Students Create Virtual Worlds as Metaverse Heads to College
by Lee Rickwood
The creative and educational opportunity for students lies in the construction of a new world, in the dynamics of new entrepreneurial and societal interactions.
Category: Business
Wi-Fi Sensing a Market Set to Boom, Say Seniors, Service Providers, Tech Developers
By Lee Rickwood
Internet service providers and technology developers who are developing new broadband services – and senior citizens who may need attention at home – are sensing that Wi-Fi is the next big thing.
It’s Pride Month and You Can Celebrate With Tech
By Christine Persaud
June is Pride Month, a month to pay special attention to, and celebrate, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer (LGBTQ) persons. Even technology companies get involved by highlighting LGBTQ content and creating special limited-edition LGBTQ-themed merchandise. Here are a few notable things you’ll see this year as we celebrate Pride Month in tech.
Female Gamer Leads Industry Charge in Canada to Ensure Video Game Makers Reflect Their Audiences
By Yasmin Ranade
Female leaders in gaming have a tangible effect on the games that are being developed.
Non-Profit Advocating Diversity, Inclusion and uniting 2SLGBTQ+ tech talent launches in Toronto during Pride
By Yasmin Ranade
Our goal is to see increased Queer representation within the tech industry as a whole, and we know that Toronto’s tech ecosystem is pivotal to bringing lasting change for the Canadian tech industry
Amplifying Women’s Voices Bolsters Business and Inclusivity in STEM
By Yasmin Ranade
Recruiting women into STEM is often the singular strategy that employers use to ‘tick the box’ for bringing diversity into the tech industry, but are recruitment initiatives enough to make tech inclusive, long-term?
Privacy Commissioner Steps Down, Says Canada’s Laws Need Ratcheting Up
by Lee Rickwood
Ending his term with the Tim Hortons announcement recalled other of his press conferences, about other major investigations into other privacy violations, committed by other large North American companies.
Advertising in the Metaverse: Creativity is the Limit
By Yasmin Ranade
Gaming, conferencing, virtual reality, NTFs, cryptocurrency and a host of other digital inventions have created an ‘other’ world for consumers.. And, now there is the Metaverse, but what is that?