Wednesday, September 02, 2020

2 September - Technology - BetaKit / Global News / Google (CA)

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  • Top Hat continues pursuit to take traditional publishers digital with Bluedoor acquisition 9 days ago  –  Toronto-based EdTech startup Top Hat has acquired another education publishing company, recently closing a deal to purchase United States-based Bluedoor. The terms of the...
  • S|W: The SaaS Weekly – The party’s over for Airbnb
  • Entertainment tech startup Wrapbook raises $4.7 million CAD seed round
  • Peekapak CEO explains how startups are supporting back to school
  • 11 Canadian startups at Y Combinator’s Summer 2020 Demo Day
  • New York-based proptech startup SwiftCTRL opens Canadian office in Montréal
  • F|T: The FinTech Times – Financial health checkup
  • Canadian startup news of the week (8/23/20)
  • Dialogue expands beyond telemedicine with new Employee Assistance Program offering
  • Black Professionals in Tech Network shares action plan on
  • AlayaCare secures $15 million debt facility from CIBC Innovation Banking 7 days ago  –  Montreal-based healthtech startup AlayaCare has secured $15 million CAD in growth capital financing from CIBC Innovation Banking. The capital comes in the form of...
  • Life sciences-focused ACTO announces $11.5 million USD Series A raised at height of the pandemic
  • R|T: The Retail Times – Stalled momentum
  • Alberta appoints new innovation minister tasked with implementing province’s recovery plan
  • SeamlessMD raises $4 million CAD Series A to meet increased demand for digital patient engagement due to COVID-19
  • A|I: The AI Times – Real-world problems aren’t important
  • SWTCH raises $1.1 million to expand smart electric vehicle charging across North America
  • Canadian venture capital investment hits record in Q2 2020 despite COVID-19
  • Insurtech Breathe Life raises $11.5 million CAD to accelerate go-to-market strategy
  • TransPod signs deal with Alberta to develop Hyperloop trac
  • Government to extend CEBA $40,000 small business loan applications to October 31 2 days ago  –  The Government of Canada announced that it is extending applications for the Canada Emergency Business Account (CEBA) until October 31. Deputy Prime Minister and...
  • F|T: The FinTech Times – Klarna’s losing krona
  • Canadian startup news of the week (8/30/20)
  • Today in funding: Dispatch Coffee, Cloud DX, KitchenMate, ELLA
  • As Ethereum turns five, the world’s second biggest crypto platform aims to tackle long-standing challenges
  • New temporary policy to allow foreign workers to apply for work permit without leaving Canada
  • H|T: The Healthtech Times – Uber Rx
  • Verto Health raises $2 million CAD seed round to better connect healthcare providers, patients
  • Uber to expand its operations across Quebec this fall
  • Vector Institute establishes AI engineering team to turn res
  • Xanadu launches photonic quantum cloud platform 11 hours ago  –  Toronto-based quantum computing startup Xanadu on Wednesday announced the release of a publicly available photonic quantum cloud platform, which it calls the Xanadu Quantum...
  • Montréal payment tech company Nuvei files for IPO on TSX
  • A|I: The AI Times – AI dogfight
  • ProNavigator raises $5.6 million to tackle United States insurance market
  • Shopify sheds Ottawa office space amid planned Toronto expansion
  • Five Canadian startups among Google’s inaugural Women Founders accelerator cohort
  • AutoTech startup Acerta secures $5 million USD of new capital in OMERS-led Series A
  • S|W: The SaaS Weekly – Walmart to tap TikTok?
  • Applications open for new Canadian healthtech startup program, pitch competition
  • Canadian government extends BCAP loan program to June

    •  Global News
  • Twitter to further fight misinformation on U.S. voting, including mail-in ballots 21 days ago  –  The move will involve coming up with new policies "that emphasize accurate information about all available options to vote, including by mail and early voting."
  • How the U.S. could block access to TikTok, WeChat 22 days ago  –  The administration could order smartphone software giants Apple Inc and Alphabet Inc's Google to remove WeChat and TikTok from their app stores.
  • Facebook to ban ads presented as articles from U.S. publishers with political ties 22 days ago  –  Under the new policy, publishers with any political connections will still be allowed to register as a news page but the company will implement some restrictions.
  • Twitter interested in buying U.S. operations of Chinese-owned TikTok: sources
  • Porn, rap interrupts online hearing of teen suspected of hacking famous Twitter accounts
  • Facebook launches TikTok rival as Trump threatens to ban Chinese-owned app
  • 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 fle
  • Newfoundland and Labrador first in Atlantic Canada to launch COVID-19 app 7 hours ago  –  The app will provide up-to-date information and alerts in case of a COVID-19 outbreak.
  • Apple, Google building coronavirus tracing tech directly into phone software 21 hours ago  –  The move could make it much easier for people in the U.S. to get the tool on their phone even if their local public health agency hasn't built its own compatible app.
  • ‘Troll factory’: Facebook, Twitter suspend Russian network ahead of U.S. election a day ago  –  Twitter also suspended five related accounts. The company said the tweets from these Russia-linked accounts "were low quality and spammy" and that most received few, if any, likes or retweets.
  • Facebook says it will block news in Australia if media royalty plan becomes law
  • Walmart makes joint bid with Microsoft to buy Tiktok’s U.S. business
  • Quebec won’t use federal coronavirus exposure app for now
  • TekSavvy raises monthly prices, accuses Ottawa of siding with major internet carriers
  • Trump orders TikTok’s Chinese owners to divest U.S. operations within 90 days
  • Apple, Google drop Fortnite from app stores due to direct payment plan
  • Facebook expands anti-misinformation efforts for U.S. user

    •  Google News (CA)
    Audi Reveals Best Blue Tribute to RS2 with RS 6 Avant - MotorIllustrated 17 hours ago  –  Audi Reveals Best Blue Tribute to RS2 with RS 6 Avant  MotorIllustrated2021 Audi RS 6 Avant RS Tribute Edition: US finally gets a Nogaro Blue wagon  Motor AuthorityAudi’s 

  • 5 things to know before you buy a Huawei P40 Pro phone - CNET 19 hours ago  – Huawei P40 Pro upgrades to EMUI 11 – obtains Wi-Fi 6 certification  Gizchina.comView Full coverage on Google News
  • Upcoming video games for 2020: 'Avengers', 'COD' and more - YP
  • Samsung announces Galaxy Tab A7: 10.4-inch display, Snapdragon 662, quad speakers - SamMobile
  • Biden campaign mocking presence in'Animal Crossing' compared to Hillary's'Pokemon Go Tutu' line - haveeruonline
  • NASA reveals the visual delights viewable in the night sky this month - Digital Trends
  • "The Last Call Of Duty" Has Sold 30 Million Copies, Nvidia CEO Says - GameSpot
  • Zombie Army 4: Dead War gets a single new achievement worth just 10G - TrueAchievements
  • Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Review: A swing and a miss - MobileSyrup
  • AT&T reportedly backs away from selling Warner Bros. Int

    • Google Wants to Remix News Radio Just for You - WIRED 15 hours ago  – Google Podcasts gets Assistant's personalized Your News Update feature  Android PoliceAssistant’s ‘Your News Update’ coming to Google Podcasts, adds more natural TTS voice  9to5GoogleGoogle’s personalized audio news feature, Your News Update, co...


  • Eastlink transforms the TV viewing experience with simplified and highly personalized access to video content powered by TiVo - Yahoo Finance 15 hours ago  –
  • JBL’s latest affordable Bluetooth speakers are waterproof and charge via USB-C - The Verge
  • JBL adds noise cancellation and improved sweat resistance to its latest true wireless earbuds - The Verge
  • ZTE Axon 20 5G launches as first smartphone w/ under-display camera - 9to5Google
  • Run Android apps on your Windows 10 PC. Here's how - CNET
  • Select Rogers Infinite plans now give customers access to six free months of Apple Music - Yahoo Finance
  • Apple-Epic row being closely watched by German antitrust chief - Canada.com
  • Poco M2 is arriving on September 8 with big display and big battery - GSMArena.com news - GSMArena.com
  • AirPods Studio release date is imminent — here’s the proo

    • Samsung all but drops off of the top 10 best-selling smartphones in 1st half of 2020 - 9to5Google 12 hours ago  –Apple's fall hardware event might feature four iPhones, two watches and an iPad Air  MobileSyrupApple preparing to build 75 mil 5G iPhones later this year: Bloomberg  Japan TodayProven Leaker Suggests ...


  • Apple's iOS 13.7 release includes COVID-19 'exposure notifications express' - CNET 12 hours ago  –  Apple, Google's Exposure Notification system can now auto-generate apps  MobileSyrupApple, Google building coronavirus tracing tech directly into phone software  Global NewsiOS 13.7 Still Requires COVID Alert App for...
  • Nokia 5.3 review: A rare mid-range phone that promises regular software updates - The Indian Express
  • Hello Games’ Sean Murray on the studio’s next No Man’s Sky-sized game - Polygon
  • Dungeons & Dragons getting its own set of Magic: The Gathering cards in 2021 - Polygon
  • Amazon's new battery-powered Blink security cameras claim to last 4 years - CNET
  • Madden 21 The Yard locations: Rules, how to unlock & more - Sporting News
  • Pokemon Go Mega Evolution: How To Get Mega Energy And Mega Evolve Your Pokemon - GameSpot
  • Best-Price-Ever On Ultra-Large-Screen LG OLED TV Is Best-Time-Ever To Upgrade - Stockhouse
  • Asus unveils its RTX 3000-series ROG cards, Wi-Fi 6E rou

    • Sony’s New Ad Makes A Strong Case For The PlayStation 5 Over The Xbox Series X - Forbes 8 hours ago  – Oh Look, Microsoft Is Accidentally Mentioning A Next-Gen Console They Haven't Actually Announced, Again  KotakuHere's what's coming to Xbox Game Pass for Console and PC in the first half of September 2020  Mobil...


  • LG teases weird dual-screen Wing, details to be revealed September 14 - Android Police 8 hours ago  –LG Wing launch date: The swiveling phone is coming later this month  Android AuthorityLG teases 'Wing' phone in video, announcement coming September 14  MobileSyrupLG hints at dual-screen swiveling ‘Wing’ phone i...
  • The Outer Worlds: Peril on Gorgon DLC - Exploring Spacer's Choice Office - IGN
  • iZotope’s new RX8 repair tool cleans up your noisy audio with AI - The Next Web
  • Asus ZenBook S UX393 with 3: 2 aspect ratio display - Somag News
  • New Acer Swift ultrabooks will include Intel's Iris Xe graphics chip - Android Authority
  • How the next iPhone update will expose how companies try to track you - CNBC
  • Edge of Eternity launches in spring 2021, PS4 physical edition announced - Gematsu
  • RedMagic 5S released for smartphone gaming both balanced and beautiful - SlashGear
  • Cyan Racing's Latest Creation Is a Lightweight P1800 Re

    • Ampere' Is Here! Nvidia's GeForce RTX 3070, RTX 3080, and RTX 3090 Get Official - PCMag 2 hours ago  –  A GeForce RTX 3070 Ti with 16GB GDDR6 is listed at Lenovo  guru3d.comNvidia's RTX IO technology promises faster load times for RTX-equipped systems  TechSpotNVIDIA Delivers Greatest-Ever Generational Leap with G...


  • First 16 Minutes of Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 and 2 Tutorial Gameplay - IGN 3 hours ago  –Rumor: Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1+2 Requires Online Activation Despite All Content Being on Disc  Niche GamerTony Hawk | Behind The Scenes Tony Hawk's™ Pro Skater™ 1 and 2  Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 and 2Tony Hawk's Pro Skater ...
  • Hands-On With LG's 32-Inch 4K UltraFine Ergo Display - MacRumors
  • PS5: Is NOT Backwards Compatible - TheGamer
  • Intel just changed its logo for the first time since 2006 - The Next Web
  • Apple will continue App Store subscription push with developer offer codes for customers - 9to5Mac
  • PS5 Preorder Signups Available--Register For The Chance To Reserve A Console - GameSpot
  • Jetpack Joyride | Metal Slug Crossover Extended Gameplay Trailer - Game Freaks 365
  • Marvel's Avengers - 14 Minutes of Thor Gameplay - IGN
     7 hours ago  –  Marvel's Avengers - 14 Minutes of Thor Gameplay  IGNAvengers’ Story Campaign Is Bigger And Better Than I Expected  KotakuLaunch Week - Marvel's Avengers WAR TABLE  PlayStationThank God, We'll Play as the Interesting Hawkeye in the Avengers Game  GizmodoMarvel’s Avengers: Everything You Need To Kn...
  • ATLANTIC SKIES Could humans live on Mars? - TheChro
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