Sunday, April 18, 2021

18 April - Technology - BetaKit / Global News / Google (CA)

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  • With Fortune 500 clients, revenue growth, Tasktop raises $126 million CAD in growth equity 10 days ago  –  Tasktop has raised $126 million CAD ($100 million USD) in growth equity financing, following several years of significant growth for the Vancouver-based SaaS startup....
  • R|T: The Retail Times – Walmart hits a wall
  • Goodfood reaches record revenue of $100.7 million as online grocery market booms
  • Five Canadian startups named to CB Insights’ 2021 AI 100 list
     11 days ago  –  Five Canadian artificial intelligence (AI) startups have made CB Insights’ fifth annual AI 100 list, which aims to highlight the most promising and innovative...
  • C100 rebrands 48Hours in the Valley to eight-month fellowship, announces 2021 cohort
  • Brim Financial, Canadian Western Bank partner to launch FinTech platform, consumer credit cards
  • Inovia, Shopify back delivery startup Swyft in $22 million Series A round
  • A|I: The AI Times – Beauty is in the eye of the filter
  • One year after raising seed round, PolicyMe launches digital life insurance product
  • Playmaker Capital closes $24 million private placement, pl
  • QRA Corp secures $3.76 million to meet rising demand for its product engineer software solution 6 days ago  –  Halifax-based enterprise software developer QRA Corp has raised $3.76 million CAD ($3 million USD) in financing as the startup looks to grow its team...
  • How Flinks plans to beat Plaid on its own turf
  • 3 Canadian tech companies hiring right now: 1Password, HelpSeeker, Unbounce
  • Peekapak, Cisco, and the C100 share advice for Canadian tech leaders who “leave it all on the field”
  • Rocket Builders’ 2021 list classifies 86 BC tech firms as “ready to rocket”
  • AngelList launches new Roll Up Vehicles fundraising tool available to Canadian founders
  • H|T: The Healthtech Times – A good webside manner
  • Eight startups selected for latest Canadian Technology Accelerator Digital in Silicon Valley
  • TEC Edmonton to cease operations on June 30
  • Loopio secures $252 million to accelerate its growth in RFP
  • goeasy to acquire LendCare for $320 million 5 days ago  –  Toronto-based FinTech company LendCare, which offers financial services and point-of-sale solutions for businesses, is set to be acquired by financial services company goeasy for...
  • Content creation platform ContentFly raises $11.2 million CAD Series A round
  • Thinkific aims to raise $160 million CAD through TSX IPO
  • Deeplite raises $7.5 million CAD seed round to optimize deep neural networks
  • S|W: The SaaS Weekly – Tech craze on the TSX
  • Shopify, Ledger named in new class-action lawsuit following 2020 data breach
  • Georgian closes $1.02 billion USD alignment fund
  • Canadian startup news of the week (4/11/21)
  • F|T: The FinTech Times – Left in the cold
  • DMZ startups reach milestone of $1 billion in collective fun
  • Matthew Lombardi explains the new OneEleven’s new focus 19 hours ago  –  In April of last year, Toronto tech hub and incubator OneEleven abruptly shut down, with its board citing COVID-19 as the reason. By October,...
  • Facedrive provides new information on company operations following OSC request
  • Today in acquisitions: Upchain, Nuvei, Perpetua, Carebook, WELL Health, FreshGrade, PainWorth, BonLook
  • Today in funding: dcbel, Milk Moovement, Virtual Gurus, MazumaGo, Acorn Biolabs
  • Six ways startups can prepare for financial instability before it happens
  • Dear Canadian founders, your time is now!
  • H|T: The Healthtech Times – Data meltdown
  • BetaKit Live: Diversity in Cybersecurity
  • Kitchener-Waterloo’s Magnet Forensics looks to raise $90 million CAD in IPO
  • What can the Canadian tech and innovation sector expect f

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  • Mission to Mars: Canadian ‘Ingenuity’ gets us closer to the red planet 8 days ago  –  Their careers have taken twists and turns, but these young Canadians have landed jobs doing things that are literally out of this world.
  • Elon Musk shows off monkey ‘playing a video game’ via Neuralink implant 9 days ago  –  Video shows the monkey controlling the game without a joystick, thanks to chips implanted in its brain.
  • Western University PhD student creates missing persons research hub 11 days ago  –  Lorna Ferguson is working with more than 30 different forces to collect and share information in hopes of addressing a lack of data.
  • Facebook acknowledges personal information of 500M users posted online, says data is ‘old’
  • Vancouver company behind NBA Top Shot gets $305M investment from Michael Jordan, other NBA stars
  • Bitcoin’s carbon footprint could be offset by blockchain’s green applications, experts say
  • Tesla cars can now be bought with bitcoin, says Elon Musk
  • Extremist groups tied to Qanon thriving on Facebook despite ban: report
  • Facebook fixes issue preventing global access to services including Whatsapp, Instagram
  • Hackers targeting ‘anything that looks vulnerable’ in Micro

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  • Fortnite kid cries and screams for help after accidentally buying the wrong item shop skin - Sportskeeda a day ago  –  New Fortnite Leak Has OG Players Excited  ComicBook.comWhen is Fortnite’s Kevin Couture skin releasing? Season 6 rumors, first look & more  DexertoView Full coverage on Google News
  • This Week in Apps: A surprising report on App Tracking, Apple event predictions, Instagram for kids - Yahoo Canada Finance a day ago  
  • Apple Music reveals it pays artists a penny for every song streamed on its service - Daily Mail
  • Outriders And When ‘Not A Live Service Game’ Is A Live Service Game - Forbes
  • Post Vaccine Happy Dance: Not Just Showing Off - WJCT NEWS
  • Apple iOS 14.5: The Latest iPhone Upgrade Is Going To Be Awesome - Forbes
  • Blizzard, IBM use AI to find the best Overwatch players - HT Tech
  • DJI Air 2S vs. Mavic Air 2: Difference between the two drones - SlashGear
  • This C3 Chevrolet Corvette restomod is actually a C6 - Motor Authority
  • IO says releasing Hitman 3 in January helped it recoup de
  • More than 6 months late, Stadia may finally be coming to Chromecast with Google TV - Chrome Unboxed a day ago  –  Stadia 3.12 prepares new referral bonuses, exclusive avatar, Google TV details  9to5GoogleView 
  • How one founder build a startup around compassion and care facilitated by AI - TechCrunch a day ago 
  • Roku rechargeable Voice Remote Pro listens for 'Hey Roku' voice commands, costs $30 - CNET
  • There is a 5.9-inch Chinese flagship phone coming - gizmochina
  • The First-Ever Camera Collar Footage Shot by a Wild Wolf - PetaPixel
  • Watch Wicked Donuts Done With A Tesla Model 3 - InsideEVs
  • Games to Stream 'n Load on Xbox Game Pass and Google Stadia [April 12-18] - MobileSyrup
  • Tesla CEO Elon Musk presented his new Powerwall solar batteries on Thursday. Musk says the batteries - AP Archive
  • A Fast Grey Wagon That’s Not An Audi? That Would Be Peugeot’s 508 PSE - CarScoops
  • Back to the Mac: Revisiting the top macOS Big Sur feature
  • Google Earth Now Shows You The Consequences of Climate Change For The Past 37 Years - ScienceAlert 18 hours ago  –  Google Earth Now Shows You The Consequences of Climate Change For The Past 37 Years  ScienceAlertView 
  • Hellblade 2 Actor Shows Behind the Scenes Footage | Game Rant - GameRant 18 hours ago  –  Hellblade 2 Behind The Scenes Footage Shared By Lead Actress  Screen RantView 
  • PlayStation Plus: Free PS4 and PS5 Games We May Get for May 2021 - ComicBook.com
  • Google Challenges iPhone With Nexus Devices - AP Archive
  • Google introducing a feature in Chrome 90 to create links to highlighted text on a webpage - The Verge
  • Game-breaking Fortnite glitch gives players infinite heals - Dexerto
  • Bowser sued by Nintendo for hacking Switch consoles -- no, not that Bowser - MobileSyrup
  • OnePlus 8 Pro one year later: Is it still worth buying? - Android Authority
  • OPPO A94 5G Launched In Europe At 359 Euros - Gizchina.com
  • Call Of Duty: Warzone's Sykov is gloriously broken and nee
  • Best Android tablets to consider before committing to iPad Pro 2021 - SlashGear 7 hours ago  –  riPad Pro 2021: Why Apple’s New iPad Will Be Amazingly Innovative  ForbesCtrl+Alt+Delete: It’s the perfect time for Apple to redesign the iMac  TrustedReviewsApple Spring Loaded event preview — iPad Pro 2021, new iMac an...
  • AirPods 3 rumors: Apple's new earbuds may borrow the AirPods Pro look - CNET 9 hours ago  –  The AirPods Pro is great — but this $25 accessory makes it perfect  Tom's GuideAmazon Echo Buds feature AirPods Pro-level features for a fraction of the price  T3Looking for cheap wireless earbuds? Most of these are all un...
  • Your iPhone has a completely hidden app. Here's how to find and use it - CNET
  • Amazon Finally Lets Kindle Users Make Book Covers Their Lock Screen - iPhone in Canada
  • Resident Evil Village: 22 Minutes of "The Village" Demo Gameplay (Full Playthrough) - IGN
  • Call of Duty: Warzone is Getting DLSS Support Soon | Game Rant - GameRant
  • How the Canucks' COVID-19 outbreak hit Brandon Sutter — and his family: 'It just wipes you out' - The Athletic
  • Ford Mustang Shelby GT500 Vs. Dodge Durango SRT Hellcat Drag Race Is Tighter Than You Think - CarScoops
  • Outriders: How to Outdamage Tricksters, Pyromancers, and Technomancers as the Devastator - GameRant
  • Wayne Rooney 'is creating a plush whiskey and cigar room
  • Alleged 'iPhone 13' Renders in Product Red Colour Imagined [PICS] - iPhone in Canada an hour ago  –iPhone 13 Product Red appears in renders, show design changes  India TodayView Full coverage on Google News
  • Samsung Galaxy S21 - A Long Term User Review after 3 MONTHS - Hardware Canucks 2 hours ago  – Samsung’s phone lineup is now officially a mess — here’s why  Tom's GuideSamsung Galaxy A22 4G bags India’s BIS certification  Gizchina.comSamsung Galaxy A22 4G pops-up at BIS India - GSMArena.com news  GSMArena.comSamsu...
  • Both 'iPhone 13' Pro models may have ProMotion using LTPO displays - AppleInsider
  • Sony Bend's Uncharted Spin-Off Likely To "Disappear" | TheGamer - TheGamer
  • Nvidia Resizable BAR Tested, Benchmarked - TechSpot
  • Days Gone writer says if you love a game, you should buy at full price - Eurogamer.net
  • New Pokemon Snap Trailer Offers Deep Dive Into Gameplay Features - GameRant
  • Rose trailer revealed for Street Fighter 5: Champion Edition ahead of her official release tomorrow - EventHubs
  • [Update: April 18] Want to disable Tab Groups/grid-view in Google Chrome on Android? Here's how to do so - PiunikaWeb
  • Genshin Impact 1.5 reveals 5-star signature artifacts and w
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