A|I: The AI Times – As Sam Altman returns to OpenAI, Cohere CEO slams the “self righteousness” of effective altruism
Plus: Microsoft looks to scale Québec presence with $500-million USD investment.
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Active Impact launches $120-million third cleantech fund, Feds release Fall Economic Statement
Plus: OV 3.0: What does the future hold for OMERS Ventures?
H|T: The Healthtech Times – CarePod wants healthcare without health workers
Plus: Medical knowledge platform Pathway raises $5M in seed funding.
R|T: The Retail Times – Shein’s revenue surpasses Zara, Alibaba is worth about half of Tencent
Plus: Is Shopify still an Ottawa darling?
S|W: The SaaS Weekly – Q4 Inc. joins pandemic IPOs returning private, Ambyint returns to Calgary
Plus: Slack names longtime Salesforce executive Denise Dresser as new CEO.
F|T: The FinTech Times – FreshBooks boots CEO, FinTech leaders pressure Liberals on open banking
Plus: WonderFi has now purchased assets from nearly half of Canada’s regulated crypto trading platforms.
A|I: The AI Times – Everything you need to know about the sudden firing of Sam Altman
Plus: TechBrew becomes 4AG with $17.5M Series A.
Megadeal slowdown in Q3 marks three-year low for Canadian venture volume
Plus: Why are there 100,000 fewer Canadian entrepreneurs?
H|T: The Healthtech Times – Mednow announces restructuring and search for buyer
Plus: Public servant tells MPs federal chief technology officer lied about ArriveCan app.
R|T: The Retail Times – WeWork cuts Canadian locations, Shein IPO targets $90B valuation
Plus: Inside Indigo’s plan to return to profitability.
A|I: The AI Times – OpenAI’s GPT Store is coming
Plus: HardTech Summit explores deep tech barriers, IBM debuts $500 million enterprise AI venture fund.
S|W: The SaaS Weekly – Slack has a new CEO, again
Plus: Google and Microsoft are fighting, again.
F|T: The FinTech Times – FinTech startups dominate Fast 50, former NYSE president in talks to reboot FTX
Plus: Tax Court disqualifies government loan spending from SR&ED.
SR&ED stress might be around the corner for startups come tax time
Plus: Alberta’s battle over who is an ‘engineer’ hits the legislature.
H|T: The Healthtech Times – Former unicorn Olive AI winds down operations
Plus: Nova Scotia taps Maple for province-wide virtual care.