Meagan Simpson
IT Business Canada
Toronto, ON, Canada
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India-based financial app Paytm finds success in Canada with innovation lab
Its brand new office space may be simple but the problems being solved at Paytm Labs, are anything but; the Toronto office for the Indian-based payments app is → Read More
Transforming the brick-and-mortar experience from the cloud
For many years there have been concerns over brick-and-mortar stores not being able to stay competitive with online shopping and ecommerce, but that may all be → Read More
Tulip's personalized shopping tech attracts luxury brands
New York City, NY.- There's often the feeling that technology means a less intimate experience - who really wants to talk to a robot instead of a human - but → Read More
Salesforce expands commerce cloud with AI and visual search
New York City, NY. - Salesforce announced Monday that it is adding new tools to its Commerce Cloud platform to help companies create personalized "shopping → Read More
Federal government announces $750,000 to teach digital literacy to Canadians in Mississauga and Brampton
Navdeep Bains, minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development (ISED) today announced a $750,000 investment to help Canadians in Mississauga and → Read More
Automotive technology manufacturuer Denso opens Montreal innovation lab
Japan-based Denso announced today that it is opening a new satellite research and development (R&D) lab in Montreal that will focus on developing artificial → Read More
TrackTik receives $45 million to develop AI product for security guard firms
Montreal-based TrackTik Software Inc. announced Wednesday that it has received funding for its product that hopes to make the lives of security guards using → Read More
ADP, Toronto startup bring employment law insights to HR with AI-powered tool
ADP Canada is partnering with Toronto-based software startup Blue J Legal to bring its artificial intelligence technology to ADP's HR Assist product for small → Read More
"Culture-first": how Box Inc.'s HR strategy drives business success
Culture isn't just something that Box Inc. talks about, its entire strategy is built on the idea of "culture-first", says its chief people officer Christy Lake → Read More
Canada's new drone safety regulations require registration and certification
Transport Canada has announced that as of June 1st, anyone flying a drone is required to register their drone and obtain a pilot certificate. According to a → Read More
Hashtag Trending: Bill Gates warns about gene editing; AT&T cheats 5G; 23andMe sells your data
Bill Gates is warning about the dangers of gene editing tech, AT&T and its fake 5G update and a genetics testing company 23andMe deal exposes its data sharing. → Read More
Square opens up payment system to app developers with SDK
Retailers can now make paying with Square Inc. an option on their mobile apps - the mobile payment company today launching a software development kit (SDK) for → Read More
Hashtag Trending: Rivals Apple and Samsung team up; smart grocery stores; Starship Musk
If you're an IT pro interested in cloud security, don't forget to attend the Cloud Security Summit being held Jan. 17 in downtown Toronto. I'll be there → Read More
TD announces more personalized banking app with new AI chatbot
TD Bank Group is introducing even more personalized experiences to its mobile banking app, today launching its new artificial intelligence-powered chatbot TD Clari. → Read More
Shoppers Drug Mart launches medical marijuana ecommerce platform
Shoppers Drug Mart took its first step into the cannabis industry on Tuesday, officially launching its ecommerce platform for medical cannabis. As of today, → Read More
Google Assistant reaches one billion devices
Google has almost doubled the number of Google Assistant enabled devices over the past year, according to the company, which states that it will soon reach one → Read More
Microsoft and Kroger partner to bring ‘retail-as-a-service’ product to market
It seems like almost anything is available 'as-a-service' these days and today Microsoft Corp. and major U.S. grocery retailer The Kroger Co. are looking to → Read More
Hashtag Trending: Germany loses iPhones; AI predicts alzheimer’s; Marriott admits passport numbers hacked
Apple pulls iPhone models in Germany, artificial intelligence can predict alzheimer's and Marriott gives more detail on data hack. First up from LinkedIn: Apple → Read More
Hashtag Trending: China iPhone sales flop; Apple loses $446 billion; ready for CES
Weaker demand for the iPhone in China is being blamed for Apple missing targets, Apple loses a whole lot of money and people are already gearing up for CES. → Read More
TomTom partnerships developing intelligent, autonomous driving solutions
Navigation technology firm TomTom announced two new partnerships today focused on creating intelligent and autonomous driving solutions. TomTom is working with Japanese → Read More