Feb 28, 2024 March has arrived, along with the promise of spring and all sorts of things to do around town here in Ottawa. While it’s a bit sad to say goodbye to many winter events, there are many…
Warframe is now available on mobile. The popular multiplayer third-person shooter game from London, Ontario-based Digital Extremes has launched on iOS, with an Android release in the works. It’s a notable expansion for Warframe, which has been going…(Read more here)Originally published on Mobile SyrupAuthored…
Hey there, fellow innovators and game-changers! As March rolls in, so does Women’s History Month—a time to celebrate the remarkable achievements of women throughout history and to continue supporting the incredible women shaping our future. At Haltech, we’re all about…
LONDON, Ontario – (BUSINESS WIRE) – CARFAX Canada is pleased to announce the appointment of Shawn Vording as its new President, effective March 1, 2024. Currently serving as the VP of Product & Sales, Vording brings a wealth of experience with…
Livestock farming has an outsized carbon footprint. Creatures with teeny-tiny feet may help shrink it. A farmer’s hours are never 9–5, and Thorpe Farms is no exception. Sure, the chickens and turkeys are up and at ’em at the crack…
Leisa Hirtz is passionate about period poverty. As CEO and Founder of the social enterprise Women’s Global Health Innovations, Hirtz and her team are on a mission to support women worldwide to manage their periods healthily and with dignity. Revolutionizing…
SoilOptix®, based in the tiny town of Tavistock, Ontario, has gone global. Supported by its participation in the Government of Canada- supported i.d.e.a. Fund, the company is currently in six of seven continents across the globe and in countries as diverse as…
The recently concluded Ontario Bioscience Innovation Organization (OBIO) Investment Summit 2024 brought forward the much-needed discussions around scalability, investment readiness and the overall landscape of the life sciences sector in Canada. A premier event, this year’s summit saw investors from…
Recent reports suggest EDI advisors are leaving tech companies at a disproportionately high rate. CILAR’s Maya Roy explains why this trend is bad for business. In the wake of George Floyd’s murder in 2020, businesses pledged to tackle racism in…
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If there’s one thing that haunts the science community, it’s the antimicrobial resistance crisis. Put simply, if bacteria and fungi develop the ability to defeat the drugs that are designed to kill them, it could cause more deaths from infections…
Canada is a powerhouse when it comes to AI business applications. Some of the most promising startups are helping companies optimize and automate financial insights, legal research and customer service — safely and securely. From the steam engine to the…
Amidst the rapid advancements and trends in artificial intelligence (AI), understanding its impact appears to be crucial and insights from award-winning speaker and facilitator, Ramy Nassar, can help clarify what that means. Nassar, founder of 1000 Days Out, Olive Fintech…
For Mitsubishi Corporation, teamwork and sustainability help catalyze innovation. The quest for net zero can seem insurmountable. There are too many stakeholders, competing factors, processes to update, capital costs. But as Nobuyuki Baba, the senior vice president and head of…
originally published: 2024-02-16 13:25:14 Will new emerging technologies assist engineers in enhancing their capabilities or will their jobs simply be done for them? At Collision, 2023, Hessie Jones met with Maxim Fateev, CEO of Temporal and Anand Kulkarni, CEO of…
originally published: 2024-02-16 13:46:44 As of February 2023, 850 million people globally don’t have an ID: no birth certificate, national ID–a legal identification that enables access to basic services like setting up bank accounts, getting a job–a system we’ve taken…
originally published: 2024-02-16 14:00:52 Will 2024 will be another challenging year for startup founders? The world bank came out with the following prediction for 2024: “Global growth is projected to slow for the third year in a row—from 2.6% last…
originally published: 2024-02-16 16:16:34 The resistance to change is emblematic in a sector that has idealized practices and the legacy systems that have been working for decades. One founder seeks to disrupt this. AI adoption continues to lag in the…
Nina Tangri, Ontario’s Associate Minister of Small Business, visited Communitech to meet with startup founders and get a tour of the hub. Against the backdrop of an ever-evolving tech landscape, the minister listened to the challenges faced by startup founders…
This article was sponsored by the Centre for Integrated Transportation and Mobility (CITM) and published in partnership with Electric Autonomy Canada. Companies in the transportation and technology sector, such as Nokia and Magna, are teaming up with small businesses through…
Anna Stegink, owner and operator of online grocer Eat Impact, poses for a photograph at the company’s warehouse in Barrie, Ont., on Thursday, February 8, 2024. This article was originally published by Christopher Reynolds of Toronto Star on February…
We are thrilled to announce the launch of the seventh cohort of ventureLAB’s Hardware Catalyst Initiative. This competitive program is designed to propel the development of hardware and…(Read more)Published by ventureLABPublished on February 5, 2024 Original Article on TechAlliance
We are thrilled to announce the launch of the seventh cohort of ventureLAB’s Hardware Catalyst Initiative. This competitive program is designed to propel the development of hardware and semiconductor-focused innovations, empowering Canadian companies to thrive, expand, and shape the technologies…
By targeting the hundreds of thousands of windows in urban areas, Morgan Solar’s smart blind systems not only help reduce heating and cooling needs, they also convert solar energy into electricity. In the fight against climate change, some innovators are…
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Mediacorp Canada Inc., the organizers of the annual Canada’s Top 100 Employers project, has unveiled the Southwestern Ontario’s Top Employers (2024). “We are honoured to be able finally to bring readers stories about the best employers in Southwestern Ontario,” said…
Taking a customer-first approach Tech companies can grow through funding or acquisition—so how does a founder know which strategy to pursue and when the right time is? On Jan. 18, Miovision announced it had acquired CJ Hensch & Associates, a…
Meet the Waterloo company that is making it easier to find a spot — even in the country’s most congested cities. We’ve all felt it: That unique brand of frustration that bubbles up when you’re looking for a parking spot.…
originally published: 2024-02-05 03:02:38 Welcome back to part two of a 3-part article originally featured in Forbes. We reached out to startup investors and advisors in Canada and the US: Shirley Speakman, Senior Partner with Cycle Capital, Giselle Melo, Managing Director at MATR (matter)…
By targeting the hundreds of thousands of windows in urban areas, Morgan Solar’s smart blind system not only helps reduce heating and cooling needs, it also converts solar energy into electricity. In the fight against climate change, some innovators are…
originally published: 2024-01-24 11:43:57 Hessie JonesOkay, so tell me why SEO is important today as it was 20 years ago. What were your, I guess, early experiences of search? What did it look like back then? And what were some…
According to Jaron Waldman, Chief Product Officer of Cohere, generative artificial intelligence (AI) and large language models (LLMs) are the next major platform shift in computing. “Every 15 years, major tech shifts like PCs, the internet and mobiles redefine how we…
Posted in Blog, Thrive in Ottawa Jan 28, 2024 By: Randy Gaudreau Since 2008, Babcock, a leading global engineering support solutions provider, has been expanding its reach into global markets, and its growth is presenting new opportunities for tech talent…
Tell us a bit about yourself. I’m Robiat, nearing graduation from St Clair College and proud to be a certified DevOps engineer. I find joy in exploring the dynamic world of technology, driven by a passion for its continuous evolution.…
Jan 30, 2024 February has arrived, and the capital has become a picturesque wonderland. Winter events are taking place – people started skating on the Rideau Canal, and we cannot wait for the Winterlude this year! With ice sculptures, outdoor…
January 31, 2024 Sudbury, Ontario / Verv Technologies (Verv) today announced it has received $100,000 from the Canadian MedTechAlliance (CAMEDA) to accelerate its path towards product completion in 2024. “We are grateful and truly appreciative of this financial support,”…
originally published: 2024-02-01 09:08:15 Amidst the flurry of innovation and disruption, 2024 is expected to be a pivotal one for the investment and startup landscape. To find success in this dynamic and complex market, we need to anticipate the trends…
Pittsburgh, Penn., January 26, 2024 – The Technology Councils of North America (TECNA) is pleased to announce the election of Christina Fox, CEO of TechAlliance of Southwestern Ontario and Kara Lowe, CEO of KC Tech Council to its Board of Directors.…
originally published: 2024-01-25 12:04:35 Hessie JonesSo we’re going to be diving deeper into this topic, why it’s taken the world by storm, why you should also be cautious and interrogate the efficacy of these kinds of tools, and more importantly,…
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