Fight brews over Magnet Forensics’ proposed $1.8 billion acquisition by Thoma Bravo
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S|W: The SaaS Weekly – Magnet Forensics proxy advisors split on takeover

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Canadian startup news of the week (3/19/23)
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Canadian startup news of the week (3/19/23)

Plus: Québec and Alberta tech investment bucked 2022 trends. Welcome to BetaKit’s startup stories of the week! Here, you will find the week’s most…

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S|W: The SaaS Weekly – Qualtrics shopping for a private offer

Plus: How the Silicon Valley Bank shutdown might impact Canadian tech. The SaaS Weekly is a weekly newsletter covering major SaaS news from Canada…

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Meta’s additional staff cuts further call into question Facebook parent’s Canadian hiring plans
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Meta’s additional staff cuts further call into question Facebook parent’s Canadian hiring plans

Meta plans to shed 10,000 employees, scale back hiring in second major round of layoffs since November. Meta Platforms has decided to lay off…

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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 – TikTok under investigation in Canada for data use

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Hootsuite follows Twitter lead as company ditches free plans

Twitter eliminating free API access is expected to have wide-ranging implications. Hootsuite recently followed in the footsteps of fellow social media company Twitter in…

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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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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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Government of Canada reveals plans for $360 million National Quantum Strategy
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A|I: The AI Times – Radical strategies for AI & quantum in Canada

Plus: Scale AI cuts 20% of its workforce. The AI Times is a weekly newsletter covering the biggest AI, machine learning, big data, and…

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