Category: News

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

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

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

Don’t call MealSurfers “the Uber for food.” Co-founder Ali Jiwani says it’s more akin to Etsy

Whether or not it’s marked on your calendar, January 29 is “Data Privacy Day”. Ideally, it’s a day that we reflect on how our personally information is being used by business and government, and how this may impact our lives. In exchange for brand new online services, we often give companies the ability to collect information… Continue reading Digging into Data Privacy on #DataPrivacyDay

University of Toronto PhD students Phil Lam and Jonathan Lung have spent 18 months designing and building the prototype of a electric vehicle designed for urban transportation – but it’s neither a car nor a bike. Think of it as a “car-bike”. Right now, the prototype has three wheels, an enclosure provides some shelter from the elements, and a seat for… Continue reading It’s a Car; It’s a Bike; It’s a Smart Way to Get Around Built by U of T Students

Pictured above is the 26-year-old founder of Love Winter, Polina Roufanova, modeling the Valenki boots (pronounced va-LENG-kee), which merge traditional 300-year-old Siberian footwear design with modern styling and materials. They’re essentially a tall wool felt slipper with rubber galoshes that clip on. They’re designed to brave a cold (and slushy) Toronto winter, but then convert into versatile indoor slippers… Continue reading Toronto’s Startup Fashion Week is a Melding of Fashion, Technology and Business