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H|T: The Healthtech Times – Bayer taps Google to bring AI to radiology
Plus: The role of telehealth providers in antibiotic overuse.
R|T: The Retail Times – StubHub plans to test IPO market this summer
Plus: Meet Kas, Avidbots’ new cleaning robot for retail spaces.
A|I: The AI Times – The feds have used AI in nearly 300 projects
Plus: OpenAI prepares to fight for its life.
S|W: The SaaS Weekly – Hootsuite acquisition fuels shift to intelligence
Plus: Amazon scraps Alexa Developer Rewards Program.
F|T: The FinTech Times – Canadian banks rank high in global AI innovation
Plus: Haun Ventures gets back into blockchain by investing in Chainalysis.
Why Pinterest is after Canada’s AI talent
Plus: What’s going on at CleanBC?
H|T: The Healthtech Times – Teladoc CEO axed after 15 years at the helm
Plus: An AI company uses your nudes to detect STIs.
R|T: The Retail Times – Lightspeed makes first cuts since Dax Dasilva’s return
Plus: Nuvei to officially go private in $6.3B deal.
A|I: The AI Times – Microsoft and OpenAI team up to build $100-billion AI supercomputer
Plus: Feds pledge $2B to bolster AI compute, startups, and safety.
S|W: The SaaS Weekly – Microsoft faces new Excel rival as it’s forced to separate teams from office
Plus: BlackBerry CEO sued by former senior employee for sexual harassment.
F|T: The FinTech Times – Coinbase secures restricted dealer status in Canada
Plus: Nuvei to go-private in $6.3B deal while Binance kills Bitcoin NFT support.
The stapler problem in #CDNtech procurement
Plus: Meet BetaKit’s new CEO.
H|T: The Healthtech Times – Ontario budget allocates funding to healthtech procurement
Plus: Neuralink is now accepting Canadian patients.
R|T: The Retail Times – Why women in retail are leaving CEO positions
Plus: Lightspeed CEO muses about privatization; Giant Tiger’s cyberattack.