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H|T: The Healthtech Times – Carbon Health cuts staff, closes $100M
Plus: LeanTaas and Hospital IQ join forces.
After navigating “major” changes to restaurant industry, Notch closes $13.7 million CAD to fuel pivot to FinTech
CEO: “When you have to pivot in COVID, that’s a challenging place to be.”
A|I: The AI Times – Radical strategies for AI & quantum in Canada
Plus: Scale AI cuts 20% of its workforce.
Volvo backs Waabi to accelerate driverless trucks commercialization
Waabi unveiled its self-driving product in November to gear up for road tests.
Hootsuite CEO Tom Keiser replaced amid third round of layoffs
The cuts mark Hootsuite’s third round of layoffs in the last six months.
Market intelligence startup Klue moves closer to all-in-one platform vision with DoubleCheck Research acquisition
DoubleCheck brings research insights into how companies win and lose deals.
Properly pivots away from home sale guarantee as real estate market dips
Company attributes shift to “unprecedented volatility in the Canadian housing market.”
Government of Canada reveals plans for $360 million National Quantum Strategy
NQS aims to support Canadian quantum research, talent, and commercialization.
University of Waterloo leading consortium for 5G innovation that includes Rogers, BlackBerry
BlackBerry, Rogers, Rockport Networks among industry partners taking part.
S|W: The SaaS Weekly – Salesforce latest Big Tech company to make cuts in Canada
Plus: ApplyBoard swaps CEOs.
Interac’s CTO on how to hire for technical roles
Jeff Henderson says a good hiring process should be frictionless, considerate, and consistent.
Aptum Technologies acquires CloudOps to expand its cloud solutions
Combination of two cloud-based businesses opens up multiple sectors for Aptum, CloudOps in Canada, US, and UK.
H|T: The Healthtech Times – Watson Health up for sale…again
Plus: Amazon’s One Medical deal moves forward.
Nokia opens new Toronto office as part of broader Ontario-wide expansion
Nokia previously announced plans to hire for 340 new jobs in the province.