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Another co-founder exits Paper after deep staff cuts by struggling online tutoring company
Students arrive for their first day back to school at an elementary school in Montreal, Thursday, Aug. 29, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Muschi
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Life after exit: Entrepreneurs’ advice on selling their businesses
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Artificial intelligence experts ready ‘Humanity’s Last Exam’ to stump powerful tech
FILE PHOTO: Figurines with computers and smartphones are seen in front of the words "Artificial Intelligence AI" in this illustration taken, February 19, 2024. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
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Sick Kids spinout Radiant developing ‘supercharged’ antibody drugs to target HIV, complex cancers
Researcher Jean-Philippe Julien, co-founder of Radiant Biotherapeutics, is seen in a lab atSickKids Peter Gilgan Centre for Research and Learning in Toronto, Thursday, September 12, 2024. Radiant Biotherapeutics has raised $35 million to develop super-antibody clusters in hopes of transforming therapies for patients facing complex diseases like HIV and cancer. (Galit Rodan/The Globe and Mail)
opinion
Addressing Canada’s productivity troubles starts with producing what the world wants
Dan Herman and Jesse Vincent-Herscovici
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Venture capitalists divided on whether Harris or Trump is better for innovation
Stephen DeBerry, Founder & Managing Partner of the Bronze Venture Fund, poses for photos in Mill Valley, Calif., Thursday, Aug. 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
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‘AI godmother’ Fei-Fei Li raises US$230-million to launch AI startup
FILE — Fei-Fei Li, AI researcher and professor at Stanford, speaks during the Dealbook NY Summit at the Lincoln Center, in New York, on Nov. 29, 2023. A California bill that could impose restrictions on artificial intelligence has tech companies, investors and activists scrambling to explain what the first-of-its-kind legislation could mean for their industry in the state. (Haiyun Jiang/The New York Times)
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Revolution, interrupted: Why AI has failed to live up to the hype in drug development
Brendan Frey, co-founder of Deep Genomics, a biotechnology company focused on using AI in the service of genetic therapies, is seen in his office in Toronto, Monday, September 9, 2024. (Galit Rodan/The Globe and Mail) �
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Plant-based sushi and alfredo sauce? These Canadian entrepreneurs are getting closer to the flavours and textures of the real thing
relationships
Got Rizz? Co-founder of new dating app on using AI as your matchmaking wingman
(AP Illustration/Jenni Sohn)
lately
Lately: The Canadian startup struggle, David Cronenberg’s death tech and an AI video quiz
feature on David Cronenberg, who brings his most personal film yet, The Shrouds, to Cannes this week (PR: alma@touchwoodpr.com); EMBARGOED UNTIL MAY 21, ANY TIME IN THE TORONTO MORNING Limited film stills available
international business
OpenAI hits more than 1 million paid business users
FILE PHOTO: OpenAI logo is seen in this illustration taken May 20, 2024. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
international business
OpenAI co-founder Ilya Sutskever’s new safety-focused AI startup SSI raises US$1-billion
FILE PHOTO: Ilya Sutskever, co-Founder and Chief Scientist of OpenAI speaks during a talk at Tel Aviv University in Tel Aviv, Israel June 5, 2023. REUTERS/Amir Cohen/File Photo
inside the market
Undervalued and ignored: Why young Canadian firms are looking to foreign investors and buyers
Toronto, Ontario - November 5, 2020 -- TMX -- People walk by an electronic sign at Bay and King displaying information from the Toronto Stock Exchange in Toronto, Thursday, November 5, 2020. (Mark Blinch/Globe and Mail)
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Struggling Montreal unicorn Paper lays off all Canadian tutors after deep cuts to head office
Students arrive for their first day back to school at an elementary school in Montreal, Thursday, Aug. 29, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Muschi
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Apple, Nvidia in talks to invest in OpenAI, sources say
FILE PHOTO: A NVIDIA logo is shown at SIGGRAPH 2017 in Los Angeles, California, U.S. July 31, 2017. REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo
technology
OpenAI and Anthropic sign deals with U.S. government for AI research and testing
FILE PHOTO: OpenAI logo is seen in this illustration taken May 20, 2024. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
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OpenAI in talks to raise funding at over US$100-billion valuation, media reports
FILE PHOTO: OpenAI logo is seen in this illustration taken May 20, 2024. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
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Entrepreneurs who face adversity find resiliency is the only way forward
Kristen Gale, CEO and founder of beauty bar THE TEN SPOT, faced huge hurdles when she decided to franchise her business. But her resilience paid off as there are now 47 locations, including several in the U.S.
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As Christine Sinclair contemplates life after pro soccer, she’s turning to online coaching with new partnership deal
Portland Thorns player Christine Sinclair will be announcing her involvement with the Canadian startup company, SportsShare. Sinclair is seen here following a team practice at Providence Park in Portland, Ore., the home of the Portland Thorns FC, on Friday, June 19, 2024. Kristina Barker/The Globe and Mail