H|T: The Healthtech Times – Neuralink implants in first human test subject
Plus: How 23andMeâs valuation fell from $6 billion to nearly $0.
Newsletter
Get the pulse on Canadian tech, delivered.
The BetaKit Newsletter brings you the top stories, insights, and analysis on Canadian tech and startups each week. Subscribe now to ensure the best from BetaKit hits your inbox every week.
R|T: The Retail Times – Amazon wants Rufus to shop with you
Plus: Shopify unveils term loans, lines of credit for merchants.
A|I: The AI Times – AI is expensive. Cue the M&A.
Plus: Canada and UK sign memo on AI compute power.
S|W: The SaaS Weekly – Toronto trio of tech firms shed jobs a second time
Plus: Antitrust regulations dampen deals and Metaâs paying dividends.
F|T: The FinTech Times – Block and PayPal cull staffers in latest tech layoffs
Plus: Koho wants a licence to compete.
Koho wants to be the new bank on Bay Street
Plus: C100 CEO is out after less than two years in role.
H|T: The Healthtech Times – $135M CBIV fund, Femtech Canada put womenâs health in the spotlight
Plus: Tech chases ‘Plan A’ as demand for male fertility services grows.
R|T: The Retail Times – How Shopify goes after enterprise brands
Plus: eBay and Flexport plan more staff cuts.
A|I: The AI Times – Ex-CPPIB chief wants to raise $500M USD AI growth fund
Plus: the free tool that âpoisonsâ AI models.
S|W: The SaaS Weekly – The âmother of all breachesâ and more layoffs at Salesforce
Plus: The Vancouver startup partnering with Napster (in 2024).
Ecosystem insiders on what Canadian tech should expect in 2024
Plus: A big week for women’s health in tech.
H|T: The Healthtech Times – OMERS reportedly puts LifeLabs up for sale
Plus: PointClickCare’s acquisition spree continues with US healthtech company.
R|T: The Retail Times – Shopify has payments power over Amazon and a new $260M cheque into Flexport
Plus: GoDaddy launches payment processing and terminal in Canada.
A|I: The AI Times – Zuckerberg flexes Metaâs power on the AI market
Plus: Cohere investor Thomvest Ventures closes $250M fund.
S|W: The SaaS Weekly – NowVerticalâs boardroom drama spills into the public
Plus: 7shifts cuts 19 percent of staff in new layoffs to start 2024.