A|I: The AI Times – Everything you need to know about the sudden firing of Sam Altman
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A|I: The AI Times – Everything you need to know about the sudden firing of Sam Altman

Plus: TechBrew becomes 4AG with $17.5M Series A. The AI Times is a weekly newsletter covering the biggest AI, machine learning, big data, and…

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A|I: The AI Times – OpenAI’s GPT Store is coming

Plus: HardTech Summit explores deep tech barriers, IBM debuts $500 million enterprise AI venture fund. The AI Times is a weekly newsletter covering the…

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F|T: The FinTech Times – FinTech startups dominate Fast 50, former NYSE president in talks to reboot FTX

Plus: Tax Court disqualifies government loan spending from SR&ED. Welcome to the FinTech Times, a weekly newsletter covering the biggest FinTech news from around…

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A|I: The AI Times – Anthropic in talks to raise another $2B, a16z discussed backing Midjourney rival
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A|I: The AI Times – Anthropic in talks to raise another $2B, a16z discussed backing Midjourney rival

Plus: Samsung to manufacture chips from AI chip startup Tenstorrent. The AI Times is a weekly newsletter covering the biggest AI, machine learning, big…

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Ideogram launches with $22.3 million CAD for generative AI text-to-image platform like DALL-E

a16z, Canadian AI expert Raquel Urtasun, Github co-founder Tom Preston-Werner invested. Toronto-based artificial intelligence (AI) startup Ideogram, which offers generative text-to-image technology, has launched…

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F|T: The FinTech Times – Canadian FinTech investment drops to pandemic lows
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F|T: The FinTech Times – Canadian FinTech investment drops to pandemic lows

Plus: PayPal gets new CEO, Coinbase looks to be long-term leader in Canada. Welcome to the FinTech Times, a weekly newsletter covering the biggest…

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How a cold DM to a16z helped Finofo raise its $1.6 million CAD pre-seed round

After launching tools for cross-border payments, Finofo aims to become “all-in-one” solution for finance teams. With the hope of streamlining workflows, businesses are rapidly…

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After losing $10,000 in crypto, Staging Labs co-founder developing solutions to protect digital assets

Staging Labs secures $1.1 million to protect crypto wallets against scams, fraud. The Nova Scotia Securities Commission estimates more than $1 billion has been…

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S|W: The SaaS Weekly – Sheryl Sandberg leans out

Plus: BC startups Kardium, HTEC, Kobalt, Symvivo receive cumulative $11.1 million from feds. The SaaS Weekly is a weekly newsletter covering major SaaS news…

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Dapper Labs launches $725 million ecosystem fund for Flow blockchain innovation

The fund is a joint commitment with participation from a16z, Coatue, Coinfund, others. Vancouver-based Dapper Labs has launched a $725 million ecosystem fund designated…

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