Two Hat acquires ImageVision, develops AI to fight against child sexual abuse
Two Hat, a BC-based AI technology company announced that it has acquired ImageVision, a Texas-based image recognition and visual…
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Black Arts & Innovation Expo to celebrate Black History Month by awarding STEAM talent
Toronto-based Excelovate and First Book Canada have partnered to host the 5th Annual Black Arts & Innovation Expo (BAIE)…
CIRA opens applications for $1.25 million in grant funding
The Canadian Internet Registry Authority (CIRA) has announced the opening of grant applications for Canadian not-for-profits,…
New government supported software teaches kids to code in Ojibwe
Students across Canada can now learn coding and computational skills, while also developing their knowledge of the Ojibwe language…
Toronto tech community teams up to support CWHL all-star game
Toronto-based Hockeystick is partnering with the Canadian Womenâs Hockey League (CWHL) all-star game, taking place at Scotiabank…
Code Create Teach brings coding education to remote communities in the Canadian North
Non-profit Kids Code Jeunesse, in collaboration with coding bootcamp Lighthouse Labs, is venturing to Northern Canada to conduct…
Report finds “pronounced” lack of women and Indigenous leadership in BC tech
The tech workforce in British Columbia faces significant growth in the coming years, with the 2016 Tech Talent BC Report predicting…
Heatmine says it has an eco-friendly solution to Bitcoin energy waste
According to a 2018 study, the practice of bitcoin mining consumes so much electricity, the industry is expending the same…
eSight significantly drops price on electronic glasses for the visually impaired
Toronto-based eSight has announced a significant price drop on its sight-enhancing glasses for the visually impaired. The price…
Carleton University named regional hub for new Women Entrepreneurship Knowledge Consortium
Ottawa’s Carleton University has announced its partnership in the new Women Entrepreneurship Knowledge Hub (WEKH) consortium.…
The Knowledge Society teens dominate CES Young Innovators to Watch awards
Four Toronto teenagers were recognized as winners of the 2019 Young Innovators to Watch awards, part of the Consumer Electronics…
Montrealâs YoungLeaders wants more teenagers to embrace entrepreneurship
Pour lire cet article en français, cliquez ici. We live in a time where more programs are being launched to help entrepreneurial…
Gift the Code hackathon brings tech innovation to Canadian charities
Given how much Canadian tech leaders talk about the commercialization of new, innovative technology like AI and blockchain,…
Communitech announces $1 million AI prize for True North 2019
Communitech has announced the launch of its Leaders Prize, which will be hosted at the True North conference in 2019. The national…
Arlan Hamiltonâs blueprint for inclusive innovation
âThanks for meeting me here,â said Backstage Capital’s Arlan Hamilton, as she greeted me with a fist bump in the…