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A|I: The AI Times – Inside Meta and Google’s plans to attack OpenAI

Plus: Voiceflow raises $15M, Horizn acquired by Inbenta. The AI Times is a weekly newsletter covering the biggest AI, machine learning, big data, and…

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Canadian startups NL Patent, BorderlessHR, Monark crack Google’s Women Founders accelerator| BetaKit

Three startups represent Canada in a cohort of 11 North American companies. Three Canadian startups are joining Google’s latest cohort for its women founders…

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Applications are open for Google’s startup accelerators for women and Black founders

Three Canadian startups were selected for each program last year. Google has opened applications for its Black Founders and Women Founders startup accelerator…

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Small business banking platform Vault launches with backing from Google’s Gradient Ventures
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Small business banking platform Vault launches with backing from Google’s Gradient Ventures

Vault’s co-founders have previously worked at Revolut, Koho. Vault is the latest Canadian startup looking to make banking easier for small-to-medium-sized businesses (SMBs). Toronto-based…

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S|W: The SaaS Weekly – 1Password’s CEO responds to Google’s “tipping point”

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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1Password CEO calls Google’s move to passkeys “tipping point” for eliminating passwords

1Password is on a mission to lead the shift from traditional passwords to passkeys. Google announced today that it is rolling out passkeys to…

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Shopify enterprise merchants can now use Google’s AI tools to improve searchability

Google Cloud’s integration increases access to Google’s search and browsing technologies. Enterprise brands can now access Google’s artificial intelligence (AI) solutions for discoverability through…

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Bidmii, SalonScale, Moves, TrojAI among 2023 cohort of Google’s Canadian accelerator
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Bidmii, SalonScale, Moves, TrojAI among 2023 cohort of Google’s Canadian accelerator

Previous cohort included MintList, Helcim, Fyyne. Bidmii, SalonScale, Moves, and TrojAI are part of the 12 startups participating in the latest cohort of Google’s…

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A|I: The AI Times – Meet Google’s answer to ChatGPT

Plus: Shopify dabbles in AI, Radical adds Fei-Fei Li. The AI Times is a weekly newsletter covering the biggest AI, machine learning, big data,…

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A|I: The AI Times – Inside Google’s commitment to Québec tech

Plus: TuSimple fires its CEO amid federal probes. The AI Times is a weekly newsletter covering the biggest AI, machine learning, big data, and…

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