F|T: The FinTech Times – Layoffs continue to hit Canadian FinTech
Plus: PayPal’s CEO to retire at the end of 2023.
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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.
S|W: The SaaS Weekly – Big Tech discovers austerity
Plus: OpenText acquires Micro Focus.
F|T: The FinTech Times – CoinSmart, Coinsquare split leads to legal proceedings
Plus: PayPal to cut 2000 workers.
Canadian startup news of the week (2/5/23)
Plus: Raven Indigenous Capital Partners closes second fund.
S|W: The SaaS Weekly – Google slapped with antitrust suit
Plus: Activist investor takes big stake in Salesforce.
A|I: The AI Times – Tenstorrent swaps CEOs, DeepMind exits Edmonton
Plus: does Ottawa have the right plan to support an AI industry?
H|T: The Healthtech Times – Smile Digital Health nabs $30 million Series B
Plus: Amazon expands into pharmacy.
R|T: The Retail Times – Shopify loses third C-Suite exec since September
Plus: Tiny Capital enters deal to go public.
F|T: The FinTech Times – Stripe’s path to IPO
Plus: Blockstream lands $125 million.
Canadian startup news of the week (1/29/23)
Plus: Another Shopify C-suite exec departs.
A|I: The AI Times – Microsoft wants OpenAI everywhere, Google calls in reinforcements
Plus: Is Tesla’s autopilot ‘overhyped’?