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Cust2Mate brings online shopping experience to physical stores

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Cust2Mate brings online shopping experience to physical stores

TechNXCustomer ExperienceTechNX

Technology company Cust2Mate is aiming to replicate the online shopping experience for visitors to physical stores via a screen that attaches to a grocery cart, giving shoppers the ability to see promotions, coupons and ads for other products while walking through a store.

AI researcher raises US$90M for Toronto robotics startup

AIGlobe and Mail

Former Nvidia Corp. researcher Sanja Fidler has launched a new Toronto startup that will build artificial intelligence (AI) models to help train robots, with backing from venture capital firms Khosla Ventures and Radical Ventures.

Helcim wraps self in the Maple Leaf, raises $53M

FinanceGlobe and Mail

When two Canadian banks sold payments processor Moneris to a U.S. buyer for $2 billion last week, one of its last domestic rivals, Helcim Inc., warned the deal could compromise Canada's data sovereignty and infrastructure for moving money.

Toronto Fintech company says it will break even by Q4

FinanceBetaKit

Toronto-based Fintech company Clearco announced on Tuesday it had secured $138.7 million in asset-backed debt financing from Australian investment firm Macquarie Group, its first such financing in years, aiming to provide financing to 400 e-commerce customers.

BDC revenues fall by $70.9M on VC investments

FinanceBetakit

The Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC) released its annual report for the year ended March 31. Amid income of more than $1 billion for the Crown corporation overall, net income for VC activity was $217.8 million.

Anthropic job posting suggests it’s eyeing Alberta

Data CentreBetaKit

New job postings suggest Anthropic is looking to significantly increase its data centre footprint in Canada, with a particular focus on Alberta. One posting is for a Canadian compute lead to manage the company’s data centre build-out strategy.

Alberta minister faces more fury about AI data centres

Data CentreToronto Star

Alberta’s technology minister faced yet another firing line of fury at the government’s second town hall hearing from residents over its plan for AI data centres in Redwater, north of Edmonton.

Shopify asks court to stay CRA’s merchant info request

FinanceGlobe and Mail

Shopify Inc. (SHOP-T) is asking the Federal Court to temporarily halt a fresh attempt by the Canada Revenue Agency to access information about its merchants, the latest in a legal saga balancing government access and consumer privacy.

Reddit begins testing a new audio, video experience

SoftwareTechCrunch

Reddit recently said it would bring most viral stories to life through a new “video Reddit” experience, allowing users to listen to Reddit posts in the background while doing other tasks and activities.

Relay staff joins Google’s Chrome after shutdown

AITechCrunch

Relay, an AI-powered workflow automation tool that was launched in 2021 with the goal of becoming the new Zapier, is shutting down, and some of its staff — including its top executive — are joining Google’s Chrome team.

ChatGPT can text you with Apple Messages plug-in

Customer ExperienceTechCrunch

If you’ve ever wanted to share your digital conversations with OpenAI, we have good news for you: The AI lab has just launched an Apple Messages plug-in for ChatGPT, allowing interested users to connect their Messages inbox with the chatbot.

OpenAI launches ChatGPT for Teens

ConsumerToronto Star

OpenAI is launching a version of ChatGPT designed for teenagers — the first generation to grow up with artificial intelligence — who are already using it for schoolwork, questions about daily life and even companionship.

A third of web pages use AI since ChatGPT’s release

AITechCrunch

Over one-third of web pages published after the release of ChatGPT show signs of being written or “substantially edited” by AI, according to Pew Research. Internet infrastructure provider Cloudflare also reported that bot web traffic had overtaken human web traffic.

Amazon set to expand drone delivery to 500 U.S. cities

TechnologyToronto Star

Millions more people may be able to get smaller, lightweight Amazon packages delivered by drones by the end of 2026 under a plan announced Thursday to expand the airborne shipping to suburban areas in nearly 500 U.S. cities.

Tesla, Uber, and Waymo to operate 8,000 robotaxis in Nevada

RoboticsTechCrunch

The Nevada Transportation Authority unanimously approved three permits Thursday that will allow Tesla, Uber, and Waymo to operate up to 8,000 commercial robotaxi services in Clark County, home to Las Vegas.

South Carolina schools are starting to teach AI literacy

AIToronto Star

AI chatbots have become the bane of teachers everywhere, but to prepare for the new school year, a group of educators in Charleston, S.C. are talking about inviting AI into the classroom. 

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