# Publishers sue Anthropic, Tenstorrent raises $1.5B, and Shopify's CTO steps down

> A copyright suit and a data centre petition, a giant chip raise, Shopify's leadership change and Apple's Oct. 28 event.

- Published: 2026-10-20T11:00:00.000Z
- By: The Circuit Staff
- Type: Daily Briefing
- Topics: Daily Briefing, AI, Startups, Devices
- URL: https://thecircuit.ca/posts/2026-10-20-briefing/

Here's what happened in tech yesterday.

## 1. Canada's big publishers sue Anthropic

Postmedia, Torstar, The Globe and Mail and The Canadian Press have sued Anthropic in Ontario, alleging it used their journalism to build its Claude models without a licence. Separately, a petition against Anthropic's planned Cape Breton data centre has passed 11,000 signatures. [Read the full story](https://thecircuit.ca/posts/2026-10-19-publishers-sue-anthropic/)

**Why it matters:** The global fights over training data and data-centre power bills are now playing out in Canada.

## 2. Tenstorrent raises $1.5 billion USD

Toronto-founded chip company Tenstorrent closed a $1.5-billion USD Series E (about $2.1 billion CAD) at a $6.2-billion USD valuation, [BetaKit reports](https://betakit.com/tenstorrent-secures-1-5-billion-usd-at-6-2-billion-valuation-to-challenge-gpu-dominance/). Toronto is still its largest office, with about 200 of its 1,000 staff.

**Why it matters:** Toronto-founded and still Toronto-heavy, Tenstorrent is one of the few Canadian-rooted companies in a position to compete with Nvidia on AI chips.

## 3. Shopify's CTO is stepping down

Mikhail Parakhin, who became Shopify's chief technology officer in late 2024, is moving into an advisory role, [BetaKit reports](https://betakit.com/shopify-cto-mikhail-parakhin-to-depart-after-two-years/). Shopify hasn't named a successor.

**Why it matters:** Parakhin led Shopify's AI push. His replacement will shape where it goes next.

## 4. Apple sets a "Pro and Tell" event for October 28

Apple will hold an in-person event in Los Angeles on October 28 at 1 p.m. ET, [iPhone in Canada reports](https://www.iphoneincanada.ca/2026/10/19/apple-pro-and-tell-macbook-pro-event-october-28/). Rumours point to a MacBook Pro with an OLED touchscreen, M6 Macs and possibly an OLED iPad mini. None of it is confirmed.

**Why it matters:** A touchscreen Mac would be a big change. We'll cover the event live.