Monday, June 15, 2020

15 June - Technology - BetaKit / Global News / Google (CA)

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  • Six Ontario companies secure funding from VentureLAB’s innovation fund 4 days ago  –  York Region has partnered with VentureLAB to award six local businesses a total of up to $75,000 to support the development of the region’s...
  • Digital Main Street receives $57 million from federal government, Ontario
  • Lane raises $10 million CAD Series A as it sees increased demand for workplace communication technology
  • H|T: The Healthtech Times – Canadian Shields up
  • Oxford reportedly moving forward with OCE proposal for OneEleven
  • Enterprise software startup jSonar raises $50 million USD from Goldman Sachs
  • TouchBistro hires new CFO, keeps eye on IPO despite pandemic market uncertainty
  • Coinsquare CEO says company was contacted about potential data breach affecting thousands of users last year
  • Ocean Supercluster launches competition for ocean tech innovators
  • Federal government creates web hub for organizations
  • Black Swan #11: A Canadian in the Valley
  • IRAP says 97 percent of $250 million Innovation Assistance Program already committed
  • Multiple organizations bidding to acquire OneEleven from Oxford
  • Founder Institute Montréal, MedStack launch digital health startup fellowship
  • Three projects win $100,000 in prizes from Québec’s Post-COVID competition
  • Startup Canada Podcast: growing from grassroots with Sonya Satveit
  • Today in funding: ICwhatUC, Emma
  • A|I: The AI Times – COVID data concerns
  • Google for Startups Accelerator Canada to be held virtu
  • Tech sector reiterates calls to expand wage subsidy as Canadian government asks for feedback 7 days ago  –  Canada’s Department of Finance recently held a consultation process on the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy (CEWS), looking for feedback from businesses, labour representatives, and...
  • Federal government, Québec announce $50 million fund to support Montréal small businesses
  • Invixium raises $3 million amid growing demand for touchless biometrics fever detection
  • F|T: The FinTech Times – Open banking recovery
  • Canadian startup news of the week (6/07/20)
  • The horrifying truth about being a Black woman founder in Canada
  • Slack reports record customer growth as global workforces go remote
  • L’Institut quantique becomes the first IBM Q Hub in Canada
  • Digital Technology Supercluster investing in eight new projects through COVID-19 program
  • Digital pharmacy startup PocketPills tracks increased g
  • BetaKit, Jobbio, and TalentMinded team up to help unemployed Canadian tech workers BounceBack
  • Report: Canada ranked fourth startup ecosystem globally as Toronto, Vancouver drop for second year
  • Greeneye Technology raises $7 million USD seed round with Panache Ventures, Techstars
  • Halal FinTech startup Manzil launches private placement offering on FrontFundr
  • Lumeca Health, SaskTel partner to provide residents of Cowessess First Nation virtual care
  • McRock Capital holds final close of Fund II at $112 million
  • Sylvain Carle on his departure from Real Ventures and “next chapter”
  • H|T: The Healthtech Times – Contact
  • Fashion e-commerce startup BlackCart raises $2.8 mill

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  • PlayStation 5 design revealed along with dozens of new games 3 days ago  –  Upcoming titles include "Spider-Man: Miles Morales" from in-house studio Insomniac Games, a sequel to the best-selling title on the aging PlayStation 4, and "Project Athia" from Final Fantasy developer Square Enix Holdings.
  • The Queen makes first-ever public video call thanks to COVID-19
  • Twitter tests new feature prompting Android users to open articles before sharing
  • Online platforms scramble as content moderators in short supply amid coronavirus
  • How technology is helping George Floyd protesters organize, record police violence
  • Facebook removes nearly 200 accounts linked to white supremacy groups
  • Reddit co-founder quits board, asks for Black replacement
  • Canada’s auction of 5G wireless spectrum to telecom fi
  • Blackout Tuesday may hurt awareness efforts after George Floyd death, advocates say 13 days ago  –  #BlackoutTuesday involves posting a black square on a social media platform.
  • Bell, Telus reveal 5G deals with European firms in major blow to Huawei
  • Slow Wi-Fi? How to boost your internet when everyone is working from home
  • It’s not just Trump — Twitter fact-checking thousands of tweets, many about coronavirus
  • Trump signs executive order on social media following spat with Twitter
  • Coronavirus risk hasn’t changed space training much, Canadian astronauts say
  • Trump accuses Twitter of interfering in 2020 U.S. election after fact-check label
  • SpaceX launch with NASA astronauts will feature retro-

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