Slack launches Enterprise Grid to support businesses with up to 500,000 people
Everyone’s favourite productivity app isn’t playing in little league anymore. The Vancouver-based company recently announced…
SmoothPay first in Canada to integrate with Visa’s developer program
Smooth Commerce recently announced a partnership with Visa to bring new functionalities to its SmoothPay app. Register with…
CIRA investing $1 million towards projects that improve internet access
There are currently more than 2.5 million registered .ca domain names, and the Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA)…
Canadian government will evaluate safety of driverless cars through pilot program
Transport Canada announced recently that it will evaluate the safety of driverless cars as three test vehicles touch down on…
Report: Over three million Canadians will own smartphones with machine learning abilities this year
By the end of 2017, over three million Canadians will own smartphones with machine learning capabilities. Machine learning…
Toronto revisiting regulation of Airbnb in 2017
Following a year of tumultuous court battles with Uber, the city of Toronto will aim to examine Airbnb-like services in 2017.…
Facebook partners with University of Waterloo to collaborate on tech research projects
Facebook announced a new partnership with the University of Waterloo, Harvard, Princeton and 14 other universities on Wednesday,…
Amazon opens data centres in Montreal thanks to lower hydro costs
Fearing the high costs of hydro in Ontario, one of the world’s largest tech companies is fleeing to Quebec. Amazon recently…
BlackBerry launching connected and autonomous vehicle research centre in Ottawa
As BlackBerry continues moving away from handsets, the Waterloo-based firm seems increasingly focused on establishing itself…
RBC launches face-to-face video banking for enterprise clients
RBC believes that video banking is the next step for Canada’s financial institutions. As part of this initiative, RBC recently…
Montreal-based Element AI first organization to receive investment from Microsoft Ventures
Microsoft Ventures recently made its first investment as part of a new fund for artificial intelligence initiatives. The Montreal-based…
US-based Internet Archive wants to store its data in Canada, citing fear of “restricted internet” under Donald Trump
In the wake of Donald Trump’s election, the security of the web has been called into question. The Internet Archive, a San-Francisco…
Calgary becomes latest Canadian city to legalize Uber
Another Canadian city has officially gone pro-Uber. The city of Calgary announced on November 28 that it had amended its transportation…
Ontario launches pilot program to test self-driving cars
It wasn’t long ago that the province of Ontario announced that it would allow the testing of autonomous vehicles to take…
Equibit: John McAfee joining Toronto-based blockchain security startup (McAfee: definitely not)
UPDATE: BetaKit has spoken with McAfee, who says Equibit is misrepresenting his role. See the end of the article. BetaKit has…