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A|I: The AI Times – OpenAI’s GPT Store is coming

Plus: HardTech Summit explores deep tech barriers, IBM debuts $500 million enterprise AI venture fund. The AI Times is a weekly newsletter covering the…

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VentureLab’s latest HardTech Summit explores barriers, opportunities facing Canadian deep tech startups
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SR&ED stress might be around the corner for startups come tax time

Plus: Alberta’s battle over who is an ‘engineer’ hits the legislature. Welcome to BetaKit’s startup stories of the week! Here, you will find the…

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Sanctuary AI, RainStick among #CDNtech companies named to TIME’s 2023 Best Inventions list

The list also recognized neural earbud developer Naqi Logix and lithium tech firm Li-Metal. Canadian tech companies Sanctuary AI, RainStick, Li-Metal, and Naqi Logix,…

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Picketa raises $1.4 million CAD to help farmers analyze plant tissue in real time

Picketa “releaves” farmers of long turn-around times for agricultural testing. Fredericton agtech startup Picketa Systems, which develops technology for plant tissue analysis, has raised…

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A|I: The AI Times – At I/O, Google makes up for lost time
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A|I: The AI Times – At I/O, Google makes up for lost time

Plus: Bessemer and SoftBank bet big on AI. The AI Times is a weekly newsletter covering the biggest AI, machine learning, big data, and…

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RetourAuLobby wins the GGPoker Super MILLION$ for the second time
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RetourAuLobby wins the GGPoker Super MILLION$ for the second time

It had been a more than thrilling game of poker that lasted for not even a total of three full hours, and the final and…

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Mark McQueen thinks it’s a great time to have a chequebook

The President of CIBC Innovation Banking is not concerned about the current tech downturn. We’ve had quite a few VCs as guests on the…

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Why now is the time for Canadian startups to hire internationally
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Why now is the time for Canadian startups to hire internationally

“The more tech talent we can attract, the better it will be for the country.” While Canadians are highly educated and some of the…

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Bonsai lays off a third of employees shortly after $21 million Series A, citing shift to growth strategy
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Toronto’s Bonsai lays off staff for second time in two months

The CEO cited market volatility despite Bonsai raising $21 million this year. For the second time in less than two months, Toronto startup Bonsai…

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