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

 BetaKit

• NERv Technology wins 2019 Entrepreneurship World Cup global finals 8 days ago  –  Kitchener-Waterloo healthtech startup NERv Technology, which provides a sensory monitoring system designed to detect complications following abdominal surgeries, has been awarded first place at...
• Social intelligence platform Trufan acquires SocialRank, raises $400,000 USD

    8 days ago  –  Toronto-based software platform helping brands activate fan communities, Trufan, has acquired New York-based SocialRank, a social media analytics platform that sorts various audience segments...
• The wait is over for women entrepreneurs
• A|I: The AI Times – What VCs want from AI startups
• F|T: The FinTech Times – A Canadian bitcoin fund you can trust?
• Kin ecosystem surpasses one million active spenders
• Volta announces 15 Atlantic Canadian startups in fall cohort pitch event
• Lagging regulation, consumer trust inhibiting FinTech adoption in Canada
• Cyclica launches joint venture using AI to develop drugs for mental health
• New not-for-profit organization launched to promote

• H|T: The Healthtech Times – Google’s healthtech missteps 7 days ago  –  The Healthtech Times is a weekly newsletter covering healthtech news from Canada and around the globe. Subscribe to H|T using the form at the...
• Trudeau cabinet shuffle shows slight tweaks to Canada’s innovation, economic agenda
• Alberta Innovates to layoff 125 employees following $76 million budget cut
• Emerge Commerce purchases UnderPar Group for $12 million in largest acquisition to date
• Applications now open for 2020 HealthBound startup competition
• RenoRun launches monthly subscription model following $22.5 million Series A
• S|W: The SaaS Weekly – The 14 year overnight success
• Xanadu receives grant from DARPA to test QML performance on quantum hardware
• MaRS and EDC announce new program for startups expanding internationally
• MindFuel to host geekStarter robotics program in Calg

• RBC injects $3 million into new data analytics, AI partnership with Western University 5 days ago  –  Western University and Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) have announced a partnership to create a new university program focused on the ethical and social...
• Vancouver-based Trulioo taps Zac Cohen as chief operating officer
• Startup jobs of the week: Engineering Manager, Technical Team Lead, DevOps Specialist

  Startup jobs of the week: Engineering Manager, Technical Team Lead, DevOps Specialist 6 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,...
• R|T: The Retail Times – Food fight
• How Interac built an inclusive recruiting funnel in two weeks
• EQ Bank migrates core system to the cloud as it gears up for open banking in Canada
• Five startups in Volta’s new cohort each receive $25,000 investment
• Today in acquisitions: Paystone, Rival.ai, Workali, Geotab
• Silofit raises $1 million seed round to develop “world’s first” network of on-demand gyms
• Canadian venture capital investments surpass $2 billi

• Mavencare launches ‘first-of-its-kind’ portal for real-time access to home care patient data a day ago  –  Toronto-based Mavencare, a home care technology company that aims to connect seniors to home healthcare services, has launched what it is calling a first-of-its-kind...

  Mavencare launches ‘first-of-its-kind’ portal for real-time access to home care patient data a day ago  –  Toronto-based Mavencare, a home care technology company that aims to connect seniors to home healthcare services, has launched what it is calling a first-of-its-kind...
• H|T: The Healthtech Times – Who controls your health data?
• Furnishr and Willful co-founders share tips for disrupting traditional industries
• Today in funding ($10.26 million): Winterlight Labs, Casca
• Three Ignite Labs startups win collective $100,000 from Spark Innovation Challenge
• C100 launches application-based membership model for Canada’s up-and-comers
• R|T: The Retail Times – PayPal gets all the Honey
• Canadian startup news of the week (11/24/19)
• Building a pipeline to tech talent in Calgary
• Five new startups join Ryerson, MLSE’s sport tech acc

• Digital For Good Summit gets real about the need for charities to adopt transformation 3 hours ago  –  Most people view charities as grassroots action. They think of charities on the front lines, providing shelter, food, clothing, or other resources to the...
• Coconut Software rasies additional $6.5 million CAD in Series A funding
• Revolut is rolling out early account access ahead of Canadian launch
• Raw Signal Group’s Betterboss program to return in March 2020
• Magaly Charbonneau named partner and Montreal lead at Inovia Capital

  Magaly Charbonneau named partner and Montreal lead at Inovia Capital 12 hours ago  –  Inovia Capital has added its newest partner, Magaly Charbonneau, who will also lead the firm’s Montreal office and investment activities. Charbonneau becomes a partner...
• A|I: The AI Times – AI takes on cancer
• Edmonton surges in CBRE Canadian tech talent report
• Startup Canada Podcast: building, buying, and selling globally with Marc Andre Roy
• Toronto-based intimates startup Knix raises $5.7 million in funding
• Velocity startups surpass $1 billion in total funding

Global News

• Several researchers denied visas for Canadian AI conference 12 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 12 days ago  –  Unauthorized porting is similar to another scam the Ontario Provincial Police warned consumers about this week: SIM swapping.
• SpaceX launches 60 mini satellites in quest for global internet coverage 16 days ago  –  SpaceX is among several companies interested in providing broadband internet coverage worldwide, especially in areas where it costs too much or is unreliable.
• 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 companies prepare to implement solutions
• Thousands of Valentine’s Day texts arrived late, causing heartbreak
• Twitter employee spying allegations highlight risk of ‘i

• Don’t TikTok in uniform: U.S. Army to its cadets 5 days ago  –  A Reuters search of the hashtags "#rotc" and "#jrotc" found multiple TikToks of young men and women in U.S. military uniforms lip-syncing, dancing and performing training exercises.
• Elon Musk unveils his new armoured Tesla Cybertruck — then it breaks 5 days ago  –  The space-age pickup truck from Tesla looks like a cross between a science-fiction car and a Kanye West shoe, social media users pointed out.
• 80 million affected in Iran internet shutdown, experts say 6 days ago  –  The shutdown across a nation of 80 million people in Iran was the first to effectively isolate a modern, highly developed domestic network, experts say.
• Dozens laid off as TorStar closes StarMetro national free newspaper chain
• Budget airline EasyJet vows to operate net-zero carbon flights
• Super Awesome Science Show: Zero-emission vehicles
• Thousands of Disney+ accounts have been hacked, sold online on dark web: reports
• Documents provide inside look into challenges of digitizing federal services
• First methane, now oxygen: gaseous mysteries on Mars puzzle scientists
• As 2020 U.S. election approaches, Twitter tightens ban

• Twitter pauses plan to delete inactive accounts until it can memorialize dead users 6 hours ago  –  The account removal process was set to begin in December and would ultimately free up usernames.
• Emergency alert tests are happening on Wednesday: here’s when you’ll get yours a day ago  –  Since January, Canada's telecom regulator says 125 emergency messages have been issued.
• EBay to sell online ticket seller StubHub for more than US$4 billion 2 days ago  –  The deal, which is expected to close by the end of the first quarter of 2020, comes after the exit of former CEO Devin Wenig in September, following his differences with the company's revamped board.
• European police crackdown deals ‘huge’ blow to online ISIS propaganda
• Uber stripped of licence in London, U.K. over safety ‘failures’
• Footage online of Iran protests show chaos as internet restored after weeklong shutdown
• Smashing success? After cybertruck demo, Elon Musk says Tesla has received 146K orders
• U.S. regulators bar use of government funds for Huawei, ZTE over security concerns
• IBM’s computer debater faces off against itself, comes out a winner
• Skin-lightening creams containing mercury pulled from Amazon.com

Google News (CA)

• Call of Duty: Modern Warfare's first season launches with "biggest free content drop in COD history" - Eurogamer.net 12 hours ago  –  Call of Duty: Modern Warfare's Season 1 Features 'Biggest Free Content Drop in Call of Duty History' - IGN  IGN'Call of Duty: Modern Warfare' prepares for its first battle pass  Enga...
• Redmi K30 4G specs and new live image pop up [Updated] - GSMArena.com news - GSMArena.com 13 hours ago  – GSMArena.comXiaomi Redmi Note 8 gets a new Cosmic Purple color option in India  Gizchina.comXiaomi confirms launch of its 108MP camera smartphone in India  The News MinuteBest custom ROMs for Redmi Note 8  gizmochinaXiaom...
• [Update: Early offers added] Best Nest Black Friday deals: Nest Mini from $29, Nest Hub $55 - 9to5Google
• Vivo X30 5G Teasers Confirm Punch-hole Display, 60x Zoom Capability - Beebom
• Facebook Acquires Beat Saber Studio, Says This Is ‘Just the Beginning’ - Wccftech
• Zhao Ming: Honor V-series devices may not participate in DxOMARK scoring anymore - gizmochina
• Fortnite Creative used to create full game called Fourth Dimension - SlashGear
• Costco has the Apple Watch Series 5 on sale - PhoneArena
• Twitter will free up handles by deleting inactive accounts - TechCrunch
• EMUI 10 now powers 1 million devices - GSMArena.co

• Ubuntu 19.10: It's fast, like “make old hardware feel new” fast - Ars Technica 7 hours ago  – 
• Telus Black Friday deals: $10 off select plans, iPhone, Galaxy devices on sale - MobileSyrup 7 hours ago  – Black Friday: The Best Android Deals [2019]  Android CentralThe best smartphones of 2019  Yahoo Canada FinanceHere's a round-up of Canadian carriers' 2019 Black Friday deals  MobileSyrupBlack Friday 2019: T...
• Inside The Long Dark - Kotaku
• Total War Warhammer II Shadow & The Blade campaign pack out December - TheSixthAxis
• Here’s a massive preview of the best deals from Amazon’s upcoming Black Friday 2019 sale - BGR
• Best Black Friday 2019: Best TV deals on Vizio, Samsung, LG OLED and more - CNET
• New No Man's Sky Update Lets You Upgrade Your Ship - Kotaku
• Samsung Android 10 roadmap hints at January 2020 release for Note 10 and S10 - 9to5Google
• A mysterious OnePlus 7T prototype in gold that never got released - The Indian Express
• Black Friday 2019 deals come early on Amazon Fire,

• December 2019 PlayStation Plus Games Include Titanfall 2 and Monster Energy Supercross - IGN - IGN 6 hours ago  –December’s Free PS Plus Games: Titanfall 2 and Monster Energy Supercross — The Official Videogame  PlayStation.BlogTitanfall 2 and Monster Energy Supercross Are December's PS Plus Games  KotakuPlaySta...
• Roku’s $60 Streaming Stick+ is down to $29 for Black Friday 2019 - BGR 6 hours ago  –  Roku unveils Black Friday discounts on select streaming devices  MobileSyrupBest gifts: 5 best TV streaming devices of 2019  ZDNetSave on Roku 4K HDR streamer in Walmart Black Friday sale  What Hi-Fi?Best Black Friday 2019 TV an...
• A Video Game Auteur’s Quest for Connection - Vulture
• Rocket League's Next Rocket Pass Gets Release Date | Game Rant - GameRant
• Koodo 'Bright Friday' sale offers discounts on Tab pricing and more - MobileSyrup
• Amazon Alexa gets new emotions and it’s a little creepy - SlashGear
• 10.2-inch iPads are at all-time low prices on Amazon, but there’s a secret to getting the best prices - BGR
• Black Friday 2019 deals under $250: iPad, Kindle Oasis, Xbox, PS4 and more - CNET
• Google pays tribute to Scarborough after facing criticism over unflattering photo - CP24 Toronto's Breaking News
• Xbox Games With Gold December 2019 free games

• PS4 Black Friday 2019 Game Deals: Get These $10 PlayStation Exclusives And More - GameSpot 3 hours ago
• PSA: Don’t sell your Bottle Caps in Pokémon Sword and Shield - Polygon 4 hours ago  –  Familiar Pokémon are evolving in Pokémon Sword and Pokémon Shield! ⚔️🛡️  The Official Pokémon YouTube channelPokémon Sword and Shield Review – Great, But We Wanted More  WccftechPokémon Sword and Shield: How to get a Gigantamax ...
• Darksiders Genesis - Official Strife Trailer - IGN
• Pixel 4, 4 XL reportedly have terrible oleophobic screen coatings - MobileSyrup
• Valve's Steam Controller is dead - Engadget
• Review: Jeda USB Hub – a must-have accessory for the Tesla Model 3 [Video] - Electrek
• Galaxy S11+ renders show off world’s most disorganized camera array - Ars Technica
• Xbox Scarlett and PlayStation 5 launches will be all about service games - VentureBeat
• All three of Apple's 2020 iPhones will reportedly feature OLED displays - MobileSyrup
• Eight of Amazon’s Top 10 Best Selling Processors Ar

• Surface Laptop 3 showdown: AMD vs Intel!! - PCWorld an hour ago  – Microsoft is offering hundreds of dollars off various Surface PCs  NeowinWindows 10 boost - Microsoft Black Friday sale offers a very good time to upgrade your PC  ExpressSurface Laptop 3 Deal: 13.5-inch Model Hits Lowest Ever Amazon Price of $999...
• Nintendo's eShop Black Friday sale offers games up to 50 percent off - MobileSyrup an hour ago  – Buyer Beware: Nintendo's Black Friday Switch Bundle Is The Old, Low-Battery Model  KotakuNintendo Switch eShop Cyber Deals are finally live in North America  DestructoidA Warning To Avoid These Black Friday Video Gam...
• Shovel Knight’s superb soundtrack becomes a soothing collection of lullabies - VentureBeat
• Apple Black Friday 2019: Best deals available now (updated) - CNET
• Apple AirPods see 'surge of demand' and could face holiday shortage, Wedbush says - CNBC
• 5 reasons the AirPods Pro are good for Android - Android Central
• Black Friday 2019 PlayStation deals: PS4 Pro with Call of Duty for $299, PSVR for $199 - CNET
• Mortal Kombat 11 - Sindel DLC Review - IGN
• Google lets customers with canceled pre-orders reorder Stadia Founder’s Edition - 9to5Google
• Modern Warfare Is Denying Players The Time-Honore