R|T: The Retail Times – Life House CEO departs following mismanagement accusations
Plus: Travel perks platform Plusgrade gets a new major investor.
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A|I: The AI Times – OpenAI says Elon Musk agreed to plans he is now suing them for
Plus: Feds intend to move on AI legislation without industry consultation.
S|W: The SaaS Weekly – Appleâs walled garden hit with $2 billion fine
Plus: Travel perks platform Plusgrade gets major NY investor.
F|T: The FinTech Times – Boardroom skirmishes prevent Klarnaâs IPO prep
Plus: FINTRAC âincidentâ shows cyberattacks are getting too easy.
Reflecting on inclusion in #CDNtech
Plus: The new venture studio backed by Shopify, Wealthsimple, Knix execs.
H|T: The Healthtech Times – Canadian pharmaceutical research spending dropped in 2022
Plus: Myanmar Molecular seeks Health Canada approval.
R|T: The Retail Times – Thrasio raised $3 billion. Now itâs filing for bankruptcy.
Plus: US resistance has Shein eyeing UK to IPO.
A|I: The AI Times – Cohere will cover its customers sued for copyright violations
Plus: Six months after launch, Torontoâs Ideogram secures $80 million.
S|W: The SaaS Weekly – Why is Marc Benioff buying up Hawaiian land?
Plus: Certnâs new president targets growth over acquisitions.
F|T: The FinTech Times – Stripeâs $65B valuation indicates an IPO isnât anytime soon
Plus: How Flinks is building middleware for open banking.
Does corporate VC have an advantage in AI investments?
Plus: Omnirobotic reborn and Flinks moves in for the kill.
H|T: The Healthtech Times – Apple Vision Pro goes to the hospital
Plus: Abridge raises $150 million to increase the speed and accuracy of medical note-taking.
R|T: The Retail Times – Temu and Sheinâs success = air freightersâ stress
Plus: Shopifyâs green strategy gamble, DeliveryHero abandons Foodpanda sale talks.
A|I: The AI Times – Nvidia rides the AI wave to a $2-trillion valuation
Plus: Yoshua Bengio calls for deepfake regulations.
S|W: The SaaS Weekly – Redditâs power users will get first dibs on its IPO
Plus: Golden Ventures talks success in closing fifth seed-stage VC fund.