Saskatoon startups Rivercity, 7shifts team up to enhance food temperature monitoring for restaurants
Two Saskatoon-based startups are teaming up to help restaurants improve their food temperature monitoring processes. Rivercity Innovations (RCI) has launched the integration of its cold chain monitoring sensors and software with 7shifts, which provides a restaurant team management platform. In this partnership, RCI will deliver its temperature monitoring services to 7shifts’ more than 40,000 clients. […]
Coffee Briefing June 6 – PulseIR announces launch of ParcelPal; Moneris partners with Wix; D2L enhances Brightspace Community platform; and more
Coffee Briefings are timely deliveries of the latest ITWC headlines, interviews, and podcasts. Today’s Coffee Briefing is delivered by IT World Canada’s editorial team! Missed last week’s Coffee Briefing? We’ve got you covered. PulseIR announces official launch of its mobile technology & communications Investor relations and communications company PulseIR has announced the official launch of the […]
Ransomware bad actors have upped their game. Will you?
Ransomware has been a huge problem for organizations for many years now, and will continue to be for the foreseeable future. In a recent briefing with ITWC, Henry Hernandez, Cloud Delivery Security Services Consulting Engineer, Palo Alto Networks, said that while email remains one of the main ransomware attack vectors, it is by no means […]
BC regulator suspends ex-Blok Technologies CEO, CFO from investment market for misrepresenting 2018 share sale
The former CEO and CFO of Vancouver-based blockchain investment firm Blok Technologies have been suspended from participating in the investment market, according to the British Columbia Securities Commission (BCSC). Per the BCSC, ex-Blok CEO Robert Earle Dawson and ex-Blok CFO David Malcolm Alexander have separately agreed to suspensions over how a past Blok share sale […]
GSoft secures $125-million CDPQ investment to pursue growth through acquisitions
Montreal-based GSoft, which provides software solutions for employee experience, has secured a $125-million investment from Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ) to pursue more acquisitions. GSoft made its first acquisition in February with Quebec City company Didacte, which offers a web-based learning management system. That deal follows a significant period of growth for […]
Apple announces mixed reality headset, the Vision Pro
In its massive list of technology updates during the Worldwide Developers Conference keynote, Apple saved its biggest news for last. Apple Vision Pro, the newest piece of hardware in a long line of Apple products, will be coming to U.S. customers in 2024. Vision Pro is an mixed reality headset that will allow users to […]
S|W: The SaaS Weekly – Is Salesforce repositioning itself as a data company?
The SaaS Weekly is a weekly newsletter covering major SaaS news from Canada and around the globe. Subscribe to S|W using the form at the bottom of this page to ensure you don’t miss out on the most important SaaS news every week! PSG makes investment in Hostaway to expand its vacation-rental software amid travel […]
Rhino Ventures leads Twig Fertility’s $8 million Series A to improve fertility experience with tech
A new generation of families is driving demand for modern family-planning solutions, though their needs are not being met. The Canadian Fertility and Andrology Society estimates that on average, one in six Canadians experience infertility. However, advocates have said there are still barriers to getting timely and affordable care. “We are under-servicing a huge population […]
Oamo emerges from stealth with White Star Capital backing to build decentralized data brokerage
Montréal-based Oamo has emerged from stealth with plans to become a decentralized data broker. The Web3 startup has secured $1.7 million CAD ($1.25 million USD) in pre-seed financing solely from White Star Capital to build out its team and minimum viable product. Taking aim at the existing data brokerage industry, Oamo aims to make it […]
Hashtag Trending Jun. 6- Apple reveals mixed reality headset; Gartner says less is more when it comes to cybersecurity; Reddit’s largest communities to go private for 48 hours on Jun.12
Apple reveals their mixed reality headset, Gartner says less is more when it comes to cybersecurity and Reddit’s moderators plan a day long shutdown to give a big “downvote” to the company’s plan to charge for use of their API. These and more top tech news stories from Hashtag Trending and Tech News Day. […]