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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
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Aterlo validates network quality tools at high traffic loads
25 August 2020 | By Bill Bean in: Data driven innovation
The Centre of Excellence in Next Generation Network, a federally and provincially funded organization, has allowed Waterloo startup Aterlo Networks to test their product Preeseem - a quality of experience… Read more
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How MAJiK took equipment monitoring virtual during COVID19
25 August 2020 | By Bill Bean in:
Although the global COVID-19 pandemic has been an obstacle for many, for MAJik Systems of Kitchener there hasn't been a better time to deploy their remote shop-floor supervision systems to clients in Canada,… Read more
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Seeing Through the Smoke - Using 5G
28 July 2020 | By Bill Bean in: Data driven innovation
Martin Shi, co-founder of Longan Vision is using 5G to create a AR-like helmet mounted device for firefighters that would allow them real-time hand free communication and data gathering to see what previously… Read more
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RoadLaunch & the rise of connected freight
25 June 2020 | By Bill Bean in: Data driven innovation
RoadLaunch, a ground freight logistics management firm has used a regional research and innovation program to develop a new 5G data streaming service. This service will allow real-time monitoring of high-value… Read more
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Clearpath Maps a New Way Forward
31 May 2020 | By Bill Bean in: Data driven innovation
Clearpath Robotics, the largest autonomous vehicle manufacturer in Canada, has been developing a new 3D scanning device for their OTTO robots that could be used to make rich neural networks of 3 dimensional… Read more
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Using High Definition Mapping for Real Estate Intelligence
27 May 2020 | By Bill Bean in: Data driven innovation
Map Your Property (MYP) is a real estate intelligence and mapping firm that provides professionals instant access to key regulatory information on a target property. This can be useful for realtors and… Read more
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Steve Blank: 'There will be a morning after'
09 April 2020 | By Bill Bean in: COVID19, Featured, News
The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the economy greatly, and CEOs that cannot keep up are facing extinction says Steve Blank, Silicon Valley veteran, author, professor at Stanford University. Blank was on… Read more