BBTV revenue decreases seven percent, net loss increases in Q1 as COVID-19 consumer patterns shift
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S|W: The SaaS Weekly – Struggling BBTV to go private while BlackBerry spinout eyes June IPO

Plus: What Allen Lau learned from Wattpad’s $754-million acquisition. The SaaS Weekly is a weekly newsletter covering major SaaS news from Canada and around…

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H|T: The Healthtech Times – Andre De Grasse is in a race to fund health startups
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H|T: The Healthtech Times – Andre De Grasse is in a race to fund health startups

Plus: VC interest in fertility continues with $20M Series A for Pollin. The Healthtech Times is a weekly newsletter covering healthtech news from Canada…

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R|T: The Retail Times – Shopify takes stake in Faire as company discourages employee side hustles

Plus: Instacart quickly loses its IPO gains. The Retail Times is a weekly newsletter covering retail tech news from Canada and around the globe….

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Federal government introduces new legislation aimed at governing privacy, AI
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A|I: The AI Times – Canadian leaders sign Gen AI code of conduct, Shopify’s CEO wants fewer “referees”

Plus: Amazon rachets AI race with up to $4 billion investment in Anthropic. The AI Times is a weekly newsletter covering the biggest AI,…

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Neo, Float, Cohere top startup list, Luge tops up new FinTech fund

Welcome to BetaKit’s startup stories of the week! Here, you will find the week’s most important news, features, and editorials published on BetaKit. If…

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Neo Financial, Float, and Cohere headline LinkedIn’s sixth annual list of Canada’s top 15 startups

Neo Financial joins Wealthsimple as only companies to top list in multiple years. Neo Financial ranks first for the second year in a row…

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Hopper closes $96 million USD from Capital One at more than $5 billion valuation
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S|W: The SaaS Weekly – Absolute Software sold to Crosspoint for $657 million

Plus: Hopper to power Uber’s expansion into flight bookings. The SaaS Weekly is a weekly newsletter covering major SaaS news from Canada and around…

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A|I: The AI Times – Embark Trucks explores liquidation, AI beer invades Alberta

The AI Times is a weekly newsletter covering the biggest AI, machine learning, big data, and automation news from around the globe. If you…

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R|T: The Retail Times – SkipTheDishes’ new CEO steps up to the plate

Plus: Amazon layoffs hit Canadian teams. The Retail Times is a weekly newsletter covering retail tech news from Canada and around the globe. Subscribe…

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Amazon layoffs hit Canadian teams, according to LinkedIn posts

Impacted roles in Canada include Amazon Alexa’s development team. Amazon is reportedly laying off thousands of people starting this week, and its Canadian teams…

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