Canadian tech venture deal count continued to decline in Q1 2022, but total investment stayed high: CVCA
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Canadian venture capital investment in Q1 2023 drops by 82 percent compared to last year

VC saw a sharp decline in both amount invested and number of deals compared to last year. In the first quarter of 2023, deals…

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A|I: The AI Times – EU proposes new copyright rules for generative AI as OpenAI adds ChatGPT privacy options

Plus: Ray Kurzweil weighs in on calls to pause AI development. The AI Times is a weekly newsletter covering the biggest AI, machine learning,…

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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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R|T: The Retail Times – Ssense failed to notify government of its cyberattack

Plus: eBay to lay off 4 percent of work force. The Retail Times is a weekly newsletter covering retail tech news from Canada and…

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Following exit to Live Nation, Universe founders secure $10.8 million for online art marketplace Peggy

Peggy uses AI to help artists and collectors authenticate artwork. After selling their social ticketing platform, Universe, to Live Nation Entertainment, serial entrepreneurs Craig…

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