
By: Josh Scott
Before it sold to Nvidia, Toronto AI startup struggled to find local adopters willing to take a risk.
By: Josh Scott
The Government of Canada has repeatedly indicated it intends to name and build up technology champions by providing significant amounts of funding to leading firms in areas of national interest and signing agreements to adopt their tech. But Shelby Austin, co-founder and CEO of Arteria AI , is worried about what that approach could leave on the table.
Georgian survey shows domestic companies lag international peers in “foundational” AI adoption.
By: Josh Scott
Industry leaders see AI as a “complementary piece” of the puzzle alongside actual coaches.
Mecka AI , which aims to train robots with human data sourced from body sensors and iPhones , revealed Monday that it has raised $60 million USD in funding.
