Changes Are Headed For Toronto’s Bitmaker Labs (Good Changes)
Toronto’s Bitmaker Labs has thus far been known for its $9,000 Ruby on Rails course and an unfortunate Ontario Ministry…
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Are Kik and BlackBerry Smiling After Facebook’s WhatsApp Deal?
According to the Waterloo Region Record, Facebook’s recent $19 billion deal to acquire WhatsApp has created a favourable…
LGTmedical’s “Phone Oximeter” Could Prevent Deaths on a Global Scale
Death is inevitable, but preventable death is a tragedy. In the poorest regions of the world, tragedy happens everyday. The…
The Accelerator Series: FounderFuel
The Accelerator Series is a multi-part spotlight on Canada’s startup accelerators and the people who lead them. Canada’s…
TIME Magazine Says D-Wave Systems’ Quantum Computer Has “Revolutionary Consequences”
TIME Magazine has shown some serious love to Burnaby, BC-based quantum computing company D-Wave. (And kudos to fellow tech…
2014 CRC Robotics Competition Showcases Student Innovation Today and Tomorrow
The 2014 CRC Robotics Competition at Vanier College in Montreal has already been underway for a day now. The competition’s…
Creators of Maegan App Say it Will “Revolutionize Dining Out”
Last night at the Bauer Kitchen in downtown Waterloo may have been one of the first times that Bitcoin has been combined with…
Downtown Toronto’s The Lab Is Making Coding Cool
Situated smack dab in the middle of the fashion district in Toronto above an Urban Outfitters is The Lab. Recently launched…
Google, Tech Stars and Steve Blank-Backed Pre-Accelerator Program to Hit Montreal
Montreal’s Real Ventures, the FounderFuel accelerator program and Blakes Law Firm are all ready to launch the NEXT pre-accelerator…
BuildDirect’s Jeff Booth is Always Learning
“Build it and they will come.” A great movie line, but also the mantra of how many tech companies rolled. Remember the…
Thalmic Labs and ClearPath Robotics Join Forces to Drive Arm-Controlled Robot
Thalmic Labs and Clearpath Robotics, both of which are Kitchener-based and from the University of Waterloo, have joined forces…
Eyeing Its Launch Next Week, Next 36 Grad Bridgit goes on site to solidify thier spot in the toolbox
Free pizza will be a’ plenty today at various construction sites in Toronto. That’s because Toronto-based startup…
Toronto’s JOLT and Moncton’s Launch36 Accelerators Make Calls for Applications
Two Canadian accelerator programs are announcing their calls for applications today, in Toronto’s JOLT and Moncton’s…
Vancouver’s ePACT Network Secures $1 Million in Funding
North Vancouver’s ePACT Network has secured a funding round that’s believed to be in the $1 million area, from…
Thirty Million Gruesome Images Later, Toronto’s Figure 1 Expands to Android and Web
In early December we wrote about Figure 1, a Toronto-based photo-sharing app on iOS for medical professionals. Then the company…