Sunday, November 17, 2019

17 November - Technology - BetaKit / Global News / Google (CA)

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  • Startup jobs of the week: Data Engineer, Revenue Operations Coordinator, Business Data Analyst 10 days ago  –  Every day, Canada’s tech startups post their latest and greatest job opportunities on Jobs.BetaKit, powered by Jobbio. From early-stage to Series B and beyond,...
  • F|T: The FinTech Times – Jack Dorsey’s fresh bet on cryptocurrency
  • Mindbridge loses former CIO of Canada after a few months in role
  • Crypto trading platform Einstein Exchange shuts down, owing $16 million to clients
  • Three Kitchener-Waterloo startups top the 2019 Deloitte Technology Fast 50
    10 days ago  –  Deloitte has announced the 2019 winners of its Technology Fast 50, which highlights Canadian companies’ growth and commitment to innovation between 2015 and 2018....
  • Clean energy investing startup CoPower to be acquired by Vancity Community Investment Bank
  • Lightspeed reports 51% revenue growth in fiscal Q2 2020
  • Looka lays off 80 percent of staff as failed rebrand from Logojoy cut revenue in half
  • R|T: The Retail Times – When loyalty pays off
  • Facedrive in strategic partnership with Will Smith, Jada
  • R|T: The Retail Times – A side of ads with your Uber Eats order 6 days ago  –  The Retail Times is a weekly newsletter covering retail tech news from Canada and around the globe. Subscribe to R|T using the form at...
  • OpenText to buy data security firm Carbonite for $1.88 billion CAD
  • H|T: The Healthtech Times – Canada’s new health fund
  • Canadian startup news of the week (11/10/19)
  • A cautionary tale of high valuations
  • Vancouver-based Grow Technologies acquired by Alberta’s ATB Financial
    Vancouver-based Grow Technologies acquired by Alberta’s ATB Financial 9 days ago  –  Vancouver-based FinTech startup Grow Technologies, which develops software solutions in the loan management space, has been acquired by Alberta’s ATB Financial. The purchase price...
  • BlackBerry QNX to power Hyundai Autron’s driver assistance systems
  • Osgoode Professional Development is helping lawyers get ahead of blockchain
  • Element AI to implement AI features into Japanese automotive company’s operations
  • Halifax launches innovation outpost to help startups sc
  • #MoveTheDial, Feminuity offer strategies for companies at all stages to retain women in tech 4 days ago  –  Women’s participation in Canada’s tech sector has remained stagnant over the last decade, and according to research conducted by #MoveTheDial and Feminuity half of...
  • F|T: The FinTech Times – Los Angeles becomes a FinTech hub
  • S|W: The SaaS Weekly – Hootsuite needs a new head owl
  • 10th annual Launch Party showcases Calgary’s startup growth amid dwindling provincial support
  • Dream Maker Ventures launches diversity program for underrepresented entrepreneurs
  • Ottawa-founded Threekit raises $20 million USD for product visualization platform
  • A|I: The AI Times – No entry to Canada for AI researchers
    s 5 days ago  –  The AI Times is a weekly newsletter covering the biggest AI, machine learning, big data, and automation news from around the globe. If you...
  • Canadian tech leaders talk generational differences at this year’s #movethedial Summit
  • Stradigi AI closes $53 million CAD Series A, with support from will.i.am
  • With trust in crypto at an all-time low, 3iQ’s CEO talks r
  • How Toronto Cat Rescue is using tech to build a Tinder for foster cats a day ago  –  Technology has a massive opportunity to solve problems in the world. Projects across the globe are tackling challenges like climate change, waste removal, clean...
  • Startup jobs of the week: PayBright, Parity, Sensibill
  • Two research projects receive combined $448,000 from Innovate BC
  • Sidewalk Labs shares more specifics on how it will collect, use data
     2 days ago  –  Sidewalk Labs has released its Digital Innovation Appendix, laying out more details about the Alphabet company’s proposed innovations, and how it hopes to collect...
  • Father & Founder: SnapTravel’s CEO finds common ground
  • Calgary healthtech hub HaTCH announces startups in first cohort
  • Charli AI comes out of stealth mode, launches workflow automation product
  • 1Password closes $265 million CAD in first round of institutional funding
  • OMERS Ventures adds experienced partner focused on Canada as firm preps for global fund
  • Montreal’s Potloc announces $13 million CAD Series 
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  • Thousands of Valentine’s Day texts arrived late, causing heartbreak 9 days ago  –  A server issue in the United States left nearly 170,000 text messages frozen in time for nine months.
  • Twitter employee spying allegations highlight risk of ‘insider threat’ 10 days ago  –  Allegations that two former Twitter employees spied on opponents of the Saudi government at its behest have raised nagging questions about how to detect and halt the so-called insider threats.
  • Uber self-driving test vehicle in 2018 fatal Arizona crash had software flaws: U.S. agency 12 days ago  –  The accident prompted significant safety concerns about the nascent self-driving car industry, which is working to get vehicles into commercial use.
  • Facebook to expand access to encryption feature on Messenger
  • What do a cookie oven and car parts have in common? They’re headed to the International Space Station
  • More than 28 million Canadians impacted by a data breach in past 12 months: privacy watchdog
  • TikTok now a focus of national security probe by U.S. government
  • Using an old iPhone? Update soon or you could lose internet access
  • Facebook sues Israeli firm called NSO Group over alleged WhatsApp hack
  • Apple resumes human review of Siri audio, but adds o
    • First methane, now oxygen: gaseous mysteries on Mars puzzle scientists 2 days ago  –  Scientists expected oxygen to behave predictably, but “it didn’t” — unlike nitrogen and argon, which followed a “predictable seasonal pattern.”

  • As 2020 U.S. election approaches, Twitter tightens bans on political ads, causes 2 days ago  –  Twitter said it will use a combination of automated technology and human teams to enforce the new ad policies.
    Several researchers denied visas for Canadian AI conference 2 days ago  –  Black in AI, a group promoting black representation in the field, started to publicly raise concerns recently after about a third of researchers set to attend its Dec. 8 workshop at the NeurIPS conference were denied visas.
  • Police warning of new slate of phone scams
  • SpaceX launches 60 mini satellites in quest for global internet coverage
  • Tech, social media companies plan crackdown on U.K. election misinformation
  • New York regulator says it will probe possible bias in Apple Card credit limits after viral tweets
  • Huawei founder, whose daughter is under arrest in Canada, speaks out about U.S. pressure
  • NASA unveils its first all-electric airplane, the ‘Maxwell’
  • With ‘spike’ in spoofed phone calls, telecom compani

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  • NASA Live: Earth Views from the Space Station - NASA a day ago  – 
  • 'Magic: The Gathering' game maker exposed 452,000 players' account data - Yahoo News a day ago  – ‘Magic: The Gathering’ game maker exposed 452,000 players’ account data  TechCrunchDatabase containing details of nearly half a million gamers exposed in security lapse  BetaNewsMTG Arena and Magic Online suffer se...
  • Ex-Apple executives take aim at datacenter processor market - AppleInsider
  • Red Dead Redemption 2, Hearthstone, and more of the week's patches - Rock Paper Shotgun
  • Last day of Apple Days sale on Amazon: iPhones and other gadgets you can buy at discount of up to Rs 22,910 - Gadgets Now
  • Best Buy Black Friday 2019: Get a 13-inch MacBook Air for $900 and other deals - CNET
  • Nintendo: "We're seeing a higher percent of female consumers buying Nintendo Switch Lite" - Herald Publicist
  • Mega Man Zero / ZX Legacy Collection Delayed to February - DualShockers
  • Staying Active Together - Nintendo Switch My Way - Nintendo
  • Next Mass Effect game in “very early development” – r
  • Audi R8 Vs AMG G63 Vs RC Car Is The Drag Race You Weren’t Expecting - Motor1.com 19 hours ago  –  Audi RS3 And Seat Leon Cupra R ST ABT Take On The Mercedes-AMG G63  CarScoopsView full coverage on Google News
  • Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Player Discovers Incredible New Way to Shoot Down UAVs - Comicbook.com a day ago  –  The most popular weapons in Modern Warfare might surprise you  DexertoCall of Duty: Modern Warfare data miner leaks Battle Royale mode details  Digital TrendsLeak: Battle Royale Is Coming To ‘Call Of...
  • Rating the Pokémon Sword and Shield 2019 draft class - ESPN
  • Path of Exile 2 is coming, but don't expect a beta until "at least very late 2020" - GamesRadar+
  • Streaming in Canada on Amazon Prime Video, Crave, Disney+ and Netflix [November 11 to 17] - MobileSyrup
  • Shenmue III Launch Trailer Is Here To Remind Us It's Actually Coming Soon - TheGamer
  • 15 Years Later, November 2004 Might Still Be One Of The Best Months In Video Game History - Kotaku
  • WhatsApp denies bug ‘could have let hackers secretly install spyware on YOUR phone’ - The Sun
  • Microsoft Has Announced Ten Final Fantasy Games That Are Releasing On Xbox Game Pass, Includes Some Of Th... - Happy Gamer
  • Google Assistant Ambient Mode turns up for some use


  • Stadia.com goes live as landing page ahead of launch - 9to5Google 5 hours ago  –  Google’s Stadia takes aim at $130bn video game market  Financial TimesComparing Google Stadia and Project xCloud Is Both Unfair and Incorrect  WccftechGoogle enters battle for cloud gaming market  Tech XploreGoogle Stadia: How to str...
  • Surface Pro, iPad or Fire: Best tablets for the holidays - CNET 6 hours ago  –  Apple finally admits iPad Pro won't replace your PC  ZDNetView full coverage on Google News
  • Blizzard 'has completely changed,' say Diablo's original creators - PC Gamer
  • Black Friday at Best Buy: get the Google Pixel 3a on sale for $249.99 - TechRadar India
  • 13-inch vs 16-inch MacBook Pro: How specs, price, keyboards, and more compare - 9to5Mac
  • Mercury Transit 2019 from Big Bear Solar Observatory - The Planetary Society
  • Microsoft will shutdown Cortana app for Android and iOS on January 31 - Gizchina.com
  • Amazon Canada running sale on 2019 LG OLED 4K TVs - MobileSyrup
  • Dr Miriam Stoppard: Scientists discover playing badminton can keep your mind fit too - Irish Mirror
  • Some Fitbit users say they're getting rid of the devices
  • Black Friday 2019 iPhone Deals: Amazon, Best Buy, Walmart And More [Updated] - Forbes 11 minutes ago  –  
  • Forget Samsung’s Galaxy S10 And Note 10, This Is The Smartphone To Buy [Updated] - Forbes an hour ago  –  Samsung Galaxy S11 leaked specs: 5G + 108MP camera  TweakTownSamsung Galaxy M50 to launch in India on November 15: Report  Hindustan TimesView full coverage on Google News
  • Amazon Black Friday 2019: Here Are The Best Deals [Updated] - Forbes
  • UK Charts: Pokémon Sword and Shield post huge opening weekend sales - GamesIndustry.biz
  • Unreleased Version Of Sonic The Hedgehog 3 Found After Surviving Development Hell - Kotaku
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  • Red Dead Redemption 2 On Lowest Settings Looks Like It Came From The Early 90s - Kotaku
  • Made in China: Samsung farms out more phones to fend off rivals - Reuters
  • Grinding Gear Games Confirms That Path Of Exile Is Coming To Mobile Devices - Happy Gamer
  • ByteDance to take on rivals with music streaming launch - Financial Times
  • AMD second-gen Navi: CES 2020, GDDR6/HBM2, har
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