W|W: The Wearable Weekly – Will Apple Watch overtake Fitbit?
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Flashfood launches with Longo’s in Toronto to alleviate food insecurity
When Josh Domingues’ sister was catering a Toronto event as a chef, she was told to throw out $4,000 worth of food by…
Empire Startups Conference wants to connect Canadian FinTechs with US investors
On June 27, NYC-based Empire Startups is bringing its FinTech Conference to Toronto. Hosted at The Great Hall music venue on…
CanCon Podcast Ep. 66: How do we get more women on tech boards?
Unless you avoid the internet entirely, you’ve probably heard about the disaster that was Fyre Festival. The luxury music…
BrainStation’s FinTech panel says retraining key to preparing for AI disruption
Never before in a panel have I seen so many dichotomies pop up. BrainStation hosted a panel in Toronto on FinTech featuring…
Ask an Investor: What do investors look for in a founding team?
Welcome to a BetaKit weekly series designed to help startups and entrepreneurs. Each week, investors Roger Chabra and Katherine…
Why 500 Canada prefers a KISS from a Unicorn (instead of playing it SAFE)
Now that 500 Startups has got its bearings within Canada, we felt it was time to introduce everyone to our legal documents…
ecobee launches next gen smart thermostat with built-in Alexa in the US
Toronto-based ecobee has announced that its next-generation ecobee4 smart thermostat features built-in Amazon Alexa voice command…
Competition Bureau suggests Canadian FinTech sector’s slow growth due to regulation, consumer complacency
A new summary from the Competition Bureau of Canada reveals that FinTech leaders and financial regulators believe that Canada’s…
IoT613 announces winners of student design competition
IoT613, an Ottawa-based conference that explores the future of the Internet of Things, has announced the winners of its student…
Elon Musk’s Vancouver TED Talk will help you “not be sad” about the future
Tesla founder Elon Musk does not want to imagine a future where humans don’t reach beyond our planet and cars don’t drive…
W|W: The Wearable Weekly – The case of the exploding Fitbit
Welcome to The Wearable Weekly, your trusted guide to all things wearable tech. If you only have time to read one thing about…
Techstars’ David Brown says Canada’s entrepreneurial advantage is openness to immigrants
In early March, Techstars announced plans to launch its first Canadian location in Toronto. Running in partnership with Real…
ATB Financial will be the first bank in Canada to get Pepper robot assistant
Alberta bank ATB Financial and SoftBank Robotics America (SBRA) today announced that humanoid robot Pepper will engage with…
Hootsuite launches $5 million fund to get more devs building enterprise integrations
Hootsuite has launched the Integration Fund, a $5 million, multi-year fund to support developers building enterprise integrations…