Shopify has joined forces with York University, expanding its hands-on computer science degree program, which hopes to better prepare students for jobs in the technology industry. The program, entitled Dev Degree, operates similarly
Published on: September 27th, 2018
Meagan Simpson
@megesimpson
All your latest sports tech news, including a 10-hour documentary on Michael Jordan, Twitch's new 24/7 sports streaming channel, the LA Kings' new high tech eco-friendly ice surface, and more! Plus, we chat
Cisco Canada is making a big investment in the future of wireless technology. The enterprise networking giant announced this week that it was providing $1 million over the next five years to the
Published on: April 11th, 2018
Eric Emin Wood
@ericewood
Following in the footsteps of the University of Toronto and the University of Alberta, the University of Waterloo has launched an artificial intelligence (AI) research institute of its own. Officially opened on April
Published on: April 11th, 2018
Eric Emin Wood
@ericewood
The University of Waterloo has caught the attention of China. The Qingdao Academy of Intelligent Industries (QAII) and the State Key Laboratory for Management and Control of Complex Systems (SKL-MCCS), Chinese leaders in
In addition to 50,000 new well-paying, knowledge-sector jobs, a new Amazon headquarters in Toronto would bolster local talent and encourage other companies to follow suit, proponents of the project suggest. But Amazon HQ2
Creative Capital is IT World Canada's series that examines the impact digital transformation is having to change the face of communities across Canada. We're doing deep dives looking at the major tech hubs
Published on: May 17th, 2017
Eric Emin Wood
@ericewood
Updated January 26, 2017 at 3:30 PM EST After months of seeing major tech brands compete with announcements about their leadership in the self-driving car space and a CES 2017 event in Las
Published on: January 13th, 2017
Mudeeha Yousaf
@itbusinessca
Thomson Reuters earned a lot of buzz two months ago after announcing that it would create 1,500 jobs as part of a new technology centre in Toronto. But while that initiative is still taking
Published on: January 3rd, 2017
Gary Hilson
@itbusinessca
It would appear that two of Canada's top technical universities are fairly well regarded around the world too. A recent survey of QS World University ranking data by the World Economic Forum placed
Published on: July 29th, 2016
Eric Emin Wood
@ericewood
The Hyperloop - Elon Musk's concept in which high-speed pods carry passengers between cities - could be brought one step closer to reality by a group of University of Waterloo students called "Waterloop" whose prototype will be up for real-world
What do you get when an IT giant looks to solve a corporate social responsibility (CSR) challenge in the Canadian economy, and decides to leverage their internal business strengths and connected relationships with
Published on: February 3rd, 2016
Cheryl Sylvester
@csylvester
In school you typically learn new things, do projects about them, get marked, and nothing else comes out of it. It doesn’t turn into anything. All that work gets put into a binder or
Published on: February 2nd, 2015
Ashley Huffman
@chicktech
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