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R|T: The Retail Times – Shopify sheds staff, offloads logistics business to focus on “main quest”

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Alex Riehl @ BetaKit · 05/09/2023 05:00 EDT

Plus: RenoRun halts operations as it pursues asset sale. Read more ›

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American biotech Recursion acquires two Canadian AI drug-discovery companies, Cyclica and Valence

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Charles Mandel @ BetaKit · 05/08/2023 15:53 EDT

"Policymakers should look to understand why so many promising tech companies choose to sell themselves." Read more ›

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Next Canada names startups in latest cohorts for its three accelerators

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Charlize Alcaraz @ BetaKit 3 place · 05/08/2023 15:45 EDT

Next AI participants can receive up to $100,000. Read more ›

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Tech leaders, academics gather to discuss how Canada can reach net-zero emissions by 2050

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Ian Hartlen @ BetaKit · 05/08/2023 14:57 EDT

The City Age conference explored how Canada can grow sustainably to a population of 50 million. Read more ›

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Hopper co-founders launch new carbon capture startup, Deep Sky, with $10 million in funding

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Charlize Alcaraz @ BetaKit · 05/08/2023 11:05 EDT

Deep Sky aims to scale carbon removal. Read more ›

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Report: powerful, new foundation models set to transform how businesses use AI

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Charles Mandel @ BetaKit · 05/08/2023 06:00 EDT

Accenture report outlines the next generation of AI on its way. Read more ›

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Canadian startup news of the week (5/7/23)

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Alex Riehl @ BetaKit · 05/08/2023 05:00 EDT

Plus: Canadian Q1 VC investment falls 82 percent from last year. Read more ›

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How YouTuber Dan Olson (Folding Ideas) hunts internet grifts

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Douglas Soltys @ BetaKit · 05/07/2023 15:46 EDT

Alberta is the unlikely front in the war against NFTs, contrepreneurs, and the metaverse. Read more ›

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Elevate to return for 2023 with Lisa LaFlamme, Dragons Den, and Shark Tank stars among speaker lineup

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Charlize Alcaraz @ BetaKit 1 place · 05/05/2023 12:45 EDT

Policy regulations around AI, Bill C-11 will be discussed at Elevate this year. Read more ›

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Conference Board of Canada, MaRS launch new innovation group as growth in Canadian ecosystem lags

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Charlize Alcaraz @ BetaKit 2 place · 05/05/2023 11:50 EDT

Despite new federal programs, Canada’s innovation sector hasn’t picked up pace. Read more ›

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Canadian venture capital investment in Q1 2023 drops by 82 percent compared to last year

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Charles Mandel @ BetaKit 1 place · 05/05/2023 06:00 EDT

VC saw a sharp decline in both amount invested and number of deals compared to last year. Read more ›

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H|T: The Healthtech Times – Apple developing an AI-powered health coach

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Alex Riehl @ BetaKit 3 place · 05/05/2023 05:00 EDT

Well Health investing $2.5M into AI healthcare solutions. Read more ›

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A|I: The AI Times – EU proposes new copyright rules for generative AI as OpenAI adds ChatGPT privacy options

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Alex Riehl @ BetaKit 1 place · 05/05/2023 05:00 EDT

Plus: Ray Kurzweil weighs in on calls to pause AI development. Read more ›

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Bell to acquire Montréal cloud services provider FX Innovation

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Charlize Alcaraz @ BetaKit · 05/04/2023 12:45 EDT

Bell posted an 88 percent decline in free cash flow since the first quarter of 2022. Read more ›

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Shopify cuts 20 percent of staff, announces sale of logistics division

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Charles Mandel @ BetaKit 1 place · 05/04/2023 08:51 EDT

“There’s no way to make this good news,” Shopify CEO tells employees in company letter. Read more ›

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Diagram Ventures closes $100-million for latest fund as it continues to bet on FinTech

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Meagan Simpson @ BetaKit 3 place · 05/04/2023 06:00 EDT

For the first time, Diagram will also invest in companies it doesn’t have a hand in creating. Read more ›

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R|T: The Retail Times – Amazon begins more layoffs as Shopify employees brace for same

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Alex Riehl @ BetaKit 1 place · 05/04/2023 05:00 EDT

Plus: Walmart using AI to negotiate with vendors. Read more ›

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1Password CEO calls Google’s move to passkeys “tipping point” for eliminating passwords

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Charlize Alcaraz @ BetaKit · 05/03/2023 14:57 EDT

1Password is on a mission to lead the shift from traditional passwords to passkeys. Read more ›

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Startup Montréal awards $400,000 to startups as FounderFuel reveals first revamped accelerator cohort

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Charlize Alcaraz @ BetaKit 2 place · 05/03/2023 12:30 EDT

Both programs award seed funding and mentorship support to tech founders. Read more ›

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Brightspark seeks to recreate its “home run” exits of Think Dynamics, Radian6 as it launches $120-million fund

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Meagan Simpson @ BetaKit 2 place · 05/03/2023 06:00 EDT

Brightspark Ventures has made an initial close of $60 million towards its target. Read more ›

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