YouTube FanFest happening in Toronto May 2nd
YouTube has more than 1 billion users with 300 hours of video uploaded every minute. To celebrate its user, Google and YouTube have announced…
Google for Entrepreneurs Tech Hub Network opens up in Montreal’s Notman House
Google announced today that its Google for Entrepreneurs programs has expanded to Montreal at the Notman House. Google for Entrepreneurs Tech Hub Network is…
Google and Actua launch Codemakers project to ‘change the way Canada’s youth think about computer science and technology’
Actua is a Canadian charity that offers “transformational experiences” to youth in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). Announced today, in conjunction with Google’s…
Vancouver-based Clio hires two key execs to lead growth
Vancouver-based Clio, which states it is “the most comprehensive cloud-based practice management platform for the legal industry,” recently announced it raised a respectable $20 million, and…
Square to Open Canada Office Next Wednesday in Kitchener
Silicon Valley’s mobile payments solution Square is ready to open its Canadian outpost. The startup founded by Twitter cofounder Jack Dorsey is eyeing September…
New Toronto Hackathon Sees Next 36 Team Up with Google, Bionym and Thalmic Labs
A few of Toronto’s major players within the tech space are teaming up in early October for the Next 36’s 2014 Wearable Hackathon. Hosted…
Google and Communitech To Give Away Six Months of Office Space
No matter what level of business you’re at, office space is expensive. Sure, one can coast along for years working out of their kitchen or…
Are We Finally Turning the Corner? Tech Sector “Slowly Changing” Gender Diversity
The Canadian Press took to tech journalism’s longstanding recent tradition of talking about how few women currently possess jobs in the field. The article’s…
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. Songza broke the…
Toronto Video Advertising Startup mDialog Acquired by Google
Toronto-based video advertising startup mDialog has been acquired by Google. Relay Ventures made the announcement today about one of its portfolio companies. Google said it…
Check Out This Infographic on Wearable Tech’s Current Landscape
Wearable World, a San Francisco-based news and wearable information website, has released this great infographic detailing the current landscape of Wearable tech in the…
Waterloo’s Boltmade Might Be the Regions Next Success Story
On a call with Ben Morris, the Boltmade founder revealed to BetaKit that his startup grew from four to 12 people over the past…
Secure Social Network myApollo Aims to Connect the World from Peer to Peer to Peer
myApollo is more than just another social network. It would have to be in order to be taken seriously in 2014. And, in some…