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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 – SkipTheDishes gets a new CEO…again

Mar 24, 2023

Plus: Sobeys pays more than expected for cyber-breach.

Google Home and Amazon Echo
AI

A|I: The AI Times – OpenAI unveils GPT-4 as Google-backed Anthropic launches Claude

Mar 23, 2023

Plus: How did Siri, Google, and Alexa lose their lead?

Magnet Forensics office
SaaS

S|W: The SaaS Weekly – Magnet Forensics proxy advisors split on takeover

Mar 22, 2023

Is Meta slowing down on Canadian hires post-layoffs?

FinTech

F|T: The FinTech Times – Signature Bank collapse another blow to crypto

Mar 21, 2023

Plus: SVB Canada forced into liquidation, paving way for auction

Canadian startup news of the week (3/19/23)

Mar 20, 2023

Plus: Québec and Alberta tech investment bucked 2022 trends.

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AI

A|I: The AI Times – Embark Trucks explores liquidation, AI beer invades Alberta

Mar 17, 2023

Plus: How the Silicon Valley Bank shutdown might impact Canadian tech

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Healthtech

H|T: The Healthtech Times – CAN Health Network expanding… across Canada

Mar 17, 2023

Plus: How the Silicon Valley Bank shutdown might impact Canadian tech.

Retail

R|T: The Retail Times – Amazon’s belt-tightening is causing concerns

Mar 16, 2023

Plus: Uber rumoured to spin off freight division.

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SaaS

S|W: The SaaS Weekly – Qualtrics shopping for a private offer

Mar 15, 2023

Plus: How the Silicon Valley Bank shutdown might impact Canadian tech.

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FinTech

F|T: The FinTech Times – Stripe looks to raise another $6 billion

Mar 14, 2023

Plus: How the Silicon Valley Bank shutdown might impact Canadian tech.

Santa Clara, Calif. HQ of Silicon Valley Bank

Canadian startup news of the week (3/12/23)

Mar 13, 2023

Plus: Ten things worth reading on International Women’s Day.

Justin Trudeau and Doug Ford stand within a line of many leaders
Healthtech

H|T: The Healthtech Times – AstraZeneca announces big Canadian expansion, hiring plans

Mar 10, 2023

Plus: BetterHelp barred by FTC from sharing data with Facebook.

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AI

A|I: The AI Times – OpenAI is now everything it promised not to be

Mar 10, 2023

Plus: Who’s actually getting rich off of AI?

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Retail

R|T: The Retail Times – The Shopify divide: manager or crafter?

Mar 9, 2023

Plus: Amazon pauses long awaited construction

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SaaS

S|W: The SaaS Weekly – Salesforce’s ‘one big family’ is showing cracks. Can Slack’s new CEO hold it together?

Mar 8, 2023

Plus: Not the first LastPass breach

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