A|I: The AI Times – John Grisham, George R.R. Martin headline OpenAI’s latest copyright fight
Plus: ALL IN to showcase Canada’s AI at major conference.
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S|W: The SaaS Weekly – 1Password hits $250M ARR on the back of B2B growth
Plus: Cisco buys Splunk, Klaviyo shares soar post-IPO.
F|T: The FinTech Times – Jack Dorsey is back at the head of Square
Plus: Moneris goes down, Netcoins get breached (again).
Raquel Urtasun reunites with Uber in autonomous trucking partnership
Plus: 1Password hits $250M ARR on the back of B2B growth.
H|T: The Healthtech Times – Deep Genomics adds life sciences veteran, Papa loses major contracts
Plus: Digital health, health IT funding slumped in Q2, but some bright spots remain.
R|T: The Retail Times – Amazon is trying to control inventory deeper in the supply chain
Plus: Attabotics settles patent litigation with Urbx.
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?
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.