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Alex Riehl is an Ottawa-based staff writer and newsletter curator at BetaKit. His main interests are in tech, gaming, and sports. You can follow his sports takes @alexriehl.com on Bluesky and reach him by email Alex.Riehl@betakit.com or Signal: @riehlalex.99.

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Retail

R|T: The Retail Times – Waabi partners with Uber Freight, Instacart debuts big IPO

Sep 28, 2023

Plus: Shopify scores big off of Klaviyo IPO.

FinTech

Wealthsimple to join Interac e-transfer system under expanded access guidelines

Sep 27, 2023

Wealthsimple becomes first securities dealer to join Interac’s service, but yearns for RTR payment system.

AI

A|I: The AI Times – John Grisham, George R.R. Martin headline OpenAI’s latest copyright fight

Sep 27, 2023

Plus: ALL IN to showcase Canada’s AI at major conference.

Funding

Elevate announces CIX acquisition and new $2-million innovation challenge for youth mental health

Sep 26, 2023

Elevate kicked off this year’s tech and innovation festival on its main stage by announcing its acquisition of the Canadian…

Funding

Homecare Hub secures $3.4 million CAD in seed funding for its Airbnb-style senior care platform

Sep 26, 2023

Toronto-based senior care startup will use funding to begin expansion to US market.

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SaaS

S|W: The SaaS Weekly – 1Password hits $250M ARR on the back of B2B growth

Sep 26, 2023

Plus: Cisco buys Splunk, Klaviyo shares soar post-IPO.

AI

The Québec-IBM Discovery Accelerator now has its quantum computer

Sep 25, 2023

The IBM Quantum System One in Bromont, Québec is the first quantum computer of its type in Canada.

FinTech

F|T: The FinTech Times – Jack Dorsey is back at the head of Square

Sep 25, 2023

Plus: Moneris goes down, Netcoins get breached (again).

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Raquel Urtasun reunites with Uber in autonomous trucking partnership

Sep 25, 2023

Plus: 1Password hits $250M ARR on the back of B2B growth.

These companies are hiring software engineers to work on machine learning in Canada

Sep 22, 2023

Thomson Reuters, Procom, and Ripple are looking to hire machine learning experts across the country.

Healthtech

H|T: The Healthtech Times – Deep Genomics adds life sciences veteran, Papa loses major contracts

Sep 22, 2023

Plus: Digital health, health IT funding slumped in Q2, but some bright spots remain.

Retail

R|T: The Retail Times – Amazon is trying to control inventory deeper in the supply chain

Sep 21, 2023

Plus: Attabotics settles patent litigation with Urbx.

AI

A|I: The AI Times – The benefits of Canada’s AI investment are leaving the country

Sep 20, 2023

Plus: How good are you at spotting AI fakes?

SaaS

S|W: The SaaS Weekly – Salesforce begins restoring headcount after slashing 10 percent of staff

Sep 19, 2023

Plus: Plurilock finds gains in selling safety, Databricks raises $500M.

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F|T: The FinTech Times – LayerZero in FTX fight, Binance US CEO departs alongside staff cuts

Sep 18, 2023

Plus: Revolut has yet to make a US banking license application.

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