R|T: The Retail Times – Carvana revs up
Plus: Former Bench CEO Ian Crosby joins Shopify Balance.
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A|I: The AI Times – Meta’s killer app is translation?
Plus: Waymo to keep robotaxi safety details secret, court rules.
S|W: The SaaS Weekly – Salesforce wants Traction on Demand
Plus: Hopper continues acquisition spree with Parisian airline travel tech Smooss.
Canadian startup news of the week (2/27/22)
Clearco swaps CEOs; Hopper continues acquisition spree; ApplyBoard eyes IPO.
F|T: The FinTech Times – Leadership changes at Clearco
Plus: 1Password expands into crypto.
H|T: The Healthtech Times – LifeSpeak’s largest acquisition
Plus: Their bionic eyes are now obsolete and unsupported.
R|T: The Retail Times – Shopify’s stock slips
Plus: Uber Eats vs. DoorDash: The delivery wars are heating up.
A|I: The AI Times – Speaking Cohere’s language
Plus: Texas sues Meta over Facebook’s facial-recognition practices.
F|T: The FinTech Times – Things at Better are getting worse
Plus: Canadian tech salaries jumped 38 percent since 2019, but attracting talent is tough.
S|W: The SaaS Weekly – Wattpad’s widening end zone
Plus: Checking in with BC’s SaaS Unicorns.
Canadian startup news of the week (2/21/22)
Plus: Allen Lau drafts a new plan for Wattpad.
H|T: The Healthtech Times – Canadian biotech leader Clarissa Desjardins secures the bag
Plus: Peloton is cutting 20 percent of workforce as CEO steps down.
R|T: The Retail Times – Shopify’s strategic investment to solve this supply chain mess
Plus: Massive “coffeetech” investments are giving startups a jolt.
A|I: The AI Times – Raquel Urtasun’s autonomous vehicle revolution
Plus: Toronto tech institute tracking long COVID with AI.
S|W: The SaaS Weekly – 7shifts staffs up
Plus: Acquirers are circling Zendesk.