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New open letter from business groups condemns capital gains changes as “divisive”

CCI gathered approximately 2,000 signatures protesting the tax changes in a different letter last month.

Schulich’s Detlev Zwick wants more business leaders to think like entrepreneurs.

NowVertical’s revenue for 2023 also increased by 91 percent year-over-year to $51.7 million.

Company plans to remain focused on building for long-term growth and profitability.

Shopify CEO asks for a conversation about “courage” and “ambition” at BetaKit Town Hall.

Plus: A mysterious “gpt-2” chatbot came online and vanished just as quickly.

Tobi Lütke tells founders: “There’s less competition if you reach higher.”

Chad Bayne talks Verafin, Cognos, and Wealthsimple.

Wealthsimple partners with the “Wealthsimple for home buying” to help customers avoid a “sucker rate.”

R&D-stage startup is using AI and quantum chemistry to purify the world’s most precious resource.

Plus: 1Password’s new product looks to secure unmanaged devices.

Grants of up to $300,000 are available to BC initiatives in cleantech, energy, mining, agriculture.

Plus: Binance CEO sentenced to four months.

Plus: Shopify’s Tobi Lütke to headline BetaKit Town Hall.

Incubator aims to help emerging FinTech and cybersecurity startups achieve product-market fit.