Canadians Break Record for Most Selfies in an Hour
In your over-branded news story of the day, Canadians have broken the record for the most selfies in one hour. Skittles, as…
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Google Buys Music Streaming Service Songza
Yesterday Songza officially announced that they were now part of the Google team after weeks of rumors of the potential acquisition.…
Raise Your Flag wins $10,000 at Microsoft’s Your Big Idea workshop
Toronto-based startup Raise Your Flag walked away with $10,000 in seed money and BizSpark mentorship after an impassioned presentation…
Why Startups Should Acqui-Fire Government Policies: Part One
Startups are often the subject of acquihires: one company buys another for their talent. The trend of acquihires speaks volumes,…
Learning Jedi Tricks at NXNE With Brainwave Wearable Emotiv
One of the best scenes from “The Empire Strikes Back” is when Luke Skywalker tries to use the force to raise his…
Group-Funding Platform Crowdtilt Expands to Canada
Crowdtilt, a crowdfunding platform hailing from San Francisco that helps users fund experiences, purchases, and causes with…
This Toronto Startup is Revolutionizing Homebuying with Unprecedented Data
Homebuying in Canada is a tough business. Home prices are at an all-time high in most Canadian cities and the income/home price…
Montreal’s Amaya Gaming Buys PokerStars for $4.9 Billion All-Cash Deal
Montreal-based gaming site conglomerate, Amaya Gaming, has agreed to acquire Oldford Group, which owns the Rational Group…
OpenText CEO Calls Ontario the “Silicon Valley of the North”
Mark J. Barrenechea called Ontario the “Silicon Valley of the North” in a recent opinion piece published by the…
SalesForce Wants to Build Apps for Wearables; Launches Software Program
Wanting to “jumpstart” wearable app development, SalesForce has launched a new wearable technology developer program,…
Les Affaires Reporter Argues That English Shouldn’t Be the Only Language of Tech
Julien Brault says English shouldn’t be the only language of the tech world. The Montreal-based reporter for the french…
FounderFuel Brass Will Admit One Startup That Pitches Them At Startup Fest This Summer
Montreal startup accelerator FounderFuel will accept one startup into its next cohort while at this summer’s International…
Canadian ECommerce Hit $136 Billion in 2013
Statistics Canada revealed that Canadian businesses sold $136 billion worth of goods and services online in 2013, which was…
Vancouver’s Big Data + Human Resources Company Visier Gets $25 Million
Several media outlets confirmed yesterday that Vancouver-headquartered Visier Workforce Analytics, a company that combines…
At Vancouver’s From Now Conference, CBC’s Nora Young Urges Crowd to Evolve the Connected City into One of Communication
“We are at the very beginning of time for the human race. It is not unreasonable that we grapple with problems. But there…