Business Matters: Microsoft pledges $7.5B AI investment in Canada for next 2 years
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Business Matters: Microsoft pledges $7.5B AI investment in Canada for next 2 years
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Business Matters: Microsoft pledges $7.5B AI investment in Canada for next 2 years
Description
December 9, 2025
Global tech giant Microsoft says its pledge to spend a "landmark" $7.5 billion over two years in Canada will go towards developing artificial intelligence infrastructure and capacity. Anne Gaviola has this story and more in Business Matters for Dec. 9, 2025.
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Business Matters: Microsoft pledges $7.5B AI investment in Canada for next 2 years02:20 | December 9, 2025 -
‘Microduck’ robot enters growing market of AI toys01:52 | August 27, 2026 -
Celine Dion opens up about her battle with Stiff Person Syndrome03:56 | August 20, 2026 -
Humanoid hype: Chinese robots featured at World Robot Conference leaves US wary01:56 | August 19, 2026 -
Trump would cut off Canadians data centre access in ‘3 seconds’ if given the chance, Ford says00:45 | August 17, 2026 -
Business Matters: Ontario municipality bans data centre development for 1 year01:43 | August 13, 2026 -
Anthropic to implement invisible watermarks in its AI-generated content00:40 | August 13, 2026 -
Ford announces new Ontario ‘playbook’ to attract data centre investments03:01 | August 13, 2026 -
Spotify to label AI-generated artists with ‘AI Persona’ tags, avoid promoting them00:31 | August 12, 2026 -
Petition aimed to create AI regulations signed by over 1,000 developers02:09 | July 29, 2026 -
‘Unprecedented’: OpenAI goes rogue, hacks into another AI company during cybersecurity test04:57 | July 27, 2026 -
OpenAI blames rogue AI models for ‘unprecedented’ hacking event07:25 | July 25, 2026 -
How Calgary police are using AI in search for missing boy01:45 | July 22, 2026 -
OpenAI claims rogue model hacked other site01:59 | July 22, 2026 -
Poll reveals AI data centre worries as Alberta encourages investment01:56 | July 21, 2026 -
Is AI helping create more jobs than it’s taking away?02:17 | July 15, 2026 -
New York becomes 1st US state to introduce moratorium on AI data centres02:04 | July 14, 2026 -
Why there’s growing pushback against AI data centres01:58 | July 9, 2026 -
Business Matters: Average rent prices in Canada continue to fall01:57 | July 9, 2026 -
George Clooney gets the Golden Lion at Venice Film Festival05:44 | July 7, 2026 -
Humanoid robots take to the pitch in South Korea at RoboCup 2026 finals02:59 | July 5, 2026 -
Business Matters: Top central bankers weigh in on inflation, interest rates, and AI02:11 | July 2, 2026 -
Business Matters: Apple, Microsoft raise prices, blame higher costs for memory chips02:33 | June 26, 2026 -
Anthropic alleges Chinese AI firm is stealing its technology02:04 | June 25, 2026 -
Family of woman killed after Tesla crashes into her home sues company, driver00:32 | June 24, 2026 -
High-flying SpaceX stock comes back to Earth02:38 | June 23, 2026 -
China launches new AI: Experts say it rivals Claude Mythos from Anthropic02:09 | June 22, 2026 -
Giant Musk inflatable in Times Square targets SpaceX, Grok over AI imagery claims00:49 | June 11, 2026 -
‘We’re failing our children’: Canada tables social media ban bill for anyone under 1602:14 | June 10, 2026 -
Ottawa unveils plan to ban social media for youth under 16 — but not AI chatbots04:51 | June 10, 2026 -
Hey Siri! What you need to know about Apple’s AI rebrand of its personal assistant01:26 | June 10, 2026 -
Alberta First Nation in court over massive proposed ‘Wonder Valley’ AI data centre01:23 | June 8, 2026
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Business Matters: Microsoft pledges $7.5B AI investment in Canada for next 2 years02:20 | December 9, 2025
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‘Microduck’ robot enters growing market of AI toys01:52 | August 27, 2026
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Celine Dion opens up about her battle with Stiff Person Syndrome03:56 | August 20, 2026
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Humanoid hype: Chinese robots featured at World Robot Conference leaves US wary01:56 | August 19, 2026
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Trump would cut off Canadians data centre access in ‘3 seconds’ if given the chance, Ford says00:45 | August 17, 2026
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Business Matters: Ontario municipality bans data centre development for 1 year01:43 | August 13, 2026
-
Anthropic to implement invisible watermarks in its AI-generated content00:40 | August 13, 2026
-
Ford announces new Ontario ‘playbook’ to attract data centre investments03:01 | August 13, 2026
-
Spotify to label AI-generated artists with ‘AI Persona’ tags, avoid promoting them00:31 | August 12, 2026
-
Petition aimed to create AI regulations signed by over 1,000 developers02:09 | July 29, 2026
-
‘Unprecedented’: OpenAI goes rogue, hacks into another AI company during cybersecurity test04:57 | July 27, 2026
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OpenAI blames rogue AI models for ‘unprecedented’ hacking event07:25 | July 25, 2026
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How Calgary police are using AI in search for missing boy01:45 | July 22, 2026
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OpenAI claims rogue model hacked other site01:59 | July 22, 2026
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Poll reveals AI data centre worries as Alberta encourages investment01:56 | July 21, 2026
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Is AI helping create more jobs than it’s taking away?02:17 | July 15, 2026
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New York becomes 1st US state to introduce moratorium on AI data centres02:04 | July 14, 2026
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Why there’s growing pushback against AI data centres01:58 | July 9, 2026
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Business Matters: Average rent prices in Canada continue to fall01:57 | July 9, 2026
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George Clooney gets the Golden Lion at Venice Film Festival05:44 | July 7, 2026
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Humanoid robots take to the pitch in South Korea at RoboCup 2026 finals02:59 | July 5, 2026
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Business Matters: Top central bankers weigh in on inflation, interest rates, and AI02:11 | July 2, 2026
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Business Matters: Apple, Microsoft raise prices, blame higher costs for memory chips02:33 | June 26, 2026
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Anthropic alleges Chinese AI firm is stealing its technology02:04 | June 25, 2026
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Family of woman killed after Tesla crashes into her home sues company, driver00:32 | June 24, 2026
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High-flying SpaceX stock comes back to Earth02:38 | June 23, 2026
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China launches new AI: Experts say it rivals Claude Mythos from Anthropic02:09 | June 22, 2026
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Giant Musk inflatable in Times Square targets SpaceX, Grok over AI imagery claims00:49 | June 11, 2026
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‘We’re failing our children’: Canada tables social media ban bill for anyone under 1602:14 | June 10, 2026
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Ottawa unveils plan to ban social media for youth under 16 — but not AI chatbots04:51 | June 10, 2026
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Hey Siri! What you need to know about Apple’s AI rebrand of its personal assistant01:26 | June 10, 2026
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Alberta First Nation in court over massive proposed ‘Wonder Valley’ AI data centre01:23 | June 8, 2026
Business Matters: Microsoft pledges $7.5B AI investment in Canada for next 2 years
Description
December 9, 2025
Global tech giant Microsoft says its pledge to spend a "landmark" $7.5 billion over two years in Canada will go towards developing artificial intelligence infrastructure and capacity. Anne Gaviola has this story and more in Business Matters for Dec. 9, 2025.
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