by David H | Sep 14, 2015 | 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...
by David H | Sep 8, 2015 | News
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...
by David H | Sep 5, 2015 | News
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...
by David H | Sep 3, 2015 | News
Don’t call MealSurfers “the Uber for food.” Co-founder Ali Jiwani says it’s more akin to Etsy It’s been extensively argued that the rise of the so-called “gig” economy has disadvantaged employees, who shoulder more risk and...
by David H | Jan 29, 2015 | News
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...
by David H | Jan 26, 2015 | News
In an effort to encourage a new generation of coders, web training company BrainStation is launching “BrainStation Academy”, a program aimed at Toronto-area youth in grades 9 to 12 with courses beginning in March. Along with the announcement...
