Element AI and SSENSE release dataset to help designers build AR for fashion
Montreal-based fashion platform SSENSE has partnered with Element AI to release its dataset of expert-annotated images with…
S|W: The SaaS Weekly – A better way to fund SaaS companies
The SaaS Weekly is a weekly newsletter covering major SaaS news from Canada and around the globe. Subscribe to S|W using the…
Planswell raises $7 million to develop financial planning platform
Toronto-based Planswell, which allows Canadians to build free financial plans, has raised an additional $7 million in its seed…
BuzzFeed’s fake news expert Craig Silverman on using tech to “game the system”
The “digital environment,” which consists of media platforms like Facebook and Twitter, has moved to a dark place,…
#MoveTheDial and TechTO announce new Summits
This week, #MoveTheDial has announced a global summit, while TechTO has paired up with Venture Out to host PrideTechTO. Here’s…
Wattpad Studios grows LA presence with new director of content development and production
Wattpad announced that it has appointed Lindsey Ramey as Wattpad Studios’ director of content development and production.…
H|T: The Healthtech Times – Building Shopify-like healthtech companies
The Healthtech Times is a weekly newsletter covering healthtech news from Canada and around the globe. Subscribe to H|T using…
Squiggle Park raises $800,000 to support mission of increasing children’s literacy
Squiggle Park, a web-based platform that aims to help children learn how to read, announced that it has raised an $800,000…
University of Waterloo joins Ripple’s $64 million CAD blockchain research initiative
The University of Waterloo announced that it is one of 17 universities joining San Francisco-based Ripple’s University Blockchain…
F|T: The FinTech Times – The FinTech scaling problem
Welcome to the FinTech Times, a weekly newsletter covering the biggest FinTech news from around the globe. If you want to read…
BC Tech Association announces 2018 Technology Impact Award winners
The BC Tech Association has announced the winners of its 2018 Technology Impact Awards (TIAs), which recognize companies contributing…
R|T: The Retail Times – Mixing high-tech with the personal
The Retail Times is a weekly newsletter covering retail tech news from Canada and around the globe. Subscribe to R|T using…
A|I: The AI Times – Ottawa as an AI hub?
The AI Times is a weekly newsletter covering the biggest AI, machine learning, big data, and automation news from around the…
MaRS embedded executive program gives startups up to $50,000 and C-level exec mentorship
The MaRS Discovery District has opened applications for another round of its embedded executive funding program. The program…
WeWork accepting applications for Creator Awards
WeWork announced that it is accepting applications for its Creator Awards taking place in Nashville on September 13. The Creator…