H|T: The Healthtech Times – FDA approves Elon Musk’s Neuralink for human clinical study
Plus: AbCellera and BenchSci get combined $395 million
R|T: The Retail Times – Loblaw axes its third-party seller-driven e-commerce marketplace
Plus: Alibaba pushes back on layoff rumours.
A|I: The AI Times – AbCellera and BenchSci secure big funding
Plus: Ex-OpenAI execs raise $450 million for rival Anthropic.
S|W: The SaaS Weekly – Microsoft launches Fabric, mCloud looks to go private
Plus: Novisto closes $27-million Series B.
F|T: The FinTech Times – Now in Canada: Hiive’s VC secondary trading platform
Plus: QED closes on $925M to back FinTech startups globally.
Canadian startup news of the week (5/28/23)
Plus: What’s on the table for Alberta’s tech sector this election?
Three SaaS companies hiring software developers in Canada
Autodesk, Ceridian, and Opentext are looking to hire software developers in Canada.
R|T: The Retail Times – Shopify touts checkout conversion rates, ranks merchants
Plus: Lightspeed Commerce recovers from tough third quarter.
H|T: The Healthtech Times – FTC signals tougher rules for health companies’ use of data
Plus: MCI OneHealth divests five Calgary clinics to Well Health for $2 million.
A|I: The AI Times – OpenAI’s Sam Altman says this Canadian city should become a hub for AI
Plus: ServiceNow commits $1 billion to AI-based enterprise startups.
S|W: The SaaS Weekly – 1Password launches passkeys for businesses
Plus: Tehama returns as management buys out of bankruptcy.
Canadian startup news of the week (5/22/23)
Plus: Sam Altman says this Canadian city should be the next AI hub.
F|T: The FinTech Times – PayPal spent $1 billion on Xoom, now facing pressure to sell
Plus: Wealthsimple ups user insurance limit.
H|T: The Healthtech Times – Recursion acquires two Canadian AI drug-discovery companies
Plus: FDA commissioner: “hard to catch up” on regulating digital health.
R|T: The Retail Times – Alibaba logistics arm eyes up to $2 billion Hong Kong IPO
Plus: Attabotics sues Canadian Tire over warehouse fire.