Sunday, June 05, 2022

5 June - Technology - BetaKit / Global News / Google (CA)

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  • A|I: The AI Times – Xanadu’s quantum computer 11 days ago  –  Plus: Five Canadian startups crack CB Insights’ 2022 AI 100 list 
  • Led by former Shopify executive, on-demand delivery service Trexity raises $5 million for Canadian expansion
  • Unbounce expands leadership team with addition of Indochino, RBC Ventures, Mapbox alums
  • Canadian human resources startup Humi secures $31 million Series B
  • S|W: The SaaS Weekly – Canadian-led Imply’s “multi-billion dollar opportunity.”
  • Gig economy banking app Moves raises $5 million in OMERS-led seed round
  • Flying Fish Partners appoints Tiffany Linke-Boyko as principal for Canada, secures $7.5 million from AEC
  • LimaCharlie closes $7 million CAD to allow companies to manage, develop cybersecurity strategies
  • Wealthsimple among international group of companies joining anti-money laundering crypto standard
  • RBCx’s Anthony Mouchantaf explains why 
  • Memorial University to launch two innovation initiatives with support from feds, provincial government, IBM Canada 9 days ago  –  IBM’s contribution includes hardware, software, staffing. 
  • The federal government wants to address Canada’s intellectual property woes, but is its strategy paying off?
  • Doctor-founded Cherry Health closes $1.23 million to expand job-matching platform for physicians
  • H|T: The Healthtech Times – Zymeworks dodging Dubai bids
  • Principal to Partner: Éléonore Jarry-Ferron, Pablo Srugo get promoted at Brightspark, Mistral
  • Dependbuild, Easy Platter, PragmaClin Research win collective $75,000 from Volta pitch contest
  • Canadian innovators wonder what proposed SR&ED review will accomplish
  • R|T: The Retail Times – Shopify is testing Shop Cash
    11 days ago  –  Plus: Lightspeed sees a path to profitability.
  • Worximity secures $14 million for smart factory analytics tech
  • WeCook raises $40 million to fuel expans
  • Manzil looks to expand Halal financial services platform with $2.44 million CAD, acquisition of Muslim Will 6 days ago  –  Manzil’s mandate is “to bring a digital Islamic financial institution to Canada.”
  • Pine comes out of stealth to build “Wealthsimple for home buying”
  • S|W: The SaaS Weekly – VMwares for sale… sold!
  • Acquisitions drive revenues at Emerge Commerce and Plurilock Security
  • Lendified expressed doubts about moving forward as a company after posting first quarter loss
  • Think Research sees 142 percent rise in Q1 revenue fuelled by acquisitions, “major contract wins”
     6 days ago  –  Despite Omicron-related “setbacks,” Think Research sees strong Q1 revenue growth. 
  • Mara Renewables raises $39.5 million to expand algae-based offerings
  • Able Innovations announces $7.5 million to take the pain out of patient transfer
  • F|T: The FinTech Times – Crypto losses mount as Canadian companies join anti-money laundering standard
  • Canadian startup news of the week (5/29
  • R|T: The Retail Times – “Ready-to-eat” gets funding fuel while grocery delivery grinds to a halt 4 days ago  –  Plus: Shopify takes heat from ISS over plan to give CEO more power. 
  • Wealthsimple launches FinTech super app, combining startup’s financial products
  • Platform Innovation Centre promised $3.3 million in provincial, municipal funding ahead of official launch
  • “Canary in the coal mine”: TikTok presentation shows Big Tech’s influence on Bill C-11 debate
  • SoulRooms launches initiative to help Ukrainian refugees find homes in Canada
  • A|I: The AI Times – Is Canada’s IP strategy paying off?
  • BC startups Kardium, HTEC, Kobalt, Symvivo receive cumulative $11.1 million from feds
  • Jennifer Couldrey to depart executive director role at The Upside Foundation
  • Inossem raises $3.5 million CAD to bolster R&D, add engineers
  • Why Canalyst’s Damir Hot thinks every ent
  • Why Canadian tech founders need better mentors 5 hours ago  –  Who teaches mentors how to mentor entrepreneurs?
  • Shopify finds conflict minerals in its third-party manufactured components
  • Nasdaq to acquire Montréal ESG software provider Metrio
  • Parvis raises $2.6 million seed round for blockchain-enabled real estate investment management platform
  • Québec’s innovation minister “not happy” with province’s R&D commercialization
  • With Canadian tech IPOs on pause, private markets face a higher bar
    3 days ago  –  The pendulum swings back to the private market.
  • H|T: The Healthtech Times – Inside Canada’s Indeed for doctors
  • Penny AI raises $33.9 million CAD Series B to expand direct sales solution
  • Alberta Innovates invests cumulative $9.1 million to 15 projects focused on tech ecosystem growth
  • Lightspeed turns NuOrder acquisition int

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  • Food supply chains are in crisis. Could these futuristic farms fix that? 2 days ago  –  Cutting edge technology is changing what we eat and how it’s grown — for the better.
  • How 3D printers are building a better world 2 days ago  –  From a supply chain crunch, to a housing crisis, to a shortage of life-saving donor organs: 3D printing is providing solutions to all these challenges, and more.
  • Taser-equipped drones in the works to stop school shootings — despite ethics concerns 2 days ago  –  Axon, the maker of Taser brand stun guns, announced a new project to equip drones with Tasers, drawing immediate rebuke from the company's own ethics board.
  • Over 750 Tesla owners in the U.S. have complained about cars braking for no reason
  • Elon Musk needs to cut 10% of Tesla jobs due to ‘super bad’ feeling about economy
  • Google warns every MP, senator not to fast track Canadian online news bill
  • Tim Hortons app collected vast amounts of sensitive data: privacy watchdogs
  • Ottawa unveils new CRTC rules aimed at lowering phone, internet prices
  • Twitter CEO shoots down Elon Musk take

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  • Mozilla Rolls Out Offline Translation Tools - See 17 hours ago  – Mozilla made a Firefox plugin for offline translation  EngadgetFirefox Can Now Translate Pages Without Sacrificing Privacy  How-To GeekMozilla Brings Offline Translation Features To Firefox Browser For Users: How It Works  News18Firefox launches off...
  • The ULTIMATE tug of war? - carwow 18 hours ago  –  The ULTIMATE tug of war?  carwow
  • Five best upgrades the iPhone 14 Pro could bring - TechRadar
  • 5 best co-op/multiplayer games to replay in June 2022 - Sportskeeda
  • GO Fest 2022 Day 2 Special Research: Rhi's Arrival and Radiant World | Pokémon GO Hub - Pokémon GO Hub
  • HW News - Unbend Intel, RTX 4090 Launch Dates, GTX 1630 GPU, & Steam Deck Alternatives - Gamers Nexus
  • Save up to $1,100 on a new Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3 - Pocketnow
  • NZXT N7 Z690 - ASROCK with a band-aid - KitGuruTech
  • This Week in Apps: WWDC preview, hitting the Top Charts, Instagram’s AMBER Alerts - TechCrunch
  • GTA Vice City in Unreal Engine 5, Johnny

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  • 15 Best Virtual Reality Games to Play With Limited Room Space - Review Geek 13 hours ago
  • Genshin Impact: How to get free Primogems by inviting characters to furnishing sets - Sportskeeda 13 hours ago  
  • 'God Of War: Ragnarok' actor Ryan Hurst has finished Thor voice recordings - NME
  • Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Gameplay Confirmed for Summer Game Fest - GamingBolt
  • Indian Oppo K10 5G will be powered by the Dimensity 810 SoC instead of Dimensity 8000 Max - GSMArena.com news - GSMArena.com
  • Shockingly similar iPhone 14 Pro and Pixel 7 Pro designs not a coincidence: Is Google copying Apple? - PhoneArena
  • ARK Fjordur: All new creatures arriving with the upcoming DLC in 2022 - Sportskeeda
  • 'The Callisto Protocol' release date, platforms, trailer, and gameplay - Inverse
  • Apple WWDC 2022 tomorrow! iOS 16, iPadOS 16, and EVERYTHING else that you can expect - HT Tech
  • BMW M4 CSL Rendering Imagines Clean
  • The Best LOW PROFILE Coolers Right Now! - Hardware Canucks 9 hours ago  –  The Best LOW PROFILE Coolers Right Now!  Hardware Canucks
  • Assassin's Creed Origins 4K On Xbox Series X, 1620p On PS5 - Twisted Voxel 9 hours ago  –  Assassin's Creed Origins: 10 Minutes of PS5 Gameplay - 4K 60FPS  IGNVideo: Here's A First Look At 60FPS Assassin's Creed Origins On Xbox Series X  Pure XboxAssassin's Creed Origins: 10 Minutes of 4K 60FPS Gameplay  IGNView F...
  • The LEGO Ferrari Daytona SP3 Set Gets a Sweet Designer Video - Review Geek
  • Dutch Model Ella Freya Reveals She's Ashley in the 'Resident Evil 4' Remake - Bloody Disgusting
  • Adventure Academia Announced for PS4, Switch, & PC; Class of Heroes 2 Getting a Remaster - Twinfinite
  • Street Fighter 6 - 10 NEW Things You Need To Know - GamingBolt
  • Elden Ring: Where To Find All Volcano Manor Contracts - TheGamer
  • PS State of Play 2022 Summary - Comic Years
  • AMD's Most Powerful Gaming System / Ryzen 7 5800X3D / Toxic Radeon RX 6950XT - KitGuruTech
  • How To Share Your Location On An iPho
  • 8 Video Games That Turned Out Nothing Like You Expected - WhatCulture Gaming 7 hours ago  –   Gaming10 Jokes Hidden In Your Favourite Video Games  WhatCulture GamingView 
  • Minecraft 1.19 The Wild Update release date and time for Nintendo Switch revealed - Sportskeeda 7 hours ago  –  The Wild Update: What Will You Uncover? – Official Minecraft Trailer  MinecraftMinecraft: The Wild Update Brings You to the Deep Dark With New Trailer  TwinfiniteWhen will the new Minecraft 1.19 The Wild...
  • Final Fantasy 16 Release Window Revealed in New Trailer - ComicBook.com
  • Fortnite: Chapter 3 Season 3 - Official Gameplay Trailer - IGN
  • Multiple New Games Revealed During 2022 Warhammer Skulls Event - Bleeding Cool News
  • Tunic release date for the PlayStation announced at Sony State of Play - ClutchPoints
  • "Fortnite" Season 3 Chapter 3 looks very chill, which is weird - Mashable
  • thc Best Audiophile Tweak - NOT Cables! - Audioholics
  • Diablo Immortal guide: Necromancer class - Skills, Primary Attacks, and more - Sportskeeda
  • Akiba's Trip: Undead & Undressed Gettin
  • Microsoft Flight Simulator M-346 Master, San Antonio Airport, & Melbourne Get New Screenshots; Norman Manley Airport Released - Twinfinite 2 hours ago  –Microsoft Flight Simulator MiG-21bis Released; Freeware Airbus A321 Announced; 2023 FlightSimExpo Dates Revealed  TwinfiniteView 
  • Microsoft's Surface Laptop Go 2 isn't as future-proof as this 2021 Chromebook - Android Police 2 hours ago  –  OnPodcast Episode 74: Surface Laptop Go 2, new design for Microsoft Edge, Microsoft store app tweaks  On MSFTThe Sams Report: Surface Goes Unique - Thurrott.com  Thurrott.comMicrosoft announces Surface La...
  • Assassin's Creed Infinity in Unreal Engine 5: Welcome to Japan - The Nerd Stash
  • What is the Ultra Recon Squad in Pokemon GO? - Sportskeeda
  • Fans beg SEGA for Sonic Frontiers delay after ‘terrible’ trailer - Dexerto
     5 hours ago  –  Fans beg SEGA for Sonic Frontiers delay after ‘terrible’ trailer  DexertoFans call on Sega to delay Sonic Frontiers following gameplay reveal | VGC  Video Games ChronicleSonic Frontiers’ Gameplay Trailer Highlights Its Biggest Problem  Screen Rant'Sonic Frontiers' delay being pushed by fans after...
  • the Android and iOS application allows you to comment and read the description of the videos - OI Canadian
  • ‘Diablo Immortal’ is unplayable on some Samsung phones with Exynos chipsets - Engadget
  • New Crash Bandicoot Game Seemingly Leaked by Insider - ComicBook.com
  • Apple's VR headset is the next big thing - electriccitymagazine.ca
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