Hugging Face’s Sasha Luccioni on tracking the ethical and environmental impacts of AI
Hugging Face’s Climate Lead thinks data sharing can help make AI “less bad for the planet.”
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WonderFi files SEC registration statement as crypto firm eyes Nasdaq listing
CEO called the move âan important first stepâ towards US expansion.
Fivetran is hiring software engineers, VPs, and product managers for its data movement platform in Canada
The California-based SaaS firm is hiring remote and Toronto-based positions.
H|T: The Healthtech Times – Andre De Grasse is in a race to fund health startups
Plus: VC interest in fertility continues with $20M Series A for Pollin.
Lemurian Labs secures $9 million in seed funding to expedite AI workloads at a lower cost
CEO says company can bring down the power consumption of AI models by 10-times.
Pine acquires Properly to capture more of the Canadian home-buying process
Digital mortgage firm aims to build the former proptech into Canadaâs top real estate website.
R|T: The Retail Times – Shopify takes stake in Faire as company discourages employee side hustles
Plus: Instacart quickly loses its IPO gains.
MaRS and Innovate UK announce cohort for third advanced manufacturing incubator
Startups focused on industrial automation, carbon adsorbents, and aerospace maintenance are part of the new cohort.
Clearco secures new equity financing from existing investors and asset-backed facility as struggling financier recapitalizes
Inovia, Founders Circle double down on Clearco with SVB debt buyback, $60-million Series D.
A|I: The AI Times – Canadian leaders sign Gen AI code of conduct, Shopify’s CEO wants fewer “referees”
Plus: Amazon rachets AI race with up to $4 billion investment in Anthropic.
Canadian FinTech companies launch open banking public action campaign as delays continue
Canada’s open banking lead, Abraham Tachjian, will extend his tenure to the end of 2023.
S|W: The SaaS Weekly â Summertime Sadness for Saskatoon software startups
Plus: 1Password has a president.
Cardata raises $100 million for product acceleration
Company says investment is “pivotal” as it works to grow platform for workers using private cars.
F|T: The FinTech Times – Wealthsimple partners with Interac, Luge Capital is ready to cut cheques
Plus: Neo Financial, Float headline LinkedIn top startups list.
Neo, Float, Cohere top startup list, Luge tops up new FinTech fund
Plus: AI regulation is coming but Tobi LĂŒtke is not “EFRAID”