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1.The biggest flops and fizzles in 2024 transportation, from Apple Car to Fisker2.OpenAI’s GPT-5 reportedly falling short of expectations3.Meet Skyseed, a VC fund and incubator backing the Bluesky and AT Protocol ecosystem4.After causing outrage on the first day of Y Combinator, AI code editor PearAI lands $1M seed5.VCs pledge not to take money from Russia or China, and Databricks raises a humongous round6.Nvidia clears regulatory hurdle to acquire Run:ai7.Here’s the full list of 49 US AI startups that have raised $100M or more in 20248.Are AI companies just defense tech now?9.British university spinoff Mindgard protects companies from AI threats10.Perplexity has reportedly closed a $500M funding round11.A bad experience with an accounting firm spurred this founder to start Aiwyn12.Ex-Twitch CEO Emmett Shear is founding an AI startup backed by a16z13.In just 4 months, AI coding assistant Cursor raised another $100M at a $2.5B valuation led by Thrive, sources say14.Backed by a16z and NEA, Backflip raises $30M Series A to turn text into AI-generated designs15.$25 billion valuation Chime takes another step toward an IPO16.Decart nabs $32M at $500M+ valuation to build AI tech and ‘open world’ apps17.With Neverless, former Revolut execs want to make meme coins easy to buy18.Indian startups raised 32% fewer rounds in 2024 as VCs got selective19.Sustainable Ocean Alliance marks 10 years with ocean-friendly startup label and a new batch of ‘ecopreneurs’20.Hauler Hero wants to bring waste-management software into the 21st century
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1.Stellantis Reverses Decision to Lay off 1,100 Ohio Employees2.5 Ways to Prepare for AI Compliance and Legal Issues in Your Business3.Want to Get Things Done Next Year? Here’s How to Hold a Year-End Productivity Review4.How Top Cybersecurity Firms Are Scaling Faster and Smarter to Win in 20255.Why Employees Resist Change—and How to Get Them On Board6.How Customer Retention Will Shape Success in 20257.4 Steps to Help Build Your Brand8.How to Build a Brand That Connects9.Strategic Planning: The Importance of Building Up From the Basics10.What Separates Successful Managers From the Pack Comes Down to 3 Conversations They Must Have With Their Employees11.You Can Spot a Manipulator by the Way They Stand, According to New Study From McGill University12.Walmart Has a Big Problem That Annoys Its Best Customers. But 3 Ironic Words Could Mean a Real Opportunity13.Party City Files for Bankruptcy, to Shut Down 700 Stores14.Netflix Inks U.S. Broadcast Deal for FIFA Women’s World Cup15.What Taylor Swift’s Staggering Tour Numbers Teach Us About Presenting Data16.Which FSA Dollars to Use or Lose Before Year’s End17.5 Red Flags to Watch Out for in Small Business Acquisitions18.Senate to Expand Social Security Despite Fiscal Concerns19.Are Insecure Consumers Crashing Your E-commerce Revenue?20.Beware These 5 Common Workplace Habits That Can Derail Your Business21.Top 10 Must-Know Small Business Hacks22.5 Tips for Hiring a Business Coach23.Include a Call to Action to Get the Answers You Need24.Starbucks Strikes Could Spread to Hundreds of Stores by Christmas Eve25.The 7 Best Up-and-Coming Cities, According to a Real-Estate Research Company26.These Were the Best Emotional Intelligence Quotes of 202427.2 Words Explain Walmart’s $2.3 Billion Bet on Vizio28.The Art of Saying ‘No’ and Still Still Building Great Relationships, According to Science29.With 1 Simple Word, Chick-fil-A Just Taught a Brilliant Lesson in Leadership30.House Passes Bill to Avoid Government Shutdown31.Ulta Is Selling Toy Versions of Its Beauty Products. Is Marketing to Kids Ever OK?32.Here’s How to Find Happiness at Work by Self-Advocating  33.Potential TikTok Bidder Prepares Business Overhaul34.4 Ways to Align Corporate Events with Business Objectives 35.The #1 Sign You’re Ready to Start a Business 36.Tesla Recalls Nearly 700,000 U.S. Vehicles37.How One Apartment Block Became a High-Tech Haven 38.Partial Government Shutdown Could Cost Travel Industry $1 Billion Per Week39.4 PR Lessons to Learn from Santa40.Trust as a Competitive Advantage 
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1.Unintended consequences: U.S. election results herald reckless AI development2.Large language overkill: How SLMs can beat their bigger, resource-intensive cousins3.Players rebuke clumsy ad strategies, even in popular games | Mobile Premier League4.Arm lawsuit against Qualcomm ends in mistrial and favorable ruling for Qualcomm5.Players invested 8.34B hours into Blizzard titles in 2024, says studio6.Hugging Face shows how test-time scaling helps small language models punch above their weight7.Perplexity’s Carbon integration will make it easier for enterprises to connect their data to AI search8.OpenAI confirms new frontier models o3 and o3-mini9.My favorite games of 2024 | The DeanBeat10.Building giant and ambitious games | Brendan Greene interview11.ChatGPT adds more PC and Mac app integrations, getting closer to piloting your computer12.SpongeBob SquarePants is the latest icon to join the UEFN platform13.Gamefam closes year of growth with 5 of top 15 branded games on Roblox14.Google unveils new reasoning model Gemini 2.0 Flash Thinking to rival OpenAI o115.Stable Diffusion 3.5 hits Amazon Bedrock: What it means for enterprise AI workflows16.Nintendo’s Don James will get AIAS lifetime achievement award17.Linden Lab has spent $1.3B building Second Life and paid $1.1B to creators (updated)18.The future games industry will favor two consoles | DFC Intelligence19.How user-generated content is shaping the future of gaming and media20.Pentagon Games will launch a digital world on the Tron Web3 network21.Women leaders are creating opportunities at the crossroad of gaming and media22.Samsung and Netflix partner on Squid Game Season 2 and Squid Game Unleashed23.Zentry brings Ragnarok Landverse to Ronin Web3 network24.Small model, big impact: Patronus AI’s Glider outperforms GPT-4 in key AI evaluation tasks25.Nazara’s Nodwin Gaming acquires AFK Gaming26.Active investors in game devs could fall in 2025 | Pitchbook27.Beyond LLMs: How SandboxAQ’s large quantitative models could optimize enterprise AI
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1.Australia’s Vault Cloud nets $14m series B2.Indian edtech unicorn Vedantu cuts losses by 58%3.VC boss fires back at SEA tech criticism4.These are the most active investors in Japan’s startups5.Saudi AI infrastructure firm OmniOps secures $8m6.Lebanon’s Nasdaq-listed music streaming platform nets $55m7.Orios Venture Partners’ AVP resigns8.UAE-based Web3 banking startup raises $25m series A9.OpenAI unveils AI model for advanced reasoning10.Investors push Uber for driver pay transparency11.UAE refurbished tech platform raises $7m series A12.Google expands Gemini AI research tool to 40 languages13.A list of fundraising startups from Asia and beyond (Updated)14.Xiaomi opens its first Singapore directly-managed store15.Indonesia probes misuse of CSR funds at nat’l financial bodies16.Indian hair care startup raises $4m series A17.Australian EV charging company nets $45m equity funding18.Google said to develop ‘AI Mode’ feature for its search engine19.Tesla recalls almost 700k vehicles in US20.India’s Rapido fixes data breach exposing user, driver info21.Uber to fully acquire South Korean partner’s stake22.Turkey to launch quantum chip facility23.Pause the hustle, hit play on reflection24.These are the most active investors in India’s startups25.Chinese unicorn MiniMax’s AI app removed from US App Store26.Series SEA: Who’s investing in the region’s biotech startups?27.Amazon improves US warehouse safety after settlement28.Bitcoin surges to $97k after earlier losses29.Italy fines OpenAI over $15m for data privacy violations30.Google proposes to change search deals amid antitrust scrutiny31.India Accelerator launches Cohort’25, assists up to 35 startups32.EU approves Nvidia’s $700m acquisition of Israeli AI firm33.SEA funding round sizes over the past 5 years34.You can now WhatsApp ChatGPT, or call it if in US35.Sam Altman sells minor stake in OpenAI owned via Sequoia fund36.Accenture Q1 FY25 revenue hits $17.7b amid genAI demand
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1.In 2024, Canada struggled to find its place in the global AI race2.The biggest tech stories of 20243.Test your knowledge of 2024’s biggest Canadian tech news4.Champagne stays put as Liberals name new FedDev, PrairiesCan ministers in cabinet shuffle5.Why Round13 Capital is betting on venture debt6.Clio’s record-breaking funding round explains 2024’s public market exodus7.Hostaway announces $365 million USD from US investors to fuel European expansion and AI plans8.Glen Ventures lands $5 million CAD from IQ fund to back early-stage healthtech startups9.Check your SR&ED history: Canadian tech companies could be in for post-holiday windfall10.Koho rolls out AI tool to help investigate fraud and scams11.The year quiet quitting got loud for tech execs12.Deep Sky secures $40-million USD grant from Gates-founded Breakthrough Energy Catalyst13.Global AI gets a startup perspective: Insights from ventureLAB’s Garry Chan14.Fall Economic Statement brings more delays for open banking in Canada15.Four new Canadian tech announcements in the Fall Economic Statement that shouldn’t be overlooked16.Realize Capital Partners reveals second round of support for impact-focused funds17.Feds struggle to table Fall Economic Statement following Minister Freeland’s shock resignation18.Jolt Capital moves newly acquired French semiconductor carveout to QuĂ©bec19.Fluid Biomed closes $27-million USD Series A to fund expanded human clinical studies20.Liberals’ Fall Economic Statement contains more promises to Canadian tech21.Feds announce VCCI renewal, SR&ED and pension fund changes ahead of Fall Economic Statement22.Google’s quantum leap, Hinton’s Nobel Prize, and Medicago’s second shot23.Paystone to acquire fellow payments processor Ackroo for $21 million24.The Canadian Space Mining Corporation thinks it can put a nuclear reactor on the moon by 202925.D-Wave completes $175-million USD stock sale to fuel quantum computing development26.Flare raises $42.5-million CAD Series B to go global with cyber threat detection tech27.The law firm that thinks like a venture fund28.Absorb to acquire Together in bid to bring mentorship to its learning software29.Privacy Commissioner announces LinkedIn will pause training AI with data of Canadian members30.TikTok challenges feds’ shutdown order, calls national security review process “procedurally unfair”31.Meet the Canadians shaping Uber’s global vision32.Cookin acquired by US-based, fellow chef-made meal delivery startup CookUnity33.Geoffrey Hinton decries tech companies chasing “short-term profits” in Nobel Prize acceptance speech34.Early-stage startups grapple with fallout after QuĂ©bec-funded investment program suspended35.Alberta Enterprise Corporation launches Accelerate Fund IV with $15 million to back early-stage tech startups36.Spexi raises $16.2-million CAD Series A for blockchain-based drone imagery network37.Cyder closes $1.5 million to fuel launch of loyalty platform for credit unions38.Foreign and domestic AI with Tenstorrent and Cohere39.Lessons in leadership, hiring, and AI from SAAS NORTH 202440.Benevity reports over $140 million donated through its platform this Giving Tuesday41.Aramis Biotechnologies secures $80 million CAD for vaccine development do-over42.Jeff Bezos bets on Tenstorrent, Questrade and Wealthsimple trade markets, Shopify’s big BFCM43.Cohere secures federal backing to build multibillion-dollar Canadian AI data centre44.Mississauga’s rising entrepreneurs are cleaning water, transforming legal services, and making robot EV chargers45.KisoJi raises $57-million CAD Series B to advance antibody cancer therapy46.Federal government outlines $2 billion in AI compute spending commitment47.Trexo Robotics has helped children with disabilities take 100 million steps48.Musical AI partners with India’s Beatoven.ai to create “fully licensed” AI song generator49.BDC launches program to help small businesses access financing to adopt AI50.Sheertex maker SRTX gets $35 million CAD backing from IQ to grow manufacturing operations in QuĂ©bec51.Markets change. Venture debt doesn’t have to.52.Lessons from Wattpad’s $754-million exit53.BC Securities Commission fines ezBtc owner $18.4 million over crypto fraud54.Canada Post strike didn’t slow Shopify’s record-breaking BFCM weekend55.Stability and speed: Mastercard’s partnership with Koho56.Online brokerage Questrade lays off undisclosed number of employees57.AI chipmaker Tenstorrent closes nearly $700-million USD Series D at $2.6-billion valuation58.British Columbia deploys combined $9.2 million into projects tackling climate, nutrition, health and more59.Lightspeed lays off 200 employees in second restructuring of the year60.The one role companies are struggling to fill61.Why Hopper might be the next Canadian tech company to play the secondary game62.The DOJ wants to take Google Chrome away, Rob Kenedi wants to decelerate tech63.MontrĂ©al tech marks year’s successes and struggles at sixth Startup Community Awards64.Shopify’s federal swing, Hopper trims its wings, Google gets served65.Shareholders file proposed class action alleging Exro misrepresented revenue projections66.Major Canadian news orgs sue OpenAI for copyright infringement67.Firestarter program goes national with funding from BDC Thrive Lab68.Canada’s Competition Bureau targets Google for anti-competitive practices69.With new name, FleetOps secures $30.8-million CAD Series A round70.The painkiller for pharmaceutical reps71.Charles Mandel always filed on time72.Hopper restructures again following renewal of Expedia partnership73.Nurau raises $1.5 million CAD in seed funding to take AI-powered HR coach to the US74.Workers are embracing AI faster than employers can keep up75.Belgian VC Theodorus relocates to Canada under new name to target early-stage life sciences startups76.Shopify calls on feds to “do whatever is necessary” to resolve Canada Post strike before Black Friday77.WonderFi and Kraken Canada each break $2-billion CAD mark for assets under custody78.MontrĂ©al-founded FightCamp launches Peloton-style boxing lessons in Canada79.Practice Better looks to opportunistic growth with $18-million CAD credit facility from CIBC80.Interest rate cuts haven’t helped Canadian small business—yet81.QuĂ©bec International to bring Finnish networking conference Slush’D to QuĂ©bec City82.Manzil launches Halal wealth management solution following acquisition of Canadian Islamic Wealth83.Boosted.ai raises $20.9 million CAD to grow AI investment manager platform84.Dentists helping dentists: Clinician-founded OraQ secures $2.6 million to help assess patient risk with AI85.We need to talk about startup failure86.The story of Sampler (live at SAAS NORTH 2024)87.Why Sampler failed, according to its founder88.Iconiq reportedly buyer of $100-million worth of Wealthsimple employee shares89.FDA clears drug for rare and deadly GI cancer developed by Canadian firm Zymeworks90.The Reporting Hub, Moovez, and ResVR stand out among Calgary’s startups at Launch Party 202491.Neuralink in Canada, Champagne in the Valley92.DĂ©multiplIA will connect AI startups with academic research (for a price)93.AI skills are becoming non-negotiable. Here’s how job seekers can stay ahead in #CDNtech94.Following QuĂ©bec launch, NotaryPro brings notarization services to Staples Canada95.BDC hopes to reverse trend of declining Canadian entrepreneurship through Community Banking initiative96.Leaders from ZayZoon, Verano.AI, Toast recognized at 2024 Start Alberta Tech Awards97.Elon Musk-owned Neuralink receives permission to recruit for Canadian medical trial98.Alberta Innovates the second provincial innovation agency affected by cyberattack this year99.Noble closes $15-million USD Series A to fuel growth of its digital asset issuance platform100.Lightstrike raises $1.1 million CAD pre-seed round to commercialize AI-powered code mapper101.TechTO acquires Peerscale to broaden support for later-stage tech entrepreneurs102.Five startups chosen for first round of QuĂ©bec Tech’s export mission103.Women VCs are now earning more at the highest levels (if they can reach them)104.Insurance giant Intact scoops up home maintenance startup Jiffy105.Sonaro, Celestra, Oasis Learning AI among competition winners at SAAS NORTH 2024106.Federal government reinvests in Scale-Up Platform with $47.5 million commitment to Invest Ottawa, MaRS, and Communitech107.CIFAR leader expects CAISI to help inform AI policy in Canada and abroad108.One chart that will make you feel good about Canadian tech109.The state of Canadian software in 2024110.University of Waterloo’s Velocity moves out of the Garage & into the Arena111.Neo’s backers, Wealthsimple’s value, and Shopify’s concerns112.UniUni secures additional $42.2 million CAD to strengthen US expansion113.Canadian-led Medeloop closes $15.5 million USD in Inovia-led Series A round114.‘It’s life or death’: QuĂ©bec ecosystem frustrated after IQ suspends early-stage program115.Power marks up value of stake in Wealthsimple beyond 2021 peak116.Manitoba launches new innovation and technology department amid cabinet refresh117.Report: QuĂ©bec VC funding continues downward spiral in Q3 2024, but shows early-stage promise118.Scaling infrastructure for a market that never sleeps119.Pender Ventures closes second B2B software, healthtech-focused VC fund at $100 million120.Mastercard and VoPay help empower a cross-border economy121.Nuvei posts revenue growth in final earnings as go-private deal gets green light122.Richa Mehta joins Radical Ventures as San Francisco-based partner123.Trolley secures $32-million CAD Series B to expand payout platform’s global reach124.Clio boosted Canadian VC investment in Q3 2024, but early-stage funding reaches “worrisome” low125.Office management startup GPHY plans to grow sales outside of QuĂ©bec with $5-million CAD seed round126.1Password alters leadership with David Faugno appointed co-CEO alongside Jeff Shiner127.Toronto’s rising tech stars have one big thing in common: they worked at Uber128.AppDirect’s acquisition spree heats up as it reveals plans to purchase vCom Solutions129.Shopify rises on 26 percent revenue growth in Q3, strong holiday forecast130.Armed with $1.6 million CAD, runQL wants to take the chaos out of data query management131.Neo Financial’s $360-million Series D features big names, unanswered questions132.4AG Robotics, Daanaa return to Foresight’s 50 “most investible” cleantech ventures list in 2024133.ImaginAble Solutions founder Lianna Genovese recognized at 11th annual Muhammad Ali Humanitarian Awards134.As Google and Cohere expand multilingual AI offerings, experts warn of “plausible BS”135.Meanwhile, in Canada136.Addressing Canada’s speed of financial innovation137.TikTok Bans, CEO kidnappings, and Canadian tech’s Fast 50138.“The world’s biggest problems are not going to be solved with software”: HardTech talks semiconductors and AI139.Aron Levitz named co-president of Wattpad as #CDNtech executive turnover continues through the fall140.Online legal database CanLII sues Caseway AI for copyright infringement141.WonderFi CEO Dean Skurka kidnapped, released after reportedly paying $1-million ransom142.Citing national security risks, feds order shutdown of TikTok’s Canadian arm but forgo outright ban143.Lightspeed, Well Health hit new revenue milestones in latest quarterly earnings144.Longbow Capital completes $150-million initial close of second Energy Transition Fund145.MedEssist offers pharmacists medication delivery through new partnership with Uber Direct146.Cracking the code with AI147.Neo Financial snags top spot on Deloitte’s 2024 Technology Fast 50148.Meet Christopher Skeete, QuĂ©bec’s new minister responsible for finishing Fitzgibbon’s work149.Manzil acquires Aghaz to expand Halal financial solutions to the United States150.Founders of Sysomos, Aislelabs find traction bringing their AI research to AEC
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