Rockwell Automation signs agreement to acquire Waterloo-based Clearpath Robotics
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A|I: The AI Times – Why Midjourney’s founder rejects venture capital

Plus: Rockwell Automation to acquire Clearpath Robotics. The AI Times is a weekly newsletter covering the biggest AI, machine learning, big data, and automation…

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H|T: The Healthtech Times – Recursion secures $50M from Nvidia following Canadian drug-discovery acquisitions

Plus: Ditch Labs wants to treat nicotine addiction with tech. The Healthtech Times is a weekly newsletter covering healthtech news from Canada and around…

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R|T: The Retail Times – Shopify wants to give you an AI Sidekick

Plus: Sampler acquires Admass’s tech to integrate UGC and AI into platform. The Retail Times is a weekly newsletter covering retail tech news from…

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A|I: The AI Times – FTC investigates OpenAI as Elon Musk launches competitor
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A|I: The AI Times – FTC investigates OpenAI as Elon Musk launches competitor

Plus: Shopify teases AI assistant for entrepreneurs, Sidekick. The AI Times is a weekly newsletter covering the biggest AI, machine learning, big data, and…

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S|W: The SaaS Weekly – Hypercontext’s HR pivot looks to accelerate performance reviews with AI

Plus: UK probing Adobe’s $20 billion Figma deal. The SaaS Weekly is a weekly newsletter covering major SaaS news from Canada and around the…

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F|T: The FinTech Times – WonderFi completes three-way merger in landmark Canadian crypto deal
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F|T: The FinTech Times – WonderFi completes three-way merger in landmark Canadian crypto deal

Plus: Dapper Labs makes third round of layoffs, Revolut loses $20M to theft. Welcome to the FinTech Times, a weekly newsletter covering the biggest…

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Canada attracts 30,000 tech workers, BDC wants Thrive co-investment partners

Plus: Shopify is building entrepreneurs an AI Sidekick. Welcome to BetaKit’s startup stories of the week! Here, you will find the week’s most important…

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Immigration Minister details strategy for attracting foreign tech talent, digital nomads
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Feds update talent strategy as cleantech flees south

Welcome to BetaKit’s startup stories of the week! Here, you will find the week’s most important news, features, and editorials published on BetaKit. If…

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University of Waterloo uses $5 million from endowment to launch VC fund

The university was inspired by an emerging trend in the US, with schools like MIT. The University of Waterloo is investing up to $5…

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Adaptis secures $2 million CAD to help building owners move to net zero with AI
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Adaptis secures $2 million CAD to help building owners move to net zero with AI

“Using deep tech to do deep carbonization is really where we think the gap is.” Toronto-based cleantech startup Adaptis has closed a $2 million…

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