LCBO opens lab in Communitech with focus on app creation, algorithms
The LCBO has opened an offsite lab within Communitech, a Waterloo-based technology hub where startups and global corporations…
Slack publishes full-page open letter in New York Times as Microsoft launches its competitor
The battle of workplace messaging apps is set to begin today now that Microsoft has launched its Teams app, though it seems…
Shopify now allowing merchants to sell products through Facebook Messenger
After already launching the ability to communicate with customers through Facebook Messenger, Shopify has followed up with…
TWG releases TIFF chatbot to help moviegoers decide what movies to watch
You know you want to watch various films at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) this year, but aren’t sure movies…
Toronto-based Klothed wants to bring collaboration and curation to men’s shopping
Klothed aims to make the sometimes painful process of shopping for fashionable men’s clothing a little easier. The Toronto-based…
Google acquires Toronto-based Synergse to add to its Apps product suite
Google has reportedly acquired Toronto-based Synergse in order to create a new training tool for its suite of Google apps.…
Google Canada gives Toronto YouTubers access to resources with new creator space
Google today announced the opening of a new YouTube creator space, giving the video platform’s Toronto-based content makers…
Globalive’s Tony Lacavera says 5G will “significantly” impact Canada’s mobile landscape
At Mobile World Congress 2016 (MWC) in Barcelona, Spain, we sat down with Tony Lacavera, Globalive’s founder, and discussed…
#Dx32016: How Kik will use chat bots to sell products to teens (and everyone else)
First it was desktop, then mobile, and now, according to Paul Gray, Waterloo-based Kik’s director of platform services,…
Canadian video game developers bet big on VR
Soon we’ll all be able to take the red pill. Virtual reality is thrilling, but it is often difficult to describe,…
Toronto’s mass transit system won’t accept Apple Pay until 2017
The TTC says riders will eventually be able to pay for their fares with the subtle wave of an iPhone, but not until 2017. Apple…
Rover taking its ‘Uber of parking’ service across Canada
Rover, a startup based in Toronto with ambitions to become the “Uber of parking,” has revealed that it has plans…
Eric Migicovsky says Pebble’s sales have doubled since Apple Watch launch
Instead of hurting Pebble’s sales, the launch of the Apple Watch has apparently helped the company considerably. In an interview…
Ontario closer to passing bill legalizing Uber and Airbnb
A bill that would make ride-sharing service Uber and home rental platform Airbnb legal in Ontario, has made it to a second…
Ubisoft acquires Halifax-based Longtail Studios
Ubisoft, one of the largest video game publishers and developers in the world, has acquired Longtail Studios Halifax, the team…