Academics, nonprofits caught in middle of data consent fight as AI companies push for access to copyrighted works
The open web is closing as copyright holders bar companies like OpenAI & Cohere from using their work.
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Shopify to become Roblox’s first platform commerce partner
Move is expected to open up a massive audience of 80 million potential young customers to brands.
“The impact can be devastating”: ASC launches $130,000 tech challenge in bid to combat crypto scams
Alberta Securities Commission estimates $309 million of investment fraud reported last year was tied to crypto.
“It’s just straight math”: Assent CEO Andrew Waitman sets bar higher after hitting centaur status
Waitman pushing Ottawa compliance software company to reach $200 million ARR within four years.
Fed issues $5.2-million investment to boost southern Ontario cleantech
New fund to offer business support and seed funding.
Northside Ventures closes first early-stage VC fund at $15 million CAD
This emerging manager just met his target amid one of the worst fundraising environments in a decade.
Canadian healthtech company Deep Breathe bags top prize at US Army’s xTechInternational 2024
Portable ultrasound diagnostics startup takes home $95,000 after winning pitch competition in Spain.
Bitfarms and Riot continue public squabble leading up to October shareholder meeting
Riot encouraged shareholders to “seriously question” timing of recent Stronghold acquisition.
Canadian Ilya Sutskever’s Safe Superintelligence closes $1 billion USD in funding
Startup co-founded just three months ago is reportedly valued at $5 billion USD.
Round13, Nvidia-backed Wombo announces $12.2-million CAD to launch more generative AI apps
After surviving collapsed fundraise and class-action, Wombo contends with copyright concerns as it funds for growth.
The most important work in tech is happening on-chain
BetaKit Talks: You Don’t Know Crypto will take place on Sept. 24, presented by WonderFi.
Executive director Michael Buhr wants C100 to help Canadian tech startups scale
C100 announces 38 Canadian tech firms in new growth and latest early-stage cohorts.
Six Canadian universities among PitchBook’s 2024 top 100 schools for founders
University of Waterloo tops list of Canadian post-secondary institutions that produce future founders.
Recon Instruments’ co-founder wants to advance autonomous driving systems with latest venture Matt3r
Hamid Abdollahi believes his startup has found the “k3y” to develop safer autonomous vehicles.
Report: Québec venture ecosystem still “highly dependent” on public and para-public funding
Réseau Capital analysis reveals that only a handful of managers can successfully attract private funding.