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On guard for "fake news": Q & A with Craig Silverman
25 April 2018 | By Craig Daniels in: Featured, News, True North
Communitech News sat down with Craig Silverman, Canadian journalist who coined "fake news", to discuss this phenomenon and True North. Read more
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Waterloo now home to Canada's greenest building
19 April 2018 | By Craig Daniels in: Featured, News
Evolv1 is soon opening, it is Canada's first zero-carbon certified building. This 100,000-square-foot office is located in David Johnston Research and Technology Park, where multiple companies will work… Read more
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Google opens its doors and its wallet
17 April 2018 | By Craig Daniels in: Featured, News
Google announced they would be donating a community space as well as over $2 million dollars to support STEM initiatives. These initiatives will have a focus on youth and students, especially female youth… Read more
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Bridgit's Ryan Martin: Cycling for mental health
13 April 2018 | By Craig Daniels in: Featured, News
Bridgit’s Ryan Martin has been candid about his mental health experiences, and is raising money with his 7,000km bike trek. Martin wants to bring light to his experiences to let others know they are not… Read more
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True North: An opportunity to slow down and fix things
12 April 2018 | By Iain Klugman in: Ecosystem, Featured, News, True North
Startup entrepreneurs are changing the world through innovation, but there is value in slowing down and fixing what is broken, from business models, to public trust. Success is not just dollars, but also… Read more
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When the company isn't for sale – at any price
10 April 2018 | By Craig Daniels in: Featured, News
In 2006, Microsoft offered Carl Rodrigues, CEO of SOTI, more than $10 million, and they were rejected. Today, SOTI does business in 176 countries and has millions in annual revenue. Recently, he was offered… Read more
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ZTR Control Systems brings history of innovation to Communitech lab
06 April 2018 | By Anthony Reinhart in: Featured, News
ZTR Control Systems is Communitech's newest corporate innovation lab partner. They building technology for railways and work within sectors such as construction, and oil and gas. Read more
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Premier reiterates $11B commitment to high-speed rail
06 April 2018 | By Anthony Reinhart in: Featured, News
The Premier came to Vidyard's office to discuss transportation between Toronto. and KW. There are plans to have transportation take less than an hour between Kitchener and Toronto by 2025. GO Train services… Read more
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UWaterloo unveils Artificial Intelligence Institute
06 April 2018 | By Craig Daniels in: Featured, News
The University of Waterloo launched their Waterloo Artificial Intelligence Institute which aims to help companies leverage UWaterloo's AI expertise. There was a panel that included members from government,… Read more
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Labforge partners with RCAF on security technology
27 March 2018 | By Craig Daniels in: Featured, News, Startups
Shortly after the Royal Canadian Air Force opened their innovation lab, Labforge, located in Velocity, peaked their interest. Labforge then got accepted into the Build in Canada Innovation Program. They… Read more