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As ChatGPT marks one year anniversary, here’s how Canadian companies like Shopify, BlackBerry are using AI

Techopia

Canadian companies have been keen not to ignore AI’s capabilities as a technology that could disrupt their business or deliver efficiency and cost savings.

For Harley Finkelstein, Black Friday and Cyber Monday are akin to the Super Bowl

Ottawa, Retail

This year, the e-commerce heavyweight expected the Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales period to be just as frenzied, but something will be different: shoppers’

Shopify reports strong profit amid lower head count, strategy shift

Techopia

Shopify Inc.’s net income soared to US$718 million in its third quarter as the company benefited from a lower head count and a more careful

Techopia Live: Fellow’s new tools help fight ‘useless meetings’

Ottawa Business Journal Podcasts, Techopia

This fall, Fellow unveiled a new feature set that helps managers limit inefficient meetings, including a calculator to reveal the true cost of group meetings.

Shopify CEO discouraging staff from side hustles that divert attention from company

Ottawa

In a memo, Shopify CEO Tobi Lutke said the e-commerce company’s mission to build world-class software requires the undivided attention of its staff.

Feds roll out voluntary code of conduct for AI as ‘fear’ persists over its use

Techopia

The federal government on Wednesday unfurled a voluntary code of conduct for generative AI, as anxiety persists over its proliferation and pace of development.

Shopify leaders Lütke, Finkelstein pull up stakes from capital

Techopia

More than two years after his company removed the word “Ottawa” from the placeline on its news releases, Shopify chief executive Tobi Lütke has stopped

Canada’s tech industry experiencing shift away from remote work

Ottawa

While companies in other industries are mandating workers return to the office, the tech sector’s shift is notable—and even shocking to some—because the industry was

Shopify shares rise after deal with Amazon to integrate ‘Buy with Prime’ in Shopify stores

Techopia

Shopify Inc. has reached an agreement with rival Amazon.com Inc. that will allow Shopify merchants to embed Amazon’s logistics capabilities within their Shopify stores.

Shopify optimistic about ‘new shape’ of business following layoff, AI announcements

Ottawa, Techopia

Shopify says it recorded a US$1.3-billion loss in its most recent quarter as the company laid off 20 per cent of staff and sold its