Canadian startup news of the week (2/26/23)
Plus: Canadian VCs had second highest year on record.
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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.
A|I: The AI Times – Is Canada facing an AI talent drain?
Plus: Tesla recalls full ‘self-driving’ cars.
S|W: The SaaS Weekly – YouTube’s CEO to step down
Plus: Wix, DocuSign make cuts.
Canadian startup news of the week (2/20/23)
Plus: a $700 million new commitment to innovation clusters.
S|W: The SaaS Weekly – Fight brews over Magnet Forensics acquisition deal
Plus: Jobber secures $100 million.
A|I: The AI Times – Meet Google’s answer to ChatGPT
Plus: Shopify dabbles in AI, Radical adds Fei-Fei Li.
H|T: The Healthtech Times – Garmin expands Alberta presence
Plus: Three Atlantic Canadian healthtech startups gear up for growth.
R|T: The Retail Times – Ssense failed to notify government of its cyberattack
Plus: eBay to lay off 4 percent of work force.
F|T: The FinTech Times – Layoffs continue to hit Canadian FinTech
Plus: PayPal’s CEO to retire at the end of 2023.
Canadian startup news of the week (2/12/23)
Plus: Fight brews over Magnet Forensics’ proposed $1.8 billion acquisition.
R|T: The Retail Times – Amazon facing antitrust, slower growth
Plus: Lightspeed layoffs Groundhog Day
H|T: The Healthtech Times – Spotify founder takes on healthcare
Plus: Manitoba’s sleep test backlog solution.
A|I: The AI Times – Google bets on Anthropic, Ada makes more layoffs
Plus: The fight against AI art.