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Founded by Alphabet alums, Canadian-led AI hardware startup Extropic secures over $14 million
Run by @BasedBeffJezos, Extropic’s backers include Tobias Lütke, Cohere co-founders. Canadian-led, United States-based Extropic has closed $14.1 million in seed funding to build “physics-based…
F|T: The FinTech Times – FreshBooks boots CEO, FinTech leaders pressure Liberals on open banking
Plus: WonderFi has now purchased assets from nearly half of Canada’s regulated crypto trading platforms. Welcome to the FinTech Times, a weekly newsletter covering…
A|I: The AI Times – OpenAI passes $1.3B annualized revenue while Big Tech struggles to turn AI hype into profits
Plus: Canadian quantum group appoints its first CEO. The AI Times is a weekly newsletter covering the biggest AI, machine learning, big data, and…
R|T: The Retail Times – TikTok to remove its Storefront integration, Instacart officially files for IPO
Plus: Hopper scores Air Canada partnership with embedded FinTech. The Retail Times is a weekly newsletter covering retail tech news from Canada and around…
A|I: The AI Times – Quantum pioneer D-Wave gets $50M lifeline
Plus: Mila secures $21 million from Québec government to support ethical AI. The AI Times is a weekly newsletter covering the biggest AI, machine…
A|I: The AI Times – Sam Altman isn’t worried—but Yoshua Bengio is
Plus: Italian privacy regulator bans ChatGPT. The AI Times is a weekly newsletter covering the biggest AI, machine learning, big data, and automation news…
S|W: The SaaS Weekly – Fight brews over Magnet Forensics acquisition deal
Plus: Jobber secures $100 million. The SaaS Weekly is a weekly newsletter covering major SaaS news from Canada and around the globe. Subscribe to…
Canadian startup news of the week (2/12/23)
Plus: Fight brews over Magnet Forensics’ proposed $1.8 billion acquisition. Welcome to BetaKit’s startup stories of the week! Here, you will find the week’s…
S|W: The SaaS Weekly – Big Tech discovers austerity
Plus: OpenText acquires Micro Focus. The SaaS Weekly is a weekly newsletter covering major SaaS news from Canada and around the globe. Subscribe to…
Alphabet commences Canadian layoffs | BetaKit
The cuts are part of Alphabet’s previously announced 6% staff reduction globally. Alphabet Inc. began laying off Canadian employees on Monday as part of…