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Kik marks 10 years at tech's bleeding edge
12 July 2019 | By Chuck Howitt in: Featured, News
In the early days of Kik, the mobile messaging app started by Livingston and a group of engineering students at the University of Waterloo in 2009. Kik had a 10th anniversary celebration held Thursday… Read more
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Canada's best student coders, designers win big in Waterloo Region
21 January 2019 | By Bill Bean in: Event recaps, Featured, News
Waterloo student coders recently won first place at the Code to Win/Design to Win challenge held at Communitech. Read more
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Kitchener embraces Internet of Things with new Digital Innovation Lab
28 November 2017 | By Bill Bean in: Ecosystem, Enterprise, Event recaps, Events, Featured, News
The City of Kitchener is launching a digital innovation lab to embrace the Internet of Things. Read more
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The decentralized Internet: A Q&A with Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin
15 October 2017 | By Craig Daniels in: Event recaps, Events, Featured, News
Communitech News sat down with Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin to talk about Ethereum. Read more
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Hacking the blockchain: ETHWaterloo crowns eight finalists at CIGI
15 October 2017 | By Craig Daniels in: Event recaps, Events, Featured, News
ETHWaterloo, the biggest Ethereum hackathon crowned eight co-finalists. Read more
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Fourteen teams emerge as leaders at Hack the North 2017
17 September 2017 | By Craig Daniels in: Ecosystem, Event recaps, Events, Featured, News
After 36 hours of hacking, Hack the North crowned 14 "winners" to end their hackathon. Read more
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Hack the North 2017 launches with appearance from Justin Trudeau
16 September 2017 | By Craig Daniels in: Ecosystem, Event recaps, Events, Featured, News
Hack the North had a surprise visit and speech from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Read more
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WINS2017: Buckle up tight – thrills and spills lie ahead
15 September 2017 | By Bill Bean in: Ecosystem, Event recaps, Events, Featured, Multimedia, News, Videos
The Waterloo Innovation Summit has just passed, and we heard from many big names in tech. Read more
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The power, promise – and fear – of the future, laid bare for all at WINS2017
14 September 2017 | By Bill Bean in: Ecosystem, Event recaps, Events, Featured, News
The Waterloo Innovation Summit 2017 asked important questions about technology, machines, and the future of humanity to academics, students, and entrepreneurs. Read more
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Fire-plagued BC breathes easier thanks to Waterloo Region startup
10 August 2017 | By Chuck Howitt in: Ecosystem, Featured, News, Startups
O2 Canada, co-founded by RIch Szasz and Peter Whitby distributes masks to help combat the wildfires that erupted in the B.C. interior. Read more