Agents, Bets, and Alliances

The AI North Brief • January 26, 2026 • Solo Episode

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Send us a text Episode Description Shopify cuts jobs in its partnerships division as it restructures around "agentic commerce"—AI agents that shop on your behalf. The company launched Agentic Storefronts and co-developed Google's Universal Commerce Protocol with Walmart, Target, and others. Meanwhile, New York-based Forum Ventures is doubling down on Toronto, raising $21.5 million U.S. to build AI startups here despite the broader Canadian VC slump. And Canada and Germany announced a Digital...

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