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Covers:  Defence procurement, sovereign technology, AI, Canadian defence and industrial policy, military affairs, Indo-Pacific security, legal technology, and entrepreneurship.
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From Courtrooms to Battlefields: How Caseway is Building the Decision-Making Layer for Physical A...

From Courtrooms to Battlefields: How Caseway is Building the Decision-Making Layer for Physical A...

Following its June appearance at InnoVEX, the startup platform of Computex 2026, Caseway AI-a British Columbi…

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SFU prof launches legal-AI collaboration with Caseway to improve access to justice

SFU prof launches legal-AI collaboration with Caseway to improve access to justice

Professor Chang is leading a planned research collaboration with Vancouver-based startup Caseway AI to examin…

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Dr. Vered Shwartz collaborates with Vancouver-based tech startup to study legal research engine

Dr. Vered Shwartz collaborates with Vancouver-based tech startup to study legal research engine

NSERC Alliance-MITAC

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Al Vigier: The defence boom is here. So far, it mostly pays people like me

Al Vigier: The defence boom is here. So far, it mostly pays people like me

Talking about increasing our military capabilities is big business. Actually doing it is less so

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Sovereignty is now a feature, and Canadian founders are shipping it for free

Sovereignty is now a feature, and Canadian founders are shipping it for free

Al Vigier writes that even when the trade war ends, the founders who prioritize sovereignty will win out.

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The River-class debate is about hulls. The long bill is in the software.

The River-class debate is about hulls. The long bill is in the software.

By Al Vigier, 27 August 2026 Jeff Gilmour's 7 August post asked whether Canada can afford 15 River-class dest…

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How to make military decision-support software reliable when comms go down | The Strategist

How to make military decision-support software reliable when comms go down | The Strategist

Armed forces need greater robustness from the systems they are increasingly using to support combat decision-…

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How to make military decision-support software reliable when comms go down | The Strategist

How to make military decision-support software reliable when comms go down | The Strategist

Armed forces need greater robustness from the systems they are increasingly using to support combat decision-…

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Canada is buying sovereign hardware, but renting the software

Canada is buying sovereign hardware, but renting the software

We launched a quantum hub and a drone initiative in the same fortnight. Both stand on a data layer we do not …

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Arming Taiwan Is the Easy Part. The Decision Layer Is Not.

Arming Taiwan Is the Easy Part. The Decision Layer Is Not.

Washington and its allies are helping Taiwan buy sensors and drones at speed. The capability that would actua…

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America's AI Export Controls Are Making Realists of Its Allies

America's AI Export Controls Are Making Realists of Its Allies

The Anthropic Mythos episode showed Washington's power over frontier AI and why allies are accelerating effor…

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Taiwan's Resilience Procurement Is Measuring the Wrong Output｜Insight｜2026-07-27｜web only

Taiwan's Resilience Procurement Is Measuring the Wrong Output｜Insight｜2026-07-27｜web only

Han Kuang will test communications under stress. Taiwan's next procurement reform should make decision contin…

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Caseway partners with Taiwan's MiTAC on counter-drone and maritime AI solutions

Caseway partners with Taiwan's MiTAC on counter-drone and maritime AI solutions

The partnership brings together Canadian decision intelligence and Taiwanese defence-grade hardware.

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Canada's Caseway teams up with Taiwan's MiTAC on AI system | Taiwan News | Jul. 23, 2026 12:32

Canada's Caseway teams up with Taiwan's MiTAC on AI system | Taiwan News | Jul. 23, 2026 12:32

Partnership to integrate smart detection platform with rapid response | Jul. 23, 2026 12:32

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The future of physical AI is coming

The future of physical AI is coming

Taipei LAST MONTH reached the dizzying heights of the artificial intelligence (AI) boom. Jensen Huang (黃仁勳) d…

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Caseway and MiTAC Advance Technology Partner to Bring Trusted AI Decision Intelligence to Taiwan'...

Caseway and MiTAC Advance Technology Partner to Bring Trusted AI Decision Intelligence to Taiwan'...

Canadian sovereign AI company and Taiwanese mission-critical systems leader to develop counter-drone, maritim…

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Al Vigier: Canada's AI strategy shouldn't include secret Palantir bills

Al Vigier: Canada's AI strategy shouldn't include secret Palantir bills

Instead, buy domestic product, and out in the open.

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What counts as Canadian software in defence procurement?

What counts as Canadian software in defence procurement?

Ottawa's goal of awarding more defence contracts domestically will fall short unless sovereignty, data contro…

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Claude's source code leak has permanently changed the AI race

Claude's source code leak has permanently changed the AI race

Alistair Vigier writes that innovation needs visibility to succeed.

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BC budget 2026 needs a productivity plan, not just a deficit plan

BC budget 2026 needs a productivity plan, not just a deficit plan

Alistair Vigier argues that fiscal discipline alone won't solve BC's challenges-the province must modernize h…

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Why the Caseway Lawsuit Isn't About Justice

Why the Caseway Lawsuit Isn't About Justice

Unveiling the truth behind the CanLII vs Caseway lawsuit. Discover the motivations and interests driving this…

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Alistair Vigier_ The CEO Disrupting Legal Tech

Alistair Vigier_ The CEO Disrupting Legal Tech

Alistair Vigier is a name that sparks both curiosity and debate in the legal industry. From his beginnings in…

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Legal AI: Transforming Justice and Investment Opportunities

Legal AI: Transforming Justice and Investment Opportunities

Investing in legal AI is increasingly becoming one of the most intriguing opportunities in the technology spa…

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Why AI is Reshaping Legal Tech - RSpedia

Why AI is Reshaping Legal Tech - RSpedia

AI in the legal technology space isn't just a buzzword; it's the present and future. It transforms how legal …

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