H|T: The Healthtech Times – Lululemon’s failed attempt at becoming a tech company
Plus: Felix and Eli raise new rounds.
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R|T: The Retail Times – iGaming competition heats up in hot market
Plus: Walmart sees more than 2,000 job cuts in e-commerce warehouses.
A|I: The AI Times – Samsung workers made a major error by using ChatGPT
Plus: Anthropic’s $5B, 4-year plan to take on OpenAI.
F|T: The FinTech Times – Canadian crypto’s Bizarre Love Triangle ends in three-way merger
Plus: Bob Lee, creator of Cash App, stabbed to death.
Canadian startup news of the week (4/9/23)
Plus: Canadian crypto’s Bizarre Love Triangle.
R|T: The Retail Times – Alibaba to split into six groups and explore IPOs
Plus: RenoRun’s “Hail Mary” deals fail to save it from creditor protection.
H|T: The Healthtech Times – BC researchers have an AI model that predicts cancer survival rates
Plus: Toronto’s Hypercare sole Canadian startup selected for AWS healthcare
S|W: The SaaS Weekly – RenoRun’s “Hail Mary” deals fail to save it from creditor protection
Plus: 2023 Federal budget focuses on cleantech.
A|I: The AI Times – Sam Altman isn’t worried—but Yoshua Bengio is
Plus: Italian privacy regulator bans ChatGPT.
F|T: The FinTech Times – Canadian FinTech startups tired of open banking waiting game
Plus: Federal budget 2023 commits to cleantech, little else
Canadian startup news of the week (4/2/23)
Plus: RenoRun files for creditor protection.
S|W: The SaaS Weekly – Magnet shareholders ignore critics, back acquisition
How 1Password plans to build a passwordless future.
H|T: The Healthtech Times – Haply building Surgeon Simulator backed by BDC Deep Tech
Plus: Noze gets $1M grant for malaria breathalyzer from Gates Foundation
A|I: The AI Times – Bill Gates is blogging about AI now
Plus: Alberta gives $30 million to AI research.
R|T: The Retail Times – Washington prepares for war with Amazon
Plus: Rewind cuts staff as Shopify growth slows.