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Data management is a ‘team sport’
28 November 2022 | By Kevin Crowley in: Featured, News
Setting standards to govern the sharing and use of data is a crucial step in protecting privacy, building trust and using artificial intelligence for the good of society, says Anil Arora, Canada’s Chief… Read more
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‘Bigger than I ever expected’
22 November 2022 | By Kevin Crowley in: Featured, News
It was 21 years ago this month that Eldon Sprickerhoff co-founded eSentire, a Waterloo-based cybersecurity company that has grown into a unicorn with US$100 million in annual recurring revenue, 1,500 customers… Read more
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Ukrainian startups – a story of resilience
18 November 2022 | By Kevin Crowley in: Featured, News
In a 30-minute documentary, Canadian innovation advisor Dan Herman visits Ukraine to document the resilience of the country's startup founders in the midst of war. Read more
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iGUIDE and HouseLens announce partnership
17 November 2022 | By Member News in: Member news, News
iGUIDE, a leader in 3D tours and floor plans for residential real estate made by Kitchener, Ont.-based Planitar, has announced a partnership with HouseLens, an on-demand real estate data capture and visual… Read more
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Vision Zero
15 November 2022 | By Kevin Crowley in: Featured, News
Communitech sponsors discussion about using technology to improve road safety and reduce fatalities. Read more
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Greater Manchester Police completes digital investigations faster with Magnet Forensics’ Magnet AUTOMATE
09 November 2022 | By Member News in: Member news, News
Greater Manchester Police in the UK says it has has accelerated its digital investigations into child sexual exploitation by deploying Waterloo-made Magnet AUTOMATE product. Read more
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P&P Optica receives $2.4M from feds
07 November 2022 | By Kevin Crowley in: Featured, News
The federal government is providing $2.4 million in repayable funding to help Waterloo-based P&P Optica showcase its innovative food-inspection technology to the meat-processing industry. Read more
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Disrupting décor with ‘digital paint’
07 November 2022 | By Kevin Crowley in: Featured, News
Material-science company Trusscore is developing a 'digital paint' product that would enable its wall-and-ceiling panels to change colour using a smart-home IoT app. Read more
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Auvik CEO steps aside
01 November 2022 | By Kevin Crowley in: Featured, News
Marc Morin, a prominent serial entrepreneur in the Waterloo Region tech community, is stepping down as CEO of Auvik Networks and handing the reins to Doug Murray, a Silicon Valley veteran. Read more
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Intense AI push is “irresponsible engineering”
31 October 2022 | By Kevin Crowley in: Featured, News
Computer scientist and ethics scholar Batya Friedman says the intense and widespread push for artificial intelligence amounts to "irresponsible engineering." Read more