PressReader’s chief content officer on monetizing media and dealing with fake news blues
Some say fake news helped swing the US election for Trump – or at the very least, is helping infantilize and weaponize ordinary Americans…
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BC tech sector gets ‘A’ grade nationally, but big picture is more mixed
In another sign that the west coast’s tech industry is surging ahead, the BC Tech Association (BC Tech) together with KPMG Canada, released a favourable…
How government regulators can better embrace the sharing economy
Where governments step in, entrepreneurship tends to die. In the early days of co-founding GoFetch, I have learned that traditional commerce is only…
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Now in its second year, Elevate returns to Toronto September 21, promising to connect the Canadian startup ecosystem and deliver talks from tech leaders…
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Earlier this week, BetaKit first reported that Kitchener-Waterloo wearables startup Thalmic had been issued multiple patents pertaining to a wearable device utilizing holographic technology….
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Securing senior talent is often top of mind for growing Canadian tech startups, but retaining and supporting junior talent to take on leadership roles…
Ask an Investor: What are the different types of investors?
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Coinsquare’s Coincapital launches two ETFs on the TSX
Coincapital, the investment and portfolio management division of Coinsquare, has launched two exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Coincapital opened the Toronto Stock Exchange this morning to…
Waterloo’s Accelerator Centre and Invest Ottawa launch IO Accelerator
Invest Ottawa is launching a new accelerator program in the city with the help of Waterloo’s Accelerator Centre. Dubbed the IO Accelerator, Invest Ottawa…
Zoom.ai’s Faisal Abid on solving problems with “the minimum amount of everything possible”
As part of a regular series powered by Microsoft, BetaKit interviews prominent Canadian CTOs speaking earnestly on the biggest challenges they face in their…
Beanworks raises $10.1 million Series B to automate accounting
Vancouver-based Beanworks, which allows accounting teams to automate redundant tasks, has raised a $10.1 million Series B round. The round was led by FINTOP…