R|T: The Retail Times – Inside the chaos of New York’s Airbnb ban
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R|T: The Retail Times – Inside the chaos of New York’s Airbnb ban

Plus: Flexport continues weekly cuts with 20 percent workforce reduction. The Retail Times is a weekly newsletter covering retail tech news from Canada and…

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Hopper closes $96 million USD from Capital One at more than $5 billion valuation
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R|T: The Retail Times – Hopper makes deep staff cuts, pulls back from Asia to pursue profitability

Plus: Canada looks at limiting number of Airbnbs to free up rentals. The Retail Times is a weekly newsletter covering retail tech news from…

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Federal government introduces new legislation aimed at governing privacy, AI
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Ecosystem fears SDTC funding gap, FinTechs rally against open banking delays

Plus: Hugging Face’s Sasha Luccioni on tracking the ethical and environmental impacts of AI. Welcome to BetaKit’s startup stories of the week! Here, you…

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Cleantech startup Relocalize secures $4.78 million for hyperlocal food distribution

Relocalize aims to do away with electric trucks altogether and replace them with on-the-spot food distribution and supply. Montreal-based cleantech startup Relocalize has raised…

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