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.
Tag: Canadian 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.
Can 3D Printer Technology Tackle Canada’s Housing Crisis?
by Lee Rickwood
On a mission to increase access to housing, an Ontario company is building the first multi-unit 3D printed home in North America.
Cybersecurity Risks are Real, but ‘the Sky is Not Falling’
by Lee Rickwood
Despite concerns over upcoming breaches, Canada is actually more prepared to handle cybersecurity risks than other countries.
STEM Scholarships a Woman’s Best Friend, Diamonds Not Withstanding
by Lee Rickwood
Diamond miner De Beers wants to get 10,000 women and girls in STEM and achieve gender parity across its workforce by 2030.
How scanning and the cloud could free small business from piles of paper
By Ted Kritsonis
One way to make stacks of paper disappear in an office may be to scan all those documents and move them to the cloud in one fell swoop.
Young Canadian Innovators Battling Climate Change
By Yasmin Ranade
Knowledge Society (TKS) is a 10-month, global innovation program for driven and curious students aged between 13-17. Acceptance into the Calgary-born program, which is modelled after learning environments from Stanford, Harvard, and MIT, is rigorous and only those youth that want to make an impact in the world are selected
Consent of the Employed: Workplace Surveillance and Employee Monitoring
Employee monitoring and workplace surveillance means big business. It may also mean big brother. Employee monitoring lets organizations track the activities of employees and gather information that helps drive productivity and boost security. With an uptick in the number of…