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

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• Ontario 2022 budget continues innovation focus, but heavy on previously announced commitments 10 days ago  –  Province promises to expand fund of funds venture investing.
• Shipfusion secures $51.2 million CAD to expand warehouse network to Dallas, New Jersey
• Later acquired by US influencer marketing platform Mavrck
• Part3 closes $625,000 to help architects manage construction projects
• Yuan Shi joins The51 as Food and AgTech Fund targets $50 million
• H|T: The Healthtech Times – Robots combat nurse burnout
• Yamaha Motor Ventures leads Verge Ag’s $7.5 million Series A round to scale precision farming tech
• MLSE, Ryerson’s Future of Sport Lab accepting applications for third cohort
• Square makes loans offering available for Canadian small businesses
• Amid rising competition with Amazon, Sho

• Loop Energy, Acuva, CORE Energy receive collective $13.4 million in federal cleantech funding 7 days ago  –  The BC cleantech companies are meant to create 169 jobs backed by this investment.
• Innovation Guelph awarded $10 million from federal government for cleantech program
• Think Research posts record 438 percent revenue increase in Q4 2021 following acquisitions
• Cyno secures $2.3 million seed round to bolster virtual care for employees
• Nicoya acquires University of Toronto spinout LSK Technologies to bolster testing capabilities, expedite product roadmap

    7 days ago  –  Deal adds LSK’s “lab-in-a-box” testing platform to Nicoya’s portfolio of digital proteomics tech.
• Canadian startup news of the week (5/01/22)
• F|T: The FinTech Times – Flutterwave’s reputation falters
• Three engineering and developer positions offering remote work
• Userful secures $10 million for tech that centralizes brands’ visual network
• Hockey Canada partner Spordle acquires

• PayTic raises $2.95 million to help banks, credit unions centralize program management 5 days ago  –  PayTic wants to remove Excel spreadsheets from payment reconciliation.
• Visier makes first acquisition, acquiring Yva.ai’s tech and team to expand understanding of how employees work
• Tailscale closes $128 million CAD Series B to scale VPN service, amass more developer evangelists
• A|I: The AI Times – Lemieux hits the bench(sci)
• Alberta government launching internal AI lab powered by AltaML
• Untether AI secures $1 million for partnership with General Motors
• Pocketed co-founders pocket $25,000 prize money in pitch contest for women entrepreneurs
• Innovate BC opens applications for startups to receive up to $300,000 for R&D
• Sprout.vc closes initial $10 million for second Western Canada-focused seed fund
• S|W: The SaaS Weekly – Global rules for th

• Shopify delivers $2.1 billion USD Deliverr deal to expand fulfillment network 4 days ago  –  Deliverr marks Shopify’s largest acquisition to date.
• Shopify’s growth continues to slow in Q1 2022 as it reaches deal to buy Deliverr for $2.1 billion USD
• Lightspeed leverages acquisitions to launch new flagship omnichannel retail platform
• Boast.ai leadership transition makes Alok Tyagi CEO to scale R&D tax credit company
• Neo Financial joins Canada’s unicorns as Peter Thiel’s Valar triples down with $185 million round
• R|T: The Retail Times – Amazon jabs at Shopify
• How do you measure culture in the remote and hybrid workplace?
• CFIN, Ontario Genomics reveal winners of cumulative $900,000 for food innovation research
• Boundless Life secures $2 million seed round to help families transition to digital nomad lifestyle
• Q4 Inc. records 23 percent YoY revenue

• OMERS Ventures’ Damien Steel wants you to stop reading tech headlines 4 hours ago  –  What is the value of a valuation?
• Tengiva closes $5 million to tackle supply chain issues in the textile industry
• Thinkific sees revenue rise, net loss jump in Q1 2022, following recent layoffs
• Tilr secures $1.3 million grant from Ontario through Skills Development Fund
• Platform Calgary opens applications for Calgary Fintech Awards
• Supportbench secures $1.9 million CAD to become Zendesk for B2B companies

  3 days ago  –  First step? Convince investors that B2B customer support could be better.
• H|T: The Healthtech Times – Zymeworks has the blues
• Magnet Forensics acquires assets from Comae Technologies, posts 35 percent revenue growth in Q1 2022
• Validere acquires Clairifi to offer regulatory reporting capabilities for oil and gas firms
• Playmaker acquires New York-based spo
  

Global News

• Police can’t use facial ID technologies for mass surveillance: Canada’s privacy watchdogs 7 days ago  –  On Monday, the Canadian privacy watchdogs also called for a prohibition on any police deployment of the facial recognition tool that could result in mass surveillance.
• Elon Musk lays out big plans for transforming Twitter. Here’s what we know so far 8 days ago  –  Tesla CEO Elon Musk has laid out some

• Bitcoin has lost nearly half its value since 2021 peak 2 hours ago  –  The value of popular cryprocurrency Bitcoin is taking a hit amid a global stock market sell off that's also seeing tech-focused stocks take heavy hits.
• Upcoming Our Lady Peace tour plans to take in-concert holograms to the next level a day ago  –  The use of holograms in concert settings has been around for a while, resurrecting artists like Tupac Shakur, Ronnie James Dio, and Roy Orbison. OLP wants to take this further.
• How the metaverse could change how we live, work and interact 2 days ago  –  The metaverse is being described as the next evolution of the internet. Even though it’s in the early stages, it could change how we socialize, work and live.
• Elon Musk, Twitter sued by a Florida pension fund over $44B takeover
• Elon Musk secures US$7B for Twitter takeover from investor group
• Shopify reaches deal to buy logistics company Deliverr for US$2.1 billion
• Canadians should be able to opt-out of government location tracking: ethics probe
• Elon Musk says Twitter could charge commercial, government users

    6 days ago  –  Tesla CEO Elon Musk said on Tuesday Twitter Inc TWTR.N may charge a slight fee for commercial and government users.
• Lab-grown human breast milk may be on store shelves in a few years
• Elon Musk looking to use less of his own

Google News (CA)

• Microsoft's Xbox Cloud lets iPhone users play Fortnite again - The Indian Express 13 hours ago  –  Microsoft's Xbox Cloud lets iPhone users play Fortnite again  The Indian ExpressEpic games boss gloats over Fortnite's return to iPhone thanks to xCloud  TechRadarFortnite Is Back on iPhone and Android Devices; Here’s How to Access Right Now!  BeebomPlay Fortnite on iOS & iPadOS via Xbox Clou...
• GeForce RTX 3060 vs Radeon RX 6600 XT - TechSpot 14 hours ago  –  Gigabyte Radeon RX 6950XT GAMING comes with much bigger cooler  VideoCardz.comAMD’s Radeon RX 6950 XT to Draw up to 390W of Power Under Load: Up to 4% Faster than the 450W RTX 30 ...  Hardware TimesAMD Radeon RX 6950XT Equips The Navi 21 KXTX GPU Wit...
• AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX vs. Core i7-12800H: Intel still has the edge - Notebookcheck.net
• Outriders Hasn't Been Profitable for Square Enix - ComicBook.com
• AMD Phoenix RDNA3 iGPU could be as fast as the slowest GeForce RTX 3060 mobile GPU - VideoCardz.com

    19 hours ago  –  AMD Phoenix RDNA3 iGPU could be as fast as the slowest GeForce RTX 3060 mobile GPU  VideoCardz.comAMD Ryzen 7000 ‘Phoenix’ APUs With RDNA 3 Integrated Graphics Could End Up Being As Fast As The NVIDIA RTX 3060M  Wccftech
• Bose Quietcomfort 35 II vs Bose Quietcomfort 45: The incumbent keeps the throne - Android Authority
• Last day to save on Apple, Bowflex, Echo and more at Best Buy's latest flash sale - electriccitymagazine.ca
• People Can Fly updates its new games pipeline, includes 5 projects - TweakTown
• Vivo Y15c with Helio P35, 5000mAh battery launched in India - gizmochina
• Final Fantasy XVI Gets Development Upd

 

• Apple, Google And Microsoft Are Banding Together To Get Rid Of Passwords - Augustman Malaysia 7 hours ago  –  Google's Fido aims to get rid of passwords  Yahoo FinanceApple, Google and Microsoft team up to eliminate passwords  ITP.netApple, Microsoft, Google agree to work together on FIDO passwordless sign-in syst...
• Flight WiFi: How cost, connectivity on planes are changing - USA TODAY 7 hours ago  –  Flight WiFi: How cost, connectivity on planes are changing  USA TODAY
• Next-Gen PlayStation, Xbox SoCs Reportedly In The Works At AMD - PlayStation Universe
• Companion mode coming to WhatsApp: What we know so far - Times of India
• Vivo T2 Budget Smartphone Expected to Be Released Soon - Pandaily
• Negative Fan Reaction To 'Return To Monkey Island' Made Its Creator 'Sad' - Nintendo Life
• Xbox Game Pass streaming puck and smart TV app coming in "next 12 months" - Pocket-lint
• The Embracer Group Promises New Deus Ex & Thief Games - SegmentNext
• DJI Mini 3 Pro unboxing video drops just ahead of launch - Digital Trends
• 40K Developers Criticised Over Dumb Twit

• OnePlus was knocked out to take out fake OPPO and Realme phones - electriccitymagazine.ca 5 hours ago  –  OnePlus has been relegated to churning out OPPO and Realme knockoffs  Android CentralView
• Only one person was keeping the Babylon's Fall dream alive on Steam last week - VG247 5 hours ago  –  There Was Only One Person Playing Babylon’s Fall on PC Last Wednesday  PlayStation LifeStyle'Babylon's Fall' had just one concurrent player on PC earlier this week  NMEBabylon's Fall: PlayStation Exclusive Drops T...
• 3D Realms' original Duke Nukem Forever from 2001 has leaked online | VGC - Video Games Chronicle
• Outward: Definitive Edition Coming Soon For PS5 & XSX - Gaming Ideology
• OnePlus Nord 2T unboxing video leak reveals almost everything about it - Android Police

    6 hours ago  –  OnePlus Nord 2T unboxed on video ahead of launch - GSMArena.com news  GSMArena.comOnePlus Nord 3 expected to launch in India soon: Here’s what we know so far  India TodayOnePlus Nord 2T Geekbench Listing Confirm...
• ZTE Axon 40 Ultra with UD selfie and triple 64MP cameras unveiled, Axon 40 Pro joins it - GSMArena.com news - GSMArena.com
• Metal Gear Solid 5's infamous nuclear disarmament mission is 'impossible', investigation concludes | VGC - Video Games Chronicle
• Amazon update makes buying Kindle ebooks on Android much more annoying - TechRadar
• Xbox's online DRM under fire as some users left unable to play games for 4th day | VGC - Video Games Chronicle
• You can finally send emoji reactions on W

• 2022-05-09 | NDAQ:HEAR | Press Release | Turtle Beach Corporation - Stockhouse 3 hours ago  –  2022-05-09 | NDAQ:HEAR | Press Release | Turtle Beach Corporation  Stockhouse
• Sharp Aquos R7: Snapdragon 8 Gen 1-powered smartphone debuts with a 1-inch and 47 MP camera - Notebookcheck.net 4 hours ago  –  Sharp Aquos R7 gets SD 8 Gen 1 and improved 1” sensor, Aquos Wish2 tags along - GSMArena.com news  GSMArena.comSharp Aquos R7 launches w/ huge 1-inch 47.2MP sensor, 240Hz AMOLED display  ...
• Latest iOS 15.5 beta brings back a much-loved Apple Music API - iMore

    4 hours ago  – Apple to reintroduce this feature with upcoming iPhone update  Times of IndiaiOS 15.5 will reintroduce Apple Music API for third-party apps to allow playback speed adjustments - GSMArena.com news  GSMArena.comiOS 15.5 re-enables ...
• Sonos Ray could be the killer budget soundbar I've been waiting for - Tom's Guide
• Former Apple Design Chief Jony Ive Shares His 12 Favorite Tools of the Trade - MacRumors
• Samsung Galaxy Z Flip4 and Z Fold4 will keep the 25W charging - GSMArena.com news - GSMArena.com
• The transition to iCloud Drive from 'iCloud Documents and Data' is complete - iMore
• YouTube Music rolls out a revamped playlist UI to some users - XDA Developers
• Tested: Arc A370M, Intel's first discrete GPU to seriously battle Nvidia and AMD - PCWorld
• Apple loses its director of machine learni

• Save $70 on Apple Beats Powerbeats Pro Wireless Earbuds With 56,900+ 5-Star Amazon Reviews - E! NEWS an hour ago  –  Save $70 on Apple Beats Powerbeats Pro Wireless Earbuds With 56,900+ 5-Star Amazon Reviews  E! NEWS
• Apple to refresh the AirPods Pro this autumn alongside the AirPods Pro 2 - Notebookcheck.net an hour ago  –Report: Apple planning new colors for AirPods Max alongside AirPods Pro 2 launch this fall  9to5MacSecond-Generation AirPods Pro Rumored to Launch This Fall, New AirPods Max Colors Also in the Works  MacRum...
• [Update: All Android 11 devices] Nothing Launcher now in beta for Galaxy S21, S22, Pixel 5 and 6 series - 9to5Google
• Motorola is reportedly developing its first rollable smartphone - XDA Developers
• New York Times drops 'fetus' as Wordle solution to keep game 'distinct from the news' - CTV News

    2 hours ago  – Today’s ‘Wordle’ Word Of The Day #324 Answer And Hint: Monday, May 9th  ForbesI got Wordle in one guess and I wish I hadn't  TechRadarNew York Times drops ‘fetus’ as an answer to Wordle – but not for al...
• 9 Things You Didn't Know About Apex Legends - GameSpot
• What to expect from Google I/O on Wednesday - The Verge
• Watch Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS Do Quick Lap Around The Nuburgring - Motor1
• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge - Gameplay - Nintendo Life
• Electronic Arts unveils mobile game The L