ScribbleLive lays off 27 employees to ‘streamline organization’ amid search for new CEO
ScribbleLive laid off 27 employees earlier this week, BetaKit has learned. According to multiple sources familiar with the…
CanCon Podcast Ep. 105: Shopify’s e-cannabis solution
My introduction to Apple products came via a college roommate. A video artist by trade, my roommate was decked to the gills…
CanCon Podcast Ep. 104: #weneedboth, but not like this
We all know the aphorism about where good intentions get you. Without paying close attention to where we’re headed, and…
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As BetaKit expands the breadth and depth of its coverage, we’ve often chosen the hottest topics in tech: FinTech, AI,…
CanCon Podcast Ep. 103: Are we breaking up with Facebook, or is Facebook breaking up with us?
According to its latest quarterly financial results, Facebook has 2.2 billion monthly active users. When one tech company can…
Drop closes $25.8 million Series A, repatriates former Airbnb exec
Toronto-based Drop announced today that it has closed a $25.8 million CAD Series A round ($21 million USD), led by New Enterprise…
CanCon Podcast Ep. 102: Why Tim Cook’s a “big fan” of Shopify
Tim Cook is a big fan of Shopify! Toronto made the shortlist for Amazon’s second headquarters. The New York Times is…
CanCon Podcast Ep. 101: Why the world’s biggest tech companies are fighting over voice
$7,000 toilets? Voice-activated everything? It’s that CES time of year again. This year’s Consumer Electronic Showcase…
CanCon Podcast Ep. 100: Best of Canadian tech
Just like the country we call home, the CanCon podcast is highly in favour of celebrating our arbitrary milestones. But as…
Vincent Mifsud steps down as ScribbleLive CEO, becomes board chair
Vincent Mifsud has stepped down from his role as ScribbleLive’s CEO, BetaKit has learned. In an email sent to company employees…
CanCon Podcast Ep. 99: Does tech make things better?
A year ago, we posed a question during our 2016 year-end retrospective: does tech make things better? That question became…
CanCon Podcast Ep. 98: What the hell is going on with cryptocurrency?
Today we have a special episode of the CanCon podcast, investigating the fever dream that has swept Canada and the rest of…
CanCon Podcast Ep. 97: Canada’s fight for net neutrality
In an interview with Motherboard, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced his support of net neutrality. It’s a sentiment…
Facebook Live panel says culture is the key to startup security
Last week, in partnership with Microsoft, BetaKit hosted a Facebook live chat on how startups can stay agile when it comes…
CanCon Podcast Ep. 96: Canada’s tech billionaire
Shopify’s 37-year-old German-born CEO, Tobias Lütke, is Canada’s newest tech billionaire (again). After losing…