DoorDash to expand Canadian presence with new Toronto engineering hub
American last-mile delivery platform DoorDash has announced plans to launch a new engineering hub in Toronto and hire 50 engineers in the city by…
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TWG acquired by Deloitte
Toronto-based application development and data engineering consultancy TWG has been acquired by Deloitte Digital, the creative consultancy arm of multinational accounting firm Deloitte, BetaKit…
With $5.8 million owed to creditors, TribalScale files for insolvency in bid to restructure company
Toronto-based software company TribalScale is in debt to the point of insolvency, according to public documents obtained by BetaKit. TribalScale owes more than $5.8…
Intersect CEO departs company following recent layoffs
Paul Crowe, CEO of Intersect, a Toronto-based software development firm, is stepping down from his role at the company. The news closely follows the…
Juno College of Technology sells 12-acre campus, introduces Pay-What-You-Can ISA model amid COVID-19
Juno College of Technology has launched a “Pay-What-You-Can” Income Share Agreement (ISA) program, aimed at offering students more flexibility to pay for tuition. According…
Canadian coding schools urge feds to expand eligibility for COVID-19 student relief measures
Two Canadian coding schools, Lighthouse Labs and Juno College of Technology, are urging the federal government to include private career colleges in the new…
Report: As COVID-19 causes job postings to plunge, software development stable
As the COVID-19 pandemic begins to impact the job market in Canada, postings for new positions are beginning to fall, according to new data…
Rangle temporarily lays off 78 employees as financial pressures from pandemic hit #CDNtech
Toronto-based development agency Rangle.io has made the decision to initiate temporary layoffs for 78 employees, as financial pressure on Canadian companies grow with the…
How to set up your startup for remote work
Caution due to the Coronavirus is leading many tech companies, including Twitter, Google and Microsoft, to cut business travel and encourage their engineers to…
Shopify cancels annual developer conference Unite amid concerns over COVID-19
On Friday, Shopify announced it is cancelling the “in-person elements” of Shopify Unite, its annual conference for partners and developers. This year’s event, where…
Lambda scandal emphasizes need for education industry to innovate responsibly and transparently
Coding bootcamp Lambda School has come under fire in recent days following a report from New York Magazine, which indicates that some of the…
Rangle makes second significant staff reduction in less than a year
Toronto-based development agency Rangle.io has reportedly made significant layoffs, BetaKit has learned. According to statements publicly made on social media by former employees, approximately…
PointClickCare opens developer hub in downtown Toronto
Mississauga, Ont.-based PointClickCare is opening its own developer hub in downtown Toronto, at the southwest corner of King St. and York St. The new…