Canadian startup news of the week (3/12/23)
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H|T: The Healthtech Times – AstraZeneca announces big Canadian expansion, hiring plans
Plus: BetterHelp barred by FTC from sharing data with Facebook.
A|I: The AI Times – OpenAI is now everything it promised not to be
Plus: Who’s actually getting rich off of AI?
R|T: The Retail Times – The Shopify divide: manager or crafter?
Plus: Amazon pauses long awaited construction
S|W: The SaaS Weekly – Salesforce’s ‘one big family’ is showing cracks. Can Slack’s new CEO hold it together?
Plus: Not the first LastPass breach
F|T: The FinTech Times – Bad news comes in threes for Dapper Labs
Plus: Roham on the hot seat.
Canadian startup news of the week (3/05/23)
Plus: Canadian VCs had second highest year on record.
A|I: The AI Times – Google researchers take key step towards Quantum future
Plus: AI generated voices can hack your bank account.
H|T: The Healthtech Times – Is Apple close to no-prick blood glucose tracking for its watch?
Plus: Amazon completes takeover of One Medical.
S|W: The SaaS Weekly – TikTok under investigation in Canada for data use
Plus: DOJ to block Adobe’s Figma deal?
R|T: The Retail Times – Indigo ransomware attack gets personal
Plus: Shopify expands partner program.
F|T: The FinTech Times – Canadian regulators tighten crypto rules as Dapper Labs cuts staff, faces class action
Plus: Ant profit falls 83 percent.
Canadian startup news of the week (2/26/23)
Plus: Canadian VCs had second highest year on record.
H|T: The Healthtech Times – Clinify’s mission to digitize African medical records
Plus: How Canada opened the door to for-profit virtual care.
R|T: The Retail Times – Shopify’s revenue jumps but beware Amazon’s Trojan horse
Plus: Proposed regulations for Retail Payment Activities Act open for public comment.