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.
What’s in #Budget2024 for Canadian tech?
All eyes in Canadian tech are on AI, open banking, cleantech, and… taxes?
Shein’s Canadian delivery partner UniUni secures nearly $70 million CAD
The last-mile service secured just over $45 million CAD in Series B funding last year.
Untether AI to collaborate with semiconductor giant Arm on smart vehicle solutions
Untether says its energy efficient architecture is needed to support next-gen vehicles.
S|W: The SaaS Weekly – Hootsuite acquisition fuels shift to intelligence
Plus: Amazon scraps Alexa Developer Rewards Program.
F|T: The FinTech Times – Canadian banks rank high in global AI innovation
Plus: Haun Ventures gets back into blockchain by investing in Chainalysis.
H|T: The Healthtech Times – Teladoc CEO axed after 15 years at the helm
Plus: An AI company uses your nudes to detect STIs.
Avidbots launches Kas, a smaller cleaning robot targeting new markets
Avidbots has slimmed down for hot bot summer.