In our current world, there’s good reason to be concerned about social connection. Former US Surgeon General Vivek H. Murthy has called loneliness a growing health epidemic. “During my years caring for patients, the most common pathology I saw was not heart disease or diabetes; it was loneliness,” Dr. Murthy said in a piece for the… Continue reading An Antidote to Loneliness: Building Real Social Connection into Your Work-life
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The Office of Christmas Past: In Victorian London, Working at Your Boss’ House was Common
Amidst the holiday shopping frenzy, Charles Dickens’ classic story, A Christmas Carol, is a reminder of the perils of a life spent in the pursuit of money – and that there’s a place in the underworld for bosses who don’t give adequate time off. But this isn’t all we can learn from A Christmas Carol, according… Continue reading The Office of Christmas Past: In Victorian London, Working at Your Boss’ House was Common
Lab T.O. Opening Party & 3D/VR Showcase
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UNITE! Meetup #2 – Feb. 24, 2016
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://webspaceTO 1.0.2 Personal Projects & Working Session
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Weekend Robotics Hackathon Focuses on Healthy People and Environments
Several teams of hackers “got their bot on” at the MaRS center over the weekend as part of a robotics hackathon aimed at creating robots that promote healthy people and environments. Teams of four could choose either a beginner base kit with an Arduino or a more advanced base kit with a Raspberry Pi. Wearables were also available… Continue reading Weekend Robotics Hackathon Focuses on Healthy People and Environments
Online News Aggregator Newsana Bought by Relish Interactive
Newsana, an online news aggregator aimed at getting experts to recommend news stories, has been bought by Toronto-based creative agency Relish Interactive. In a message to Newsana members Tuesday, Newsana co-founder Ben Peterson noted: Newsana is in good hands. Relish has vowed to not only keep Newsana up and running, but to take our community… Continue reading Online News Aggregator Newsana Bought by Relish Interactive
Spherical Camera Bubl Raises $4.6M in Seed Funding Round
Toronto’s Bubl Technology, the maker of a spherical camera for capturing 360-degree images and video, closed a $4.6 million seed round Wednesday. The round was led by Samsung Ventures, J-Tech Capital, and other unnamed investors. At the time of the funding announcement, Bubl founder Sean Ramsay announced he would be relinquishing his role as CEO, and taking on… Continue reading Spherical Camera Bubl Raises $4.6M in Seed Funding Round
MealSurfers Co-founder Says There’s a Difference Between “Uberfication” and “Micro-entrepreneurship”
Don’t call MealSurfers “the Uber for food.” Co-founder Ali Jiwani says it’s more akin to Etsy
August Tech Toronto Meetup Recap
More than 400 people registered for the Tech Toronto Meetup in August for a variety of topics concerning the business of technology startups. Dessy Daskalov of Nudge Rewards, a mobile app that provides actionable data to businesses, explained that it was often cheaper to pay for services that aren’t core competencies rather than building them in-house. In building its app, it cut… Continue reading August Tech Toronto Meetup Recap