Computer Coding, Musical Creativity Key to Winning Popular Canadian Contest
by Lee Rickwood
The deadline to submit entries to the 2024 Your Voice is Power student competition is May 31, 2024, and the winners will be selected in June.
Tag: Women & Tech
Automated Robots Challenge Multi-Billion Dollar Art Market
by Lee Rickwood
Developments in robotics and artificial intelligence are bringing the worlds of technology and creativity closer together.
ComKids Seeks to Unite Kids, Computers and Opportunities
by Lee Rickwood
ComKids provides students with a new HP laptop or Chromebook, good Internet connectivity, and digital literacy/online safety training, delivered in conjunction with participating police services and other education partners.
Canadian Small Business Tackles Big Issues: Housing, Health Care… and Granola?!
by Lee Rickwood
A quartet of Canadian small businesses is tackling some of the big issues of our day, and doing so with the assistance of international prize money that rewards and honours businesses that go beyond financial success to have a real positive impact in their local communities.
Anything for Fame: Bloggers, Creators and Extremely Online Influencers in the Spotlight
by Lee Rickwood
Two new documentary films and a national bestselling book look at the rise of online influencers and the creator economy, while also presenting poignant, sometimes painful, profiles of its founders, failures, and trailblazers.
Love, Creativity and Artificial Intelligence Grow in a Multimedia Garden
by Lee Rickwood
The exhibit lies between technology and history; between the visual, aural and olifactory; between a tangible, physical experience and an imagined, creative dream world.
Don’t Blame Hedy: Cellphone Tracking is Built into Telecom Infrastructure
by Lee Rickwood
Hedy Lamarr holds a U.S. patent for a way to keep telecommunications signals safe and secure in what she called “a secret communications system”. But Canadian researchers say security holes today exist in the very fabric of our cellular networks.
Accessibility App for Better Browsing Launched by Major Canadian Bank
by Lee Rickwood
Making the necessary tools of the trade that much more comfortable to use can enhance a person’s work experience and improve their productivity. In our increasingly digital world, accessibility must be a priority to boost everyone’s inclusion and equity online.