A|I: The AI Times – Critics skewer Fed’s AI consultations, Cohere co-founder wants to keep it simple
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A|I: The AI Times – Critics skewer Fed’s AI consultations, Cohere co-founder wants to keep it simple

Startup founded by ex-Google Search team nears $2 billion valuation. The AI Times is a weekly newsletter covering the biggest AI, machine learning, big…

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Justin Trudea and Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland
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F|T: The FinTech Times – Feds make new open banking promises to positive reception

Plus: Kraken in SEC’s sights as Binance founder Changpeng Zhao steps down, pleads guilty. Welcome to the FinTech Times, a weekly newsletter covering the…

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Active Impact Investments launches third climate tech seed fund with $70 million in initial commitments
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Active Impact launches $120-million third cleantech fund, Feds release Fall Economic Statement

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As semiconductor re-shoring efforts heat up, SILICAN urges feds to provide more targeted domestic chip support

New report comes after US commits $50 billion to its own domestic chip sector. The Semiconductor Industry Leadership and Innovation Canada Action Network (SILICAN)…

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Immigration Minister details strategy for attracting foreign tech talent, digital nomads
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Canada’s H-1B visa play strikes a nerve as feds pick tech companies for Hypergrowth

Plus: Shopify reveals new AI suite, corporate credit card, and more. Welcome to BetaKit’s startup stories of the week! Here, you will find the…

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S|W: The SaaS Weekly – ApplyBoard co-founder launches new skilled worker startup as feds update talent strategy
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S|W: The SaaS Weekly – ApplyBoard co-founder launches new skilled worker startup as feds update talent strategy

Plus: Snowflake expands Canadian engineering hub. The SaaS Weekly is a weekly newsletter covering major SaaS news from Canada and around the globe. Subscribe…

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Immigration Minister details strategy for attracting foreign tech talent, digital nomads
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Feds update talent strategy as cleantech flees south

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Mayor Tory’s departure, competing bids, and financial pressure on province and feds place Collision’s future in Canada in doubt
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Mayor Tory’s departure, competing bids, and financial pressure on province and feds place Collision’s future in Canada in doubt

Collision ups ask to north of $40 million CAD for an extended three-year stay, as five other cities vie to host the conference. While…

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Federal #Budget2023 includes cleantech commitments, little else for innovation
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Do the feds have an innovation strategy? CCI’s Ben Bergen isn’t so sure

The Council of Canadian Innovators president answers your submitted questions on innovation policy. Warning: listening to this podcast could be hazardous to your health…

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Canadian tech calls on feds to inject more liquidity into sector over concerns of SVB-caused “full-blown crisis”

Letter asks Government of Canada to extend bridge financing program, guarantee secured loans on SVB deposits. As the Canadian tech sector contends with the…

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