Sunday, August 09, 2020

9 August - Technology - BetaKit / Global News / Google (CA)

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  • Financial Data Exchange launches in Canada looking to create industry standard for financial data sharing 12 days ago  –  
  • Elevate cancels 2020 tech festival, secures $5 million to launch new global innovation hub
  • Shopify revenue grows 97 percent in Q2 2020 as large number of retailers join platform
  • StellarAlgo closes $1.5 million to help sports, live audience sector better engage with fans
  • S|W: The SaaS Weekly – Privacy first?
  • Two years after acquisition of Hubdoc, Xero names Toronto its North American tech hub
  • CRA extends payment deadline on tax returns, offers interest relief on tax debts
  • Mogo officially launches carbon offsetting digital spending account, MogoSpend
  • SaaS startup Conexiom raises $40 million in strategic growth financing
  • Report: altering Canada’s approach to public procureme
  • VC deal volume sees slump in first half of 2020 amid COVID-19, CVCA finds 10 days ago  –  Venture capital and private equity deal volume fell in Canada during the second quarter of this year, as the COVID-19 pandemic began to take...
  • L-Spark launches new accelerator program for connected medical device ventures
  • Report: Canadian angel investment reached record-breaking $163.9 million in 2019
  • Black Professionals in Tech Network partners with Canadian companies to support Black tech workers
  • OSC introduces interim order to help facilitate startup securities crowdfunding
  • While venture funding stays consistent, BC startup deal count sees Q1 decline
  • A|I: The AI Times – AI arms race
  • BC RDA invests nearly $3 million in Innovate BC to help tech entrepreneurs recover from COVID-19
  • FedDev Ontario invests $30 million in eight Waterloo Region companies
  • Sun Life leads $43 million round of financing in teleheal
  • Platterz raises $43.8 million CAD Series B, rebrands to Thriver as company pivots post-pandemic 4 days ago  –  Toronto-based corporate catering startup Platterz has rebranded to Thriver following a $43.8 million CAD ($33 million USD) Series B round to support the company’s...
  • Lightspeed launches new SMB loan offering with payments giant Stripe
  • Ocean Supercluster launches $29 million Ocean Aware project
    4 days ago  –  The Atlantic Canada-based Ocean Supercluster has launched Ocean Aware, a new project intended to develop and commercialize solutions that promote sustainable growth in the...
  • Federal government commits $78 million to new COVID-19 vaccine trials and research
  • How SAFEs can be dangerous: what early-stage entrepreneurs should know
  • A|I: The AI Times – When AI codes itself
  • F|T: The FinTech Times – Canada’s new open banking org
  • TouchBistro acquires TableUp to launch new loyalty solution for restaurants
  • BusPatrol opens Montreal R&D centre, plans to create 150 jobs over two years
  • Clean Works Medical, Pure Life Machinery receive $2 mi

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  • Twitter limits Donald Trump Jr.’s account over COVID-19 misinformation policy 13 days ago  –  The eldest son of U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday posted a video of doctors talking about the drug hydroxychloroquine.
  • 5G phones are here, but it will take years to unlock their full potential: experts 15 days ago  –  After years of promises about next-generation wireless powering self-driving cars and robotic surgery, it's still unclear exactly what the newly launched networks are currently able to do.
  • Zuckerberg, Bezos among tech leaders to testify before U.S. Congress on antitrust 15 days ago  –  The panel has conducted a bipartisan investigation over the past year of the tech giants' market dominance and their effect on consumers.
  • Making coronavirus contact-tracing app user-friendly caused delay, Hajdu says
  • National contact tracing app begins beta testing after delay
  • Coronavirus: Feds mum on launch date for contact-tracing app after Ontario pilot delayed
  • U.S. charges Chinese hackers accused of targeting coronavirus vaccine research
  • Twitter to suspend accounts, block sites linked to QAnon conspiracy theory
  • Walmart Canada to spend $3.5B on improving online and in-store services
  • Most Canadians want social media companies to do mor
  • NASA astronauts set to return from ISS via SpaceX capsule 9 days ago  –  U.S. astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley, who launched to the space station in May, are expected to splash down at one of seven landing sites in the Gulf of Mexico or Atlantic Ocean at about 2:48 p.m. ET on Sunday.
  • Trump says he plans to ban TikTok in U.S., opposes Chinese sale 9 days ago  –  Trump said the ban will come through either an executive order or by using executive economic powers as soon as Saturday.
  • White House preparing to force Chinese company to sell TikTok: sources 9 days ago  –  The move would be the culmination of U.S. national security concerns over the safety of the personal data that TikTok handles.
  • Florida teen, British man among 3 charged in hack of high-profile Twitter accounts
  • European Union hits Chinese, Russian hackers with first-ever cyberattack sanctions
  • Shaw launches new wireless mobile service in Alberta and B.C.
  • Scientists revive microbes from 100M years ago from beneath ocean floor
  • CEOs of Facebook, Amazon face Congress as Trump demands crackdown on ‘Big Tech’
  • Vatican, Hong Kong Catholic diocese hit in suspected Chinese hack
  • RBC agrees to buy electricity from new southern Alberta
  • Twitter interested in buying U.S. operations of Chinese-owned TikTok: sources a day ago  –  The news of Twitter and TikTok being in preliminary talks and Microsoft still being seen as the front-runner in bidding for the app's U.S. operations was reported earlier by the Wall Street Journal.
    Twitter interested in buying U.S. operations of Chinese-owned TikTok: sources a day ago  –  The news of Twitter and TikTok being in preliminary talks and Microsoft still being seen as the front-runner in bidding for the app's U.S. operations was reported earlier by the Wall Street Journal.
  • Porn, rap interrupts online hearing of teen suspected of hacking famous Twitter accounts 4 days ago  –  The interruptions — including one by a user who shared a screen and took over the hearing with a porn video — forced Hillsborough County Judge Christopher C. Nash to temporarily halt the session for Graham Ivan Clark, 17.
  • Facebook launches TikTok rival as Trump threatens to ban Chinese-owned app 5 days ago  –  Facebook's Instagram is launching its answer to the hit short video app TikTok — Instagram Reels.
  • Moosehead, MEC ditching Facebook ads for good after boycott
  • Study shows Canadians are paying more for data than most other countries
  • Trump threatens Tik Tok ban unless U.S. gets ‘substantial portion’ of operations sales price
  • FAA mulls ordering 4 safety fixes to Boeing 737 MAX as fleet remains grounded
  • Trump says he’s going to ban TikTok. Will Canada do the same?
  • Can’t download the COVID Alert app? Your operating system may be too old (or new)
  • Microsoft in advanced talks to take over TikTok’s U.S. op

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  • How to play GTA Online in August 2020 - Sportskeeda 19 hours ago  –  Rockstar Games Reveals New Details on Next-Gen PS5 and Xbox Series X GTA Online  ComicBook.com'GTA 6' battle royale theory: How Rockstar can redeem the overused game mode  InverseGTA Online Summer Update: New Missions - Super yacht, adversary mode...
  • Top 8 Hitman VR Levels We Can't Wait To Play - Hitman 3 VR gameplay reaction - Ian's VR Corner - Eurogamer 19 hours ago  –   EurogamerHitman VR Might Mean More For PSVR Than You Realize  UploadVRView Full coverage on Google News
  • DrDisrespect Creates History On Youtube And Hints At Production Company - Essentially Sports
  • Call of Duty Mobile:Season 9 update to bring new map,features &lots more - PhonesWiki
  • Note 20: How do you sell a $1,000 phone during a pandemic? Samsung has a plan - CNET
  • Samsung Galaxy Buds Live vs Galaxy Buds Plus: Which earbuds are best? - Tom's Guide
  • Qualcomm Snapdragon chips have serious security issues - Gizchina.com
  • NBA 2K20 Locker Codes: Free Showtime, Takeover, Flash 8, Flash 9, Or Fan Favorites Series 3 Packs - Forbes
  • Pokemon the Movie – Coco Gets New Trailer Featuring Story and Pokemon Zarude - DualShockers
  • Nintendo Switch Getting Classic 1997 PlayStation Gam
  • Is Fortnite Dying Or Shutting Down? - EssentiallySports 13 hours ago  –  
  • Blizzard staff anonymously share their pay info in a fight against wage disparity - Eurogamer.net 14 hours ago  –  
  • The LEGO Super Mario Sets Cost $590+ to Collect (So Far) - Up at Noon - IGN
  • All You Need To Know | Microsoft Surface Pro 8 - Trusted Reviews
  • Trademark applications filed for “iQOO PAD” and “iQOOBOOK” - gizmochina
  • The Curious Case Of Michael ’Shroud’ Grzesiek - EssentiallySports
  • Electric Ford Mustang Mach-E features 'audio wizardry' with optional engine noise - CNBC
  • 15 new Android games from the week of August 3, 2020 - Android Police
  • Yoshinori Ono is Leaving Capcom After Almost 30 Years With the Company - Siliconera
  • Everything we know about Fortnite's Thor crossover: Eve
  • These 6 Xbox Ones Games Are $6 For Less Than 24 Hours - ComicBook.com 11 hours ago  – 
  • Grounded - SB Live - Episode 01 - 07.28.20 - SelectButton 11 hours ago  –  Grounded Makes an Ant Hill Out of Fallout 76 | Game Rant  GameRantGrounded's First Patch Is Out Now, Here's What's Included  Pure XboxGrounded - SB Live - Episode 02 - 07.28.20  SelectButtonGrounded Early Access Review  IGN Southeast AsiaVie...
  • TOP Features of the 27-Inch iMac (2020)! - AppleInsider
  • Animal Crossing: New Horizon is now Japan's second-biggest selling game of all time - GamesRadar+
  • Red Dead Online: Where to Find All Farmland Habitat Animals - GameRant
  • My Google Pixel 4a battery life impressions after three weeks using the phone - Android Police
  • Google Pixel 4a: Best launch deals, pricing, trade-in values, and availability - Android Police
  • Here's what's coming to Xbox Game Pass for Console and PC in the first half of August 2020 - MobileSyrup
  • The APP Show - Aug 9 - Unpacking Samsung's Latest Gadgets Virtually - GetConnected Media
  • Is MARVEL'S AVENGERS Worth Playing? | Play Or Nay 
  • Apex Legends: Everything We Know About Rampart | TheGamer - TheGamer 7 hours ago  –  Everything we know about Crafting in Apex Legends Season 6  DexertoApex Legends Season 6 – Boosted Launch Trailer  XboxSomeone is threatening Rampart into throwing a match in the latest Apex teaser  Dot EsportsApex Legends writer ...
  • The Galaxy Note 20 doesn't come with headphones and that's a good thing - CNET 7 hours ago  – First Samsung Galaxy Watch 3 software update adds several missing features  TechRadarSamsung’s Galaxy Note 20 Smartphone Has Serious Problems  ForbesStunning doesn’t even begin to describe the Mystic Bronze Galaxy Note 2...
  • Aston Martin DBX review | new V8 Aston SUV on test | Autocar - Autocar
  • Top New Games Releasing On Switch, PS4, Xbox One, And PC This Week -- August 9-15, 2020 - GameSpot
  • Horizon Zero Dawn Is Not Running Great On Many PCs - Kotaku
  • New Apple Leak Reveals iPhone 12 Design Shock - Forbes
  • A Mother Recovers the $20K Her Son Secretly Spent on Twitch Donations in 17 Days - IGN
  • How to upgrade iMac (2020) RAM and save up to $2000 in the process - 9to5Mac
  • Call Of Duty: Warzone's Player Count Soars While Activision Revenue Grows - GameSpot
  • Here's Halo Infinite Reimagined as a Nintendo 64 Game 
  • WhatsApp to soon let you sync chat history to multiple devices: Know what is it - India TV News 21 minutes ago  –  WhatsApp will let you sync your message history to multiple devices - MSPoweruser  MSPoweruserWhatsApp new features: Disappearing messages, search the web option coming soon  LivemintWhatsApp’s multiple ...
  • ‘Doom Eternal: The Ancient Gods Part One’ DLC gets new teaser trailer - NME 23 minutes ago  – DOOM Eternal's First DLC, The Ancient Gods, Revealed In QuakeCon Teaser  Screen RantDOOM Eternal - The Ancient Gods: Part One Campaign Teaser (2020)  MSN MoneyDOOM Eternal: The Ancient Gods DLC Announced  ComicBook.comDoom ...
  • PGA Tour 2K21 Preview - Vooks
  • Apple files legal opposition to a meal app’s pear logo - SlashGear
  • Quake World Champion Rapha's Emotional Victory Interview - Shacknews
  • App Recap: Decibel, Liftin' Workout Tracker, Taskheat and Major App Updates - MacRumors
  • Why Some of You Might Be Seeing a New ‘Quotes’ Section Underneath Tweets - Gizmodo
  • Redmi K30 Ultra will have a 120Hz AMOLED display - gizmochina
  • Huawei's chipset production lines are to close in September 2020 - Notebookcheck.net
  • Microsoft’s new Xbox Series S console confirmed in leak
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