7 May - Technology - BetaKit / Global News / Google (CA)

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• Ceridian to acquire Toronto talent intelligence startup Ideal 7 days ago  –  Ceridian has reached a definitive agreement to acquire Toronto hiring and employee management software startup Ideal. The transaction is expected to close tomorrow, on...
•  AbCellera breaks ground on new Vancouver HQ as it plans to hire hundreds
•  Alberta’s innovation minister wants province to be a “dominant player” in Canadian tech
•  Founder Institute Montréal reveals graduates from winter 2020 cohort
•  Farm payroll startup Labora wins SFU entrepreneurship competition
•  R|T: The Retail Times – Shopify pins new markets
•  Newton had an outage and now users are complaining their transactions are pending
•  Large deals fuelled Calgary’s healthy 2020, but Western Canada could have an early-stage funding problem

  Large deals fuelled Calgary’s healthy 2020, but Western Canada could have an early-stage funding problem8 days ago  –  Although Calgary tech startups raised more venture funding through more deals in 2020 than in the year prior, a lack of early-stage deals could...
•  Netflix chooses Toronto for Canadian headquarters
•  Shopify sees 110 percent year-over-year revenue growth as e-commerce continues to boom amid pandemic

• F|T: The FinTech Times – M&A surge 4 days ago  –  Welcome to the FinTech Times, a weekly newsletter covering the biggest FinTech news from around the globe. If you want to read F|T before...
•  Canadian startup news of the week (5/02/21)
•  To become more diverse, cybersecurity experts say industry needs more mentors and problem solvers
•  BC minister of jobs says new $500 million fund will support startups, scale-ups in province
•  New report shows Montréal caught up to Toronto as Canada’s leading tech ecosystem in 2020
•  Google opens applications for new Canadian cloud accelerator
•  Ontario reveals digital strategy, plans to launch new data authority
•  Sonder to go public on NASDAQ through SPAC deal
•  Here’s why M&A activity is surging in Canada’s tech sector
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• Willful signs partnership with insurance giant Allstate following launch in Québec 3 days ago  –  Toronto-based Willful, which offers online will and estate planning, has launched a new national partnership with Allstate Insurance Company of Canada. The partnership will...
•  Fluence Technologies raises $12.5 million CAD, swaps CEOs to fuel next phase of growth
•  S|W: The SaaS Weekly – Canada’s latest unicorn
•  7 things startups should know about selling to banks
•  Ocean Supercluster provides collective $5.2 million to four new projects
•  Today in acquisitions: Khure Health, TechX Technologies, Nolk, WorldReach Software, BuzzBuzzHome, Zorbit’s Math
•  Today in funding: Botpress, Sherpa, Kinetyx, Realize Medical, G2V Optics, Solvera Solutions
•  Innovate Edmonton receives $5 million from City to support accelerators
•  Wealthsimple secures $750 million CAD, claims $5 billion valuation
•  With third managing partner and fresh funding, Maverix is 

• BDC Capital launches $200 million fund to bolster Canada’s deep tech ecosystem 2 days ago  –  BDC Capital has announced the creation of a new $200 million CAD fund designed to invest in and support early-stage Canadian deep tech companies....
•  A|I: The AI Times – Canada’s supply chain AI team-up
•  New council launches to advance Canada’s semiconductor industry
•  Newly launched Carrot Ventures closes $15 million fund to help seed Canadian AgTech startups
•  Prairie AgTech startup Precision AI raises $20 million
•  How startups can manage their cash flow
•  Toronto became a healthtech hotbed in 2020
•  Thentia secures $10 million in Series B financing to ramp up US operations
•  David Dufresne to depart Panache Ventures
•  How COVID-19 changed Canada’s biotech sector

• Nuvei to acquire Simplex for $250 million USD 7 hours ago  –  Nuvei is set to acquire FinTech and cryptocurrency startup Simplex in an all-cash deal totalling $250 million USD. The companies announced Thursday that they...
•  Shopify joins patent non-aggression network as competition with Amazon heats up
•  Crown corporation leading BC’s $500 million investment fund appoints board of directors
•  Governor General’s Innovation Award winners include leaders of Swift Medical, Adaptiiv
•  Canada earmarks $80 million for new national cybersecurity network
•  R|T: The Retail Times – Amazon accelerates
•  Following full exercise of over-allotment option, Thinkific IPO reaches $184 million
•  eStruxture secures $600 million to fund Aptum acquisition, “fast-track” Canadian expansion
•  Information Venture Partners closes third fund, raising $124 million CAD
•  FinTech startups frustrated with glacial pace of Canada’s open banking consultations

Global News

• ‘It’s a very big deal’: Experts warn of economic implications from Rogers outages 16 days ago  –  Residential and business wireline internet services — also referred to as wired or broadband internet — are not impacted, a Rogers spokesperson said.
• Rogers wireless services restored for ‘vast majority’ of customers after mass outage 17 days ago  –  "A small number of services with other carriers are continuing to come back online," the company said in a tweet just after 11 p.m. ET.
• Mission to Mars: Canadian ‘Ingenuity’ gets us closer to the red planet a month 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
•  Western University PhD student creates missing persons research hub
•  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

• Canadian medical students push for COVID-19 vaccine IP waiver 9 hours ago  –  Increasing pressure on Canadian government to remove patents for COVID-19 vaccines and medical supplies to allow global equity amid the pandemic.
• Feds plan change to Bill C-10 to make it ‘crystal clear’ social media uploads won’t be regulated 2 days ago  –  The intent of the Bill C-10 is to modernize the Broadcasting Act to reflect the fact that Canadians consume things like music and movies differently nowadays.
• New broadcasting bill could regulate all your Facebook, Instagram and YouTube posts, experts say 6 days ago  –  New changes in a proposed bill could force websites like YouTube to ensure a certain amount of videos they recommend are from Canadian artists.
•  Amazon sales surge 44% in Q1 2021, beating expectations
•  Overcrowded orbit: how space tech is helping direct traffic around Earth
•  Shopify revenue jumps 110% amid pandemic-driven online sales boom
•  ‘A.rtificial I.mmortality’ review: Doc explores idea of eternal life through technology
•  The latest sextortion tactic, how to help your kids prevent and report it
•  Rogers offers to compensate customers after outage, credit to be applied to next bill
•  Apple launches new iPad Pro, slim iMacs with remote workers in mind

 Google News (CA)

• Apple Awards $410 Million USD From Its Advanced Manufacturing Fund to II-VI, Supporting 700 Jobs - iPhone in Canada 17 hours ago  –  Apple Awards $410 Million USD From Its Advanced Manufacturing Fund to II-VI, Supporting 700 Jobs  iPhone in CanadaApple Awards $410 Million to Face ID and LiDAR Scanner Supplier II-VI  MacRumorsApple Secures Supply Chain for AR Hardware with $410 Million Investment into Optical Manufacturer II-VI...
• Stonefly Officially Launches This June 1 - CGMagazine 17 hours ago  –  Stonefly Officially Launches This June 1  CGMagazineStonefly June Release Date Announced for PS5, Xbox Series X, PC, and More - IGN  IGNStonefly, Flight School’s game about a mech pilot, comes out June 1  PolygonStonefly Snapshot | Combos | MWM Interactive  MWM InteractiveBu mech battler Stonely ...
•  'Nioh' and 'Streets of Rage 4' coming to PlayStation Now - NME
•  Apple gives iPhone users an easy way to keep their personal data from being tracked and shared - NewsChannel 5
•  M1 iMac likely to see Apple become market leader in AIO PCs - 9to5Mac
•  'Alien Isolation' and 'Assassin's Creed' join the 97 FPS boosted Xbox games list - NME
•  Signal tried to use Facebook's targeted advertising data against it - Yahoo Canada Finance
•  2021 Ford Explorer Timberline | First Look | Driving.ca - Driving.ca
•  XCloud on other consoles? Xbox boss don’t know "yields" - Market Research Telecast
•  Activision Blizzard plans to “triple” size of franchise development teams - NME

• Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3 extensively leaked - CNET 14 hours ago  –  Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3 extensively leaked  CNETSamsung Galaxy S8 and S8+ won't get updates anymore  MobileSyrupReasons why we believe the Galaxy A52 5G is THE mid-range phone to buy  SamMobileSamsung Galaxy S21 FE to enter mass production in July - GSMArena.com news  GSMArena.comHere are the cha...

  Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3 extensively leaked - CNET14 hours ago  –  Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3 extensively leaked  CNETSamsung Galaxy S8 and S8+ won't get updates anymore  MobileSyrupReasons why we believe the Galaxy A52 5G is THE mid-range phone to buy  SamMobileSamsung Galaxy S21 FE to enter mass production in July - GSMArena.com news  GSMArena.comHere are the cha...
• This 'awesome' Toshiba TV is on sale for just $230 from Amazon Canada — but only for a limited time - Yahoo Canada Shine On 14 hours ago  –  This 'awesome' Toshiba TV is on sale for just $230 from Amazon Canada — but only for a limited time  Yahoo Canada Shine OnToshiba C350 Fire TV does 4K, Dolby Vision, starting at $350  Digital TrendsAmazon's Mother's Day sale: Save on Kindle Oasis, Fire HD 8, and more  Laptop Mag15 last-minute Mot...
•  Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1 + 2 Nintendo Switch release date and price revealed - SlashGear
•  Apple has refurbished M1 Mac minis in stock in the Apple Store - MobileSyrup
•  Kitchener’s TheMuseum to offer free admission to those who have been vaccinated against COVID-19 - Global News
•  Berlin will host VCT Stage 3 Masters in September - Dot Esports
•  Resident Evil Village Review - RESIDENT EVIL VILLAGE PS5 GAMEPLAY - Eurogamer
•  Necromunda: Hired Gun - Gameplay Overview Trailer | PS5, PS4 - PlayStation Universe
•  Among Us PS4 and Xbox console release dates - RadioTimes
•  From OnePlus One to OnePlus 9 Pro: How much have OnePlus’ cameras improved? - Android Authority

• Battle in 5 Seconds Anime Gets New Teaser PV, Premieres July 12 - Anime Trending News 12 hours ago  –  Battle in 5 Seconds Anime Gets New Teaser PV, Premieres July 12  Anime Trending News

  Battle in 5 Seconds Anime Gets New Teaser PV, Premieres July 12 - Anime Trending News12 hours ago  –  Battle in 5 Seconds Anime Gets New Teaser PV, Premieres July 12  Anime Trending News
• Temtem - Official Mythic Lair Gameplay Overview Trailer - IGN 12 hours ago  –  Temtem - Official Mythic Lair Gameplay Overview Trailer  IGNView Full coverage on Google News
•  Samsung might actually call its next tablet the ‘Galaxy Tab S7+ Lite’ - 9to5Google
•  Nike PG 5 PlayStation 5 Colorway - Official Announcement Trailer - IGN
•  Xbox Expected Breath of the Wild 2 to Launch Last Year - IGN - IGN
•  Here's Xbox's Analysis of The Last of Us Part 2 - IGN Southeast Asia
•  Hitman 3: Seven Deadly Sins - Official Pride Announcement Trailer - IGN
•  Tinder to roll out new 48-hour, in-app events called ‘Vibes’ - TechCrunch
•  Apple’s new 11-inch iPad Pro is already $50 off at Walmart - The Verge
•  Shadow Warrior 3: 'Double Trouble' Gore Weapon Highlight - IGN First - IGN

• Watch Canada's Best Collegiate Valorant Teams Face Off in the Red Bull Campus Clutch Canadian Finals - Canada NewsWire 4 hours ago  –  Watch Canada's Best Collegiate Valorant Teams Face Off in the Red Bull Campus Clutch Canadian Finals  Canada NewsWire
• Ferrari Unveils Limited Edition Versions Of The 812 Superfast - Forbes 4 hours ago  –  Ferrari Unveils Limited Edition Versions Of The 812 Superfast  ForbesFirst Look: Ferrari 812 Competizione  DrivingFerrari 812 Competizione A Revealed: V12 Targa With 830 HP  Motor1 The Ferrari 812 Competizione Makes 819 HP and Revs to the Sky  The DriveFerrari 812 Competizione A Showcase  ACROFAN...
•  The latest news on COVID 19 developments in Canada for Wednesday, May 5, 2021 - Bowen Island Undercurrent
•  Sony Drops Its Remaining DSLR Cameras as it Goes Full Mirrorless - Gizmodo
•  Stadia staff join Jade Raymond at Haven Studios - Eurogamer.net
•  Google tries to make Android tablets fun with 'Entertainment Space' - Yahoo News Canada
•  Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1 + 2 Nintendo Switch release date and price revealed - SlashGear
•  Apple has refurbished M1 Mac minis in stock in the Apple Store - MobileSyrup
•  Kitchener’s TheMuseum to offer free admission to those who have been vaccinated against COVID-19 - Global News
•  Necromunda: Hired Gun - Gameplay Overview Trailer | P

• This is the Ferrari 812 Competizione and Competizione A - Top Gear 3 hours ago  –  This is the Ferrari 812 Competizione and Competizione A  Top GearFerrari 812 Competizione A Revealed: V12 Targa With 830 HP  Motor1 First Look: Ferrari 812 Competizione  DrivingNew Ferrari 812 Competizione And Drop-top Competizione A Are Here To Remind Us What A V12 Is All About  CarScoopsFerrari...
• Destiny 2: Season of the Splicer Trailer, Explained | CBR - CBR - Comic Book Resources 3 hours ago  –  Destiny 2: Season of the Splicer Trailer, Explained | CBR  CBR - Comic Book ResourcesHere Is Destiny 2’s Season Of The Splicer Roadmap  ForbesDestiny 2 Season of the Splicer Detailed, Coming Next Week  ComingSoon.netDestiny 2: Season of the Splicer Trailer  Destiny 2‘Destiny 2’ Reveals Season Of ...
•  U.S. chip startups, long shunned in favor of internet bets, stir excitement again - Kitco NEWS
•  Blast Brigade vs. the Evil Legion of Dr. Cread - Announcement Trailer - Gematsu
•  'Nioh' and 'Streets of Rage 4' coming to PlayStation Now - NME
•  Facebook sets its sights on Nextdoor with new Neighborhoods feature - Engadget
•  Apple gives iPhone users an easy way to keep their personal data from being tracked and shared - NewsChannel 5
•  Peloton’s leaky API let anyone grab riders’ private account data - TechCrunch
•  Instagram Rolls Out Auto-Captions for Stories - PCMag
•  'Alien Isolation' and 'Assassin's Creed' join the 97 FPS boosted Xbox games list - NME

• New Biomutant gameplay trailer shows off customization, combat, and giant robots - Gamepur 41 minutes ago  –  New Biomutant gameplay trailer shows off customization, combat, and giant robots  GamepurA closer look at Biomutant, sort of  PC GamerHere's 12 Minutes Of Beautiful Biomutant Gameplay Running At 4K  Pure XboxBiomutant is a bold mix of Fallout, Borderlands, and Breath of the Wild  PCGamesNFirst Im...
• Necromunda: Hired Gun - Gameplay Overview Trailer | PS5, PS4 - PlayStation Universe an hour ago  –  Necromunda: Hired Gun - Gameplay Overview Trailer | PS5, PS4  PlayStation UniverseNecromunda: Hired Gun gameplay overview trailer  GematsuNecromunda: Hired Gun - Gameplay Overview Trailer  Focus Home InteractiveView Full coverage on Google News
•  Hitman 3: Seven Deadly Sins - Pride Announcement Trailer | PS5, PS4 - PlayStation Universe
•  Epic Vs. Apple: What You Need To Know | Paul Tassi | Forbes - Forbes
•  Six additional staff leave Stadia to join Haven Studios - GamesIndustry.biz
•  YouTube is testing automatic translations in the user's native language – The Madison Leader Gazette - The Madison Leader Gazette
•  How much has OnePlus' cameras improved? OnePlus One to OnePlus 9 Pro - Android Authority
•  Back 4 Blood - Official Card System Trailer - IGN
•  Stonefly, Flight School’s game about a mech pilot, comes out June 1 - Polygon
•  QYOU Media Signs Resident Evil As The Latest Influencer Marketing Client - The Deep Dive