R|T: The Retail Times – Who gets a raise inside Shopify’s employee scoring system?
Plus: How Amazon has been spying on rivals.
Zafin founder and CEO joins latest slew of #CDNtech executive turnover
Martello, Boast, and Illumin have also shuffled their leadership teams since the end of March.
Boom and goConfirm launch new products from experienced #CDNtech leaders
Ex-Shopify execs spice up remote meetings, while Wave alumni launch an AI scam detector.
Interac acquires “key employees,” exclusive Canadian rights to payments personalizer Vouchr
Vouchr allows users to attach personalized multimedia notifications to money transfers.
A|I: The AI Times – This Canadian AI startup will collab with semiconductor giant Arm
Plus: There’s more in #Budget2024 beyond AI.
Forcen closes $8.35 million in funding to develop its touch-tech for robots
The round was co-led by Brightspark Ventures and BDC Capital’s Deep Tech Venture Fund.
S|W: The SaaS Weekly – Is Salesforce reviving the M&A market?
Plus: What you need to know in #Budget2024.
Across-the-pond acquisitions: Descartes acquires ASD, HR Path acquires GroupeX
Descartes continues its acquisition spree while GroupeX joins HR Path’s growing Canadian portfolio.
F|T: The FinTech Times – Business leaders react to open banking updates in #Budget2024
Plus: Crypto enthusiasts eager for Bitcoin’s ‘halving.’
H|T: The Healthtech Times – Bayer taps Google to bring AI to radiology
Plus: The role of telehealth providers in antibiotic overuse.
Swtch Energy secures $27.2 million USD to continue deployment of EV chargers for multi-unit buildings
Round leader Blue Earth Capital said Swtch’s focus is a market opportunity to grow the clean energy economy.
Contango Digital Assets closes $5 million for “Blockchain x AI” seed fund
Backed by WonderFi CEO Dean Skurka, the fund seeks to support projects using both blockchain and AI.
R|T: The Retail Times – StubHub plans to test IPO market this summer
Plus: Meet Kas, Avidbots’ new cleaning robot for retail spaces.
Well Health acquires 10 primary care medical clinics from Shoppers Drug Mart
Well says it will integrate digital workflows, patient engagement tech, and AI tools into the clinics once acquired.
A|I: The AI Times – The feds have used AI in nearly 300 projects
Plus: OpenAI prepares to fight for its life.