A|I: The AI Times – AbCellera and BenchSci secure big funding
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A|I: The AI Times – AbCellera and BenchSci secure big funding

Plus: Ex-OpenAI execs raise $450 million for rival Anthropic. The AI Times is a weekly newsletter covering the biggest AI, machine learning, big data,…

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As Bill C-11 passes, YouTube influencers, content creators express concern while Big Tech quiet
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As Bill C-11 passes, YouTube influencers, content creators express concern while Big Tech quiet

Bill C-11, the so-called online streaming bill, passed on April 27. Bill C-11, the so-called online streaming bill, passed into legislation in the Canadian…

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Raine Maida and Senator Deacon discuss Big Tech’s control over digital creators (and the news)

Big Tech controls the discovery and distribution of Canadian content. What’s a democracy to do? There are several bills making their way through Parliament…

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H|T: The Healthtech Times – AstraZeneca announces big Canadian expansion, hiring plans
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H|T: The Healthtech Times – AstraZeneca announces big Canadian expansion, hiring plans

Plus: BetterHelp barred by FTC from sharing data with Facebook. The Healthtech Times is a weekly newsletter covering healthtech news from Canada and around…

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S|W: The SaaS Weekly – Salesforce’s ‘one big family’ is showing cracks. Can Slack’s new CEO hold it together?

The SaaS Weekly is a weekly newsletter covering major SaaS news from Canada and around the globe. Subscribe to S|W using the form at…

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Plum secures $8 million CAD to help big businesses navigate tight labour market

Plums aims to provide “missing dataset” companies need to tackle talent crisis. Kitchener-Waterloo-based Plum has closed over $8 million CAD ($6 million USD) in…

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Twain Sport sketches big milestones post its entrance to Ontario via AGCO
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Twain Sport sketches big milestones post its entrance to Ontario via AGCO

Twain Sport has happened to have laid out its plans for making its entry into the North American market. This was made possible by it…

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OpenText closes $5.8 billion USD acquisition of Micro Focus, makes workforce reduction
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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…

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As Big Tech makes mass layoffs, recent Canadian startup reductions might cut deeper

PartnerStack, SSENSE, #paid, Shakepay, Venngage latest to cut staff. The new year has been rung in by a slew of cuts to a large…

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Salesforce layoffs show Canadian employees caught in ongoing Big Tech cuts
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S|W: The SaaS Weekly – Salesforce latest Big Tech company to make cuts in Canada

Plus: ApplyBoard swaps CEOs. The SaaS Weekly is a weekly newsletter covering major SaaS news from Canada and around the globe. Subscribe to S|W…

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