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IBM and Maersk Team Up to Bring Blockchain Tech to the Shipping Industry
In the shipping industry, where a single container can go through dozens of people and organizations, effective record-keeping is crucial. IBM and Maersk are now collaborating to help shipping companies manage their massive paper trail with blockchain.
March 13, 2017Ecosystem Spinoffs: New Tech Hubs Form Outside the City Limits
Urban tech hubs have followed the trend of San Francisco: As success skyrockets, so too does the cost of living. In British Columbia, New York, California and beyond, startups are taking advantage of the connected digital age by finding new places to set up HQ.
March 13, 2017Wealthsimple CEO Takes 2016 Techvibes Entrepreneur of the Year Award
Wealthsimple launched just over two years ago, and already the Canadian company is rolling out their robo-adviser services across the United States. That’s only part of the reason why CEO Michael Katchen just took top honors as Entrepreneur of the Year at the Techvibes 2016 Canadian Startup Awards.
March 8, 2017Federal Startup Funding Drives Major Economic Growth
A global view confirms that governments are catching up to what VC’s have known for a long time: investing in tech startups has a massive payoff. Countries that invest in startup passion see a confirmed economic uptick within just a few years.
March 7, 2017Northern Trust and IBM Team Up to Bring Blockchain to the Financial Sector
In the first commercial implementation of blockchain technology for the private equity market, Northern Trust has collaborated with IBM to solve the problem of increasing transparency, efficiency and security in private equity administration.
March 6, 2017Taking Strides Toward Gender Diversity in the Tech World
As engineer Susan J. Fowler’s viral account of her year at Uber underlined, a lack of gender diversity and faulty HR policies can lead to a vastly flawed corporate culture. Correcting imbalance and combating unacceptable behaviour are the responsibility of everyone in the tech industry, and women are taking the lead.
February 27, 2017Slack Enterprise Grid Gears Up to Compete With Trello
Smooth collaboration and project management are crucial to success across startup and corporate ecosystems. As TechCrunch reports, Slack recently introduced its Enterprise Grid to target larger companies. The web-based Trello application has a head start in this space: the company has already proven its value to over seven million users, as Frederic Lardinois writes.
February 23, 2017Chilecon Valley: An Immigration-Fueled Startup Success Story
Foreign innovation drives startup economies. In the US alone, 51% of billion-dollar startups were founded by immigrants. Cities across the world have taken notice: encouraging the free movement of information and talent is crucial to tech sector success. Santiago, Chile, is forging ahead with a government-backed plan to attract top talent. As reported in Brookings, part of Santiago’s success as Latin America’s tech hub is due to a program called Start Up Chile.
February 23, 2017IBM Machine Learning Puts Watson’s Analytics Power Where the Data Lives
With the ability to process up to 2.5 billion transactions per day, IBM z Systems mainframes are data-generating powerhouses: that's why they're favoured by large-scale enterprises. But massive quantities of data without intelligent analysis is the equivalent of speed without control.
February 22, 2017‘That Is Nothing’: Few Developers Prepared for Looming Blockchain Revolution
Blockchain has the potential to revolutionize financial services and will produce "astonishing creative destruction" and "even more upheaval than the Internet’s first information era," according to The Globe…
February 21, 2017Top Hat Takes Vanguard Position in EdTech with $22.5 Million Funding Boost
VC investment in sector-shifting EdTech innovations, like interactive classroom apps and web-based assessment tools, is mounting. Toronto-based startup Top Hat, under the leadership of CEO Mike Silagadze, is the latest to benefit.
February 21, 2017Beyond 360 Walkthroughs: How VR Became a Real Estate Game-Changer
A crucial part of the consumer experience of renting and buying real estate is experiencing the space before a decision is made. Until VR entered the real estate picture, the only way to experience an office, home, or retail space was to visit it: Matterport is the startup that changed that.
February 8, 2017H&R Block and IBM Watson Team Up to Take On Tax Season
From healthcare to education, IBM Watson is helping to shape the future of many data-rich industries. Now, in partnership with H&R Block, the cloud-based cognitive computing system will bring its capabilities to a process that affects almost everyone—the tax preparation process.
February 6, 2017Medical VR in the Operating Room and Beyond
Far beyond gaming, the vast potential of VR is inspiring innovators from a wide range of sectors. In healthcare, researchers are constantly discovering new applications for VR in everything from pain management to surgical training. Here's a roundup of startups and hospitals that are leading the way.
February 6, 2017VR Startup Strivr Raises $5 Million in Initial Funding
Football’s latest star is a VR startup. In an initial funding round, Strivr Labs Inc raised $5 million towards expansion across sports and the workplace, according to the…
February 2, 2017NextAI Announces $5M in Funding to Develop an AI Ecosystem in Canada
Artificial intelligence innovators will be getting a major boost from some of Canada’s largest companies, with a $5 million fund announced today. NextAI is a crucial tool in combating the brain-drain loss of entrepreneurs and talented students to other countries.
January 25, 2017Propelling Tech Industry Success For Women: The Right Funders and the Right Insights
The discussion around funding women entrepreneurs is growing more active by the day. One thing is clear: driven women entrepreneurs aren’t willing to accept a funding system that favours male founders out of familiarity and prejudice.
January 24, 2017IBM’s Ginni Rometty Calls for Transparency and Ethics in AI
IBM’s CEO, Ginni Rometty, is well-aware of concerns about AI, and notes that, “Cognitive systems will not realistically attain consciousness or independent agency.”
January 19, 2017Taking Fintech International Pays Off for Startups
If the potential of expanding your fintech startup’s vision to encompass the world was ever unclear, the $9 billion valuation of Stripe made it crystalline. Here's our roundup of the reasons to aim global with your fintech ideas.
January 18, 2017The Clear Link Between VC Diversity And Success For Female Founders
Much of the coverage of Silicon Valley lately has focused on the gender gap in technology, and for good reason: The gap is growing, not shrinking, despite very public support of the issue by giants such as Intel. Hiring practices are part of bridging this gap, but in an entrepreneur-driven industry, funding is another key part of the solution.
January 18, 2017