Grading the top tech companies in diversity of keynote presenters
By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla
The lack of gender diversity during these keynotes has been called out before, but companies have been slow to feature female executives in starring roles.
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Tech That Helps With Sleep
By Christine Persaud
Ironically, just as tech might be perpetuating the problem, along with culprits like caffeine consumption, work demands, social commitments, and family dynamics, there’s also tech you can use to help by managing sleep patterns, like activity trackers that let you set bedtime reminders, encouraging more restful sleep, and simply helping you get some ZZZs.
Facial Recognition Use Growing: Accurate or Not, Hackable or Not
by Lee Rickwood
Leading facial recognition tools, used for identification, authentication and crime detection among other applications, are being developed here in Canada. So, too, ways to spoof or hack such systems.
Review of the Fitbit Versa smartwatch
By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla
The strengths of a Fitbit product including cross-platform functionality, multi-day battery life, excellent fitness and sleep tracking are all on tap in this lightweight and unobtrusive smartwatch.
U.S. Tech Experts Lead Open Government Plans in Canada
by Lee Rickwood
Major government agencies in Canada are hiring top U.S. tech experts to lead significant open government projects and digital initiatives in this country, and the door’s still open.
Sports Scores, Stats and Big Data Analytics Bring Whole New Ballgame
by Lee Rickwood
There’s no final score in the match-up between sports purists and sabermetric stat heads, but one group may have all the results they could want.
Big data analysts.
How BlackBerry’s AtHoc networked crisis solutions protects people and communities.
By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla
BlackBerry’s AtHoc solution is used by federal government as well as various industries who can use the solution to contact constituents at a moment’s notice.
Montreal Tech Startup Winners Announced at the Fundica Roadshow
By Yasmin Ranade
Earlier this month, Fundica Roadshow (FRS), a coast-to-coast pitch competition for Canadian tech startups, announced the winners of their Montreal stop to an event, record-setting audience of more than 400 attendees.