Lessons in Canadian entrepreneurship from Blackberry, tech paranoia and the Swedes - Toronto Star

Published: September 24, 2026 at 7:47a.m. EDTSuthan Sukumar, managing director of technology at Stifel, joins BNN Bloomberg to discuss BlackBerry's earnings and plans for industrial AI growth. BlackBerry raised its full-year revenue forecast on Thursday after its QNX software business reported record quarterly revenue, driven by growth in automotive and new design wins. U. S.-listed shares of the company rose about three per cent in premarket trading. Revenue at BlackBerry’s QNX division, which develops software for safety-critical systems in vehicles, robotics, medical devices and industrial applications, rose 27 per cent to US$80.3 million in the second quarter ended August 31. Automotive remains the core of BlackBerry’s business, with the company saying the shift toward software-defined vehicle architectures is expanding both the number of addressable vehicles and the amount of QNX software that can be deployed in each vehicle. Automakers using the company’s QNX software include Audi, General Motors, Hyundai and Mercedes-Benz.

Published: September 24, 2026 at 7:47a.m. EDTSuthan Sukumar, managing director of technology at Stifel, joins BNN Bloomberg to discuss BlackBerry's earnings and plans for industrial AI growth. BlackBerry raised its full-year revenue forecast on Thursday after its QNX software business reported record quarterly revenue, driven by growth in automotive and new design wins. U. S.-listed shares of the company rose about three per cent in premarket trading. Revenue at BlackBerry’s QNX division, which develops software for safety-critical systems in vehicles, robotics, medical devices and industrial applications, rose 27 per cent to US$80.3 million in the second quarter ended August 31. Automotive remains the core of BlackBerry’s business, with the company saying the shift toward software-defined vehicle architectures is expanding both the number of addressable vehicles and the amount of QNX software that can be deployed in each vehicle. Automakers using the company’s QNX software include Audi, General Motors, Hyundai and Mercedes-Benz.