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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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Open banking is dead, Techno-Optimists want a war

Marc Andreessen’s manifesto is flawed. But it shows a greater sense of the moment than our politicians. This week on the podcast, we discuss…

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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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EventMobi acquires US-based virtual events platform Run The World BetaKit
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EventMobi acquires US-based virtual events platform Run The World BetaKit

The deal comes as demand for virtual gatherings has fallen from pandemic highs. Toronto-based event management software company EventMobi has purchased Silicon Valley’s Run…

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LayerZero Labs raises $120 million at $3 billion valuation to enable more multi-blockchain apps

VCs continue to bet on long-term growth for crypto despite volatile market. Vancouver-based Web3 startup LayerZero Labs is now valued at $3 billion after…

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F|T: The FinTech Times – Wealthsimple stakes its crypto claim

Plus: WonderFi swaps CEO as company plans stock trading, sports betting hedge. Welcome to the FinTech Times, a weekly newsletter covering the biggest FinTech…

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OMERS Growth Equity backs US data analytics startup Imply in $100 million USD Series D
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OMERS Growth Equity backs US data analytics startup Imply in $100 million USD Series D

Burlingame, California’s Imply has secured $100 million USD to expand the reach of its real-time data analytics platform. The Canadian-led, United States-based startup, which…

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LayerZero Labs reaches $1 billion valuation in round backed by Sequoia Capital, Andreessen Horowitz

Tom Brady, Justin Timberlake, crypto leaders like Dapper Labs invested in the $135 million round. Vancouver blockchain tech startup LayerZero Labs is the latest…

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