As crypto crashes, WonderFi closes deal to acquire another regulated crypto trading platform in Coinberry
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Tokens.com slashes headcount by 40 percent in push to cut costs

Web3 firm is also exploring a potential sale of business segments. Toronto-based cryptocurrency and Web3 firm Tokens.com has reduced its headcount by approximately 40…

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Hopper continues embedded FinTech push with Air Canada partnership

FinTech offerings now represent half of Hopper’s app revenue. Air Canada and Montréal-based startup Hopper have partnered on a new feature called Cancel for…

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Academics, CEOs push for AI regulation, as Canadian companies race to adopt the technology
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Academics, CEOs push for AI regulation, as Canadian companies race to adopt the technology

Experts and leaders in the technology community are throwing their support behind the federal government’s proposed bill to regulate artificial intelligence (AI) in Canada….

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Canadian startup news of the week (1/22/23)
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Magnet shares independent advisor report recommending $1.8 billion acquisition as some shareholders push to halt deal

One of Magnet’s largest investors says $1.8 billion price tag “simply too low.” As the battle to stop Magnet Forensics’ $1.8 billion CAD sale…

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Thinkific makes more layoffs as part of push towards profitability

Cuts hit 19 percent of staff as Canadian tech continues to feel impact of downturn. Vancouver-based software company Thinkific Labs has announced another round…

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F|T: The FinTech Times – TikTok plots push into payments

Welcome to the FinTech Times, a weekly newsletter covering the biggest FinTech news from around the globe. If you want to read F|T before…

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1Password acquires Texas-based Passage to fuel push into passkeys
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1Password acquires Texas-based Passage to fuel push into passkeys

1Password envisions a future beyond passwords. Toronto password management firm 1Password has acquired Austin, Texas-based Passage to build a passwordless authentication platform for enterprise…

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A|I: The AI Times – Behind the push to call AI sentient

Plus: Meta’s chatbot won’t stop talking about itself. The AI Times is a weekly newsletter covering the biggest AI, machine learning, big data, and…

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Canadian startup news of the week (4/17/22)
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Shopify launches YouTube Shopping integration in latest social commerce push

New Shopify partnership lets customers press play and pay on YouTube. Ottawa’s ecommerce tech giant Shopify has launched an integration with YouTube to allow…

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