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Velocity Foundry marks busy first year in hardware startup incubation
09 September 2015 | By Alexandra Satok in: Featured, News, Startups
A year ago, Velocity Foundry was opened up to support local hardware startups. Velocity Foundry filled up quickly, and is full of a variety of different startups with different goals. Read more
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Politics Plug-in: Government relations Q+A with Dave Pryce of D2L
08 September 2015 | By Faye Roberts in: Featured, Opinion, Politics Plug-in
Dave Pryce, Global Government Relations Lead for D2L, sat down to talk with Faye Roberts about Government relations. Read more
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Ashley Madison hack just the latest to shatter online privacy illusions
03 September 2015 | By Melanie Baker in: Featured, M-Theory, Opinion
Ashley Madison got hacked and millions of user's data got leaked. This breach of data truly revealed the potential lack of privacy and the concern of sharing personal information. Read more
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Politics Plug-in: All eyes on the election
01 September 2015 | By Faye Roberts in: Featured, Politics Plug-in
With the summer coming to an end, all eyes will be on the upcoming election. Read more
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Politics Plug-in: The polls are in, but are they right?
25 August 2015 | By Faye Roberts in: Featured, Opinion, Politics Plug-in
From now until the election, many polls will be released, and for different reasons. Different groups will commission polls with a potential agenda in mind. Read more
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Why Amazon has no reason to apologize
20 August 2015 | By Melanie Baker in: Featured, M-Theory, Opinion
Amazon has a very specific culture, "You either fit in or you don't..." While this is jarring to many of us, Amazon has no need to apologize as we still benefit and use their services. Read more
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Politics Plug-in: Want to back a candidate? Here’s what you need to know
18 August 2015 | By Faye Roberts in: Ecosystem, Featured, Opinion, Politics Plug-in
As a citizen you can support any party or person, and here are some rules you need to know. Read more
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Kik valued at $1 billion after $50-million investment from Tencent
18 August 2015 | By Phil Froklage in: Featured, News, Small to Mid Size
Kik has reached a $1 billion valuation after a Series D investment from Tencent. Read more
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LaunchPad startup connects restaurants to farms in Waterloo Region
14 August 2015 | By Andrew Coppolino in: Featured, News, Startups
Local Line seeks to build relationships with farms and restaurants in the region. This allows restaurants to access local food via their software. Read more
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Government support for innovation behind many iconic technologies
13 August 2015 | By Tenille Bonoguore in: Ecosystem, Featured, News
Many iconic technologies had the support from the government. This list includes Steve Jobs, Elon Musk, and big pharma. Read more