Backboard.io claims its AI has a better memory than yours | BetaKit
Ottawa startup’s AI platform outperformed other models on two memory benchmarks. Ottawa-based AI startup Backboard.io announced today that its…
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Healthcare-focused fintech startup Care.fi raises $8 million in funding
Healthcare-focused fintech startup Care.fi has raised $8 million, or about Rs 72.46 crore, in a Series A funding round comprising…
Modem closes $4.4-million USD pre-seed round to help developers ship faster | BetaKit
Co-founders from Sentry, Cohere back Toronto startup’s AI product management platform. Before AI, software developers already had to contend…
Haply Robotics raises $16 million to build the “steering wheels” for physical AI | BetaKit
How the Montréal startup plans to own the touch layer of robotics. How do robots touch and feel? As…
To build AI trust, the federal government should show us its prompts
Plus: Y Combinator reverses decision on Canadian-domiciled startups. The federal government released the much-anticipated results of its national AI…
China ties force co-founder exit at UK AI startup Fractile
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Fundamental raises $255 million Series A with a new take on big data analysis | TechCrunch
An AI lab called Fundamental emerged from stealth on Thursday, offering a new foundation model to solve an old problem:…
Pittsburgh startup Xlue eyes local data to train its cancer-catching AI
Startup profile: Xlue Founded by: Ophir Frieder, Hao-Ren Yao and Chenyan Xiong Year founded: 2025 Headquarters: Pittsburgh, PA Sector: Healthcare,…
The Hot Takes: Fintech’s Leading Voices Speak Out at FinTech XChange
Salt Lake City, Utah – February 5, 2026 This week the 4th FinTech Xchange kicked off at the downtown Hilton…
The Hot Takes: Fintech’s Leading Voices Speak Out at FinTech XChange
Salt Lake City, Utah – February 5, 2026 This week the 4th FinTech Xchange kicked off at the downtown Hilton…
Fitbit founders put family first in new health monitoring startup
Luffu targets collective health and wellbeing across families by tracking changes to normal ‘rhythms’ over time. With the longevity conversation…
AI reshapes China’s workforce via new professions, constant learning, one-person startups
A contestant participates in a cloud computing event during the third Vocational Skills Competition in Zhengzhou, central China’s Henan Province,…
Union Budget 2026 lays foundations for AI led startup growth, Tracxn analysis – BusinessToday
The Union Budget 2026–27 may not have delivered headline-grabbing giveaways for startups, but it sends a far clearer signal: India’s…
Indian IT stocks crash: Infosys, TCS, Wipro down up to 6% – why launch of new AI tool by US startup Anthropic is driving the fall – The Times of India
The sell-off in IT stocks was triggered by an announcement from US-based AI startup Anthropic. (AI image) IT stocks crash!…
Global tech and startup layoffs hit 25,000 in January as AI spending and cost cuts accelerate – BusinessToday
Global technology companies and startups cut nearly 25,000 jobs in January, extending a multiyear wave of layoffs into 2026 as…
$5.1 billion funding year masks sharp fall in Australian startup deals
Australia’s startup sector pulled in $5.1 billion in venture capital funding in 2025, marking its strongest year since the post-2022…
Amazon layoffs’ NZ impact; Spark nears satellite launch; AI startup raises $2.3m to address teacher burnout – Tech Insider
Amazon’s local operation – which centres on its Amazon Web Services (AWS) cloud operation – given its lack of a…
Apple buys secretive Israeli AI company for $1.6 billion | The Jerusalem Post
Apple acquired the Israeli AI start-up Q.ai in a deal reportedly worth $1.6 billion, making it the biggest acquisition in…