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Toronto-based Rithm melds music sharing and messaging

Daniel Bader April 2, 2015

How do music labels make money anymore? No one buys anything; everything is free, with a short pre-roll ad. As confident…

#YVR FinTech: a cultural shift towards money

John Gray April 1, 2015

New technology alone will not change an industry. Change is about a collective shift in attitude and behaviour. Less than ten…

Stressed? There’s a wearable for that

Ian Hardy April 1, 2015

The wearable tech space in on the rise as many manufacturers are launching new products. Research firm IDC recently predicted…

Chango acquired by Rubicon in a $122M bid to accelerate advertising automation

Elena Yunusov April 1, 2015

Digital marketing is going mainstream, as the advertising industry gets more sophisticated, programmatic, and moves beyond…

10 most recent state-of-the-art research facilities built in Canada

Ian Hardy March 31, 2015

Innovation is driving the Canadian economy and the Canada Foundation for Innovation has compiled a great list of 10 newly-opened…

MappedIn raises $1.51 million seed round to chart a global course

Douglas Soltys March 31, 2015

Waterloo-based MappedIn announced the close of a $1.51 million seed round today, led by Amolino with participation from select…

YouTube FanFest happening in Toronto May 2nd

Ian Hardy March 31, 2015

YouTube has more than 1 billion users with 300 hours of video uploaded every minute. To celebrate its user, Google and YouTube…

Next generation of Velocity startups shows great promise at Fund Finals

Douglas Soltys March 30, 2015

“I feel sorry for our judges,” said Mike Kirkup, upon addressing the crowd at Velocity‘s Fund Finals pitch…

Traction Conference brings global talent to Vancouver this June

Ian Hardy March 30, 2015

Rarely does an event come along that concentrates so much global talent, especially in Canada. June 18th brings the Traction Conference…

Slack’s been hacked

Daniel Bader March 27, 2015

Slack has been hacked. Today, the company posted about “unauthorized access to a Slack database storing user profile…

Technological tensions: voicing opposition to Bill C-51

John Gray March 27, 2015

Have you ever wondered what the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) or Communications Security Establishment Canada…

Casey McKinnon shares how FreshBooks regained its design groove at Product Hunt Toronto

Igor Bonifacic March 27, 2015

To an outsider, FreshBooks looks like one of those startups that can do no wrong. In just the past year, the company secured…

W|W: The Wearable Weekly – Google Glass, Obama and Facebook VR

Tom Emrich March 27, 2015

Welcome to The Wearable Weekly, your trusted guide to all things wearable tech. If you only have time to read one thing about…

Winners announced in the CODE 2015 Developer Challenge

Ian Hardy March 26, 2015

The Canadian Open Data Experience (CODE) kicked off its 48-hour hackathon last month and the event once again was a massive…

BDC names Gerry Pond as first-ever BDC Entrepreneurship Champion

Ian Hardy March 26, 2015

BDC (the Business Development Bank of Canada) has awarded Gerry Pond with the prestigious title of “Entrepreneurship…

Canada’s initial real-time rail rollout likely won’t include big banks, sources say

“We want to partner with you,” Canadian military procurer tells startup founders

Software startup Polygrade emerges from stealth to build AI for home warranty claims

Federal government launches new national AI council

Canada Rocket Company breaks ground on large engine test facility in London

How Brodie Rec is turning recreational basketball into a $10-million growth story

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