High gear ⚙️- BlackBerry runs the auto software game, Helping companies break into defence.

BlackBerry’s comeback is shifting into high gear with a landmark US$100 million-plus deal for its new automotive software, a bet that the former smartphone giant can turn its foothold in connected vehicles into a much bigger business.

Plus, Canadian defence accelerator Vimy Forge is teaming up with Toronto’s MaRS Discovery District to help startups navigate the costly, complicated process of selling to the military as Ottawa ramps up defence spending.

And in The Big Picture: B.C. Premier David Eby calls a snap election, Ottawa offers Indigenous groups a stake in the Trans Mountain pipeline, OpenAI brings in outside evaluators to test model safety earlier, the U.S. plans new military bases in Greenland, Apple eyes a screenless fitness tracker, and more.

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