Showing all articles by author: Bill Bean
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How to build more trust into data technology
11 February 2022 | By Bill Bean in: Featured, News
Engineers need to extend their learning to include the social sciences and humanities to prevent the kinds of biased data systems that can lead to injustice and polarization, author and professor Wendy… Read more
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Ecopia wins federal contract to map gaps in broadband access
14 January 2022 | By Bill Bean in: Featured, News
Ecopia, a mapping startup with deep ties to Waterloo Region's tech ecosystem, has won a Canadian government contract to find gaps in broadband internet access in rural and remote areas of the country. Read more
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Frontline workers poised for major exodus: survey
14 October 2021 | By Bill Bean in: Featured, News
Research conducted for Waterloo, Ont.-based Axonify suggests that nearly half of frontline workers are on the brink of quitting their jobs, citing burnout as a primary factor. Read more
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The wheels on the bus are 5G-connected
27 July 2021 | By Bill Bean in: Data driven innovation, News
Audesse, a startup in Waterloo, Ont. that provides IoT devices for fleet vehicles, used the ENCQOR 5G testbed at Communitech to boost the capabilities of its products. Read more
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5G testbed streamlines R&D for video analysis company
23 July 2021 | By Bill Bean in: Data driven innovation, News
Vubble, a Canadian startup whose technology analyzes and categorizes video content, tapped into the ENCQOR 5G testbed to conduct R&D at the Communitech Data Hub in Waterloo. Read more
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A magical, immersive way to explore a city
12 July 2021 | By Bill Bean in: Data driven innovation, News
The 5G testbed at the Communitech Data Hub in Waterloo, Ont. enabled EXAR Studios of London, Ont. to test its new augmented reality app for exploring cities. Read more
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AssetFlo leverages 5G test bed for new tracking sensor
15 June 2021 | By Bill Bean in: Data driven innovation, News
AssetFlo recently completed six months of testing of a new asset-tracking sensor using the ENCQOR 5G test bed at the Communitech Data Hub in Waterloo, Ontario. The sensor builds its own mesh network to… Read more
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Toronto engineer wins $1M Leaders Prize for fake news solution
11 September 2020 | By Bill Bean in: Featured, News
Machine-learning engineer Bill Yu Wu has bested a field of 150 programmers and won $1 million in the challenge to create an artificial intelligence-driven program to sort fake news from real news. Read more
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Agtech startup BinSentry lands US$7.7M investment
10 September 2020 | By Bill Bean in: Featured, News
Randall Schwartzentruber, CEO and co-founder of BinSentry, speaks on how he came up with the idea for his company as they complete a financing round of US$7.7 million. Read more
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ProNavigator raises CAD$5.6 million to drive expansion
02 September 2020 | By Bill Bean in: Featured, News
ProNavigator, an insurance tech company has raised CAD$5.6 million in a financing round, its second multimillion-dollar round in slightly over a year. Read more