A|I: The AI Times – FTC investigates OpenAI as Elon Musk launches competitor
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A|I: The AI Times – FTC investigates OpenAI as Elon Musk launches competitor

Plus: Shopify teases AI assistant for entrepreneurs, Sidekick. The AI Times is a weekly newsletter covering the biggest AI, machine learning, big data, and…

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F|T: The FinTech Times – Stripe & Robinhood make layoffs, Financeit acquires competitor

Welcome to the FinTech Times, a weekly newsletter covering the biggest FinTech news from around the globe. If you want to read F|T before…

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Financeit acquires consumer-loans competitor Simply Group Financial
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Financeit acquires consumer-loans competitor Simply Group Financial

The deal is estimated to be worth between $175-million and $225 million. Toronto-based Financeit, which offers a suite of consumer financing solutions, has acquired…

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Milk Moovement countersues US competitor Dairy LLC, alleges monopoly abuse over dairy intelligence industry

Relationship soured last year when Milk Moovement allegedly spilled Dairy’s “trade secrets.” Halifax-based SaaS startup Milk Moovement, which develops supply chain solutions for…

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Ontario Teachers-backed FTX plans sale to competitor Binance following liquidity crunch
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Ontario Teachers-backed FTX plans sale to competitor Binance following liquidity crunch

Ontario Teachers isn’t the only Canadian pension fund to be burned by a bad crypto investment. The Ontario Teachers Pension Plan (Ontario Teachers) bet…

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Hopeful Evernote competitor Nook raises $2.39 million CAD pre-seed round
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Hopeful Evernote competitor Nook raises $2.39 million CAD pre-seed round

Ottawa note-taking app’s investors include angels from Apple, LinkedIn, Rewind, Shopify. Ottawa-based Nook Technologies has secured a $2.39 million CAD ($1.75 million USD) pre-seed…

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SingleKey acquires competitor Naborly to take the risk out of renting |
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SingleKey acquires competitor Naborly to take the risk out of renting |

The deal stands to triple SingleKey’s user base. Toronto proptech startup SingleKey has acquired San Francisco-based tenant screening tool Naborly in deal it hopes…

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Partnership with Mailchimp competitor Klaviyo marks Shopify’s second strategic investment in recent weeks
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Partnership with Mailchimp competitor Klaviyo marks Shopify’s second strategic investment in recent weeks

Recent SEC filing indicates Shopify may have invested $100 million USD in Klaviyo. Shopify has established a strategic partnership with Boston-based marketing automation software…

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