A|I: The AI Times – The benefits of Canada’s AI investment are leaving the country
Plus: How good are you at spotting AI fakes?
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S|W: The SaaS Weekly – Salesforce begins restoring headcount after slashing 10 percent of staff
Plus: Plurilock finds gains in selling safety, Databricks raises $500M.
F|T: The FinTech Times – LayerZero in FTX fight, Binance US CEO departs alongside staff cuts
Plus: Revolut has yet to make a US banking license application.
Canada’s emerging fund managers get a venture lifeline
Plus: Deep Genomics brings in life sciences veteran Brian O’Callaghan as CEO.
H|T: The Healthtech Times – Where Amazon’s healthcare bets are headed next
Plus: MedStack gears up to help digital health startups in Europe navigate GDPR.
R|T: The Retail Times – Has the FTC taken the first step to break up Amazon?
Plus: Behind the scenes of Shopify’s Buy with Prime deal and Flexport’s ousting of CEO Dave Clark.
A|I: The AI Times – Why Midjourney’s founder rejects venture capital
Plus: Rockwell Automation to acquire Clearpath Robotics.
S|W: The SaaS Weekly – Canadian legaltech duo agrees to merge, SAP nabs LeanIX in $1B+ deal
Plus: David Sacks has a new SaaS startup for other SaaS startups.
F|T: The FinTech Times – Circle is losing to Tether, Square merchants lose connectivity
Plus: Meet the Y Combinator Summer 2023 cohort startups with Canadian connections.
Cultivator hits $100M milestone as Conexus loses VC Sean O’Connor
Plus: How this multi-millionaire “pirate” entrepreneur kicked his self-destructive habits.
H|T: The Healthtech Times – Prognosis bankruptcy for Babylon, Imagia Canexia
Plus: Amazon threatened with legal action over sales of “unapproved” drugs.
R|T: The Retail Times – Shopify and Amazon strike a deal
Plus: Benitago files for bankruptcy.
A|I: The AI Times – Cohere reportedly hunting for fresh funding as OpenAI passes $1B revenue pace
Plus: Xanadu, TMU to develop quantum computing educational program.
S|W: The SaaS Weekly – Rubrik aims for IPO, SentinelOne is not for sale
Plus: Replicon is acquired by US-based Deltek.
OMERS Ventures loses VC head in latest leadership turnover
Plus: Gambit Partners aims to take some risk out of early-stage investing.