Pragya Sehgal
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Canadian government to offer affordable high-speed Internet to low-income families
The government of Canada today announced the launch of the second phase of the Connecting Families initiative, as part of which it → Read More
Global cloud backup and recovery firm Keepit opens its first two Canadian datacentres
Keepit, a Denmark-based cloud backup and recovery company, and an independent, vendor-neutral cloud dedicated to SaaS data protection with a blockchain-verified solution, → Read More
Toronto to get Walmart Tech Hub and hundreds of tech jobs
Toronto to become home to a larger Walmart Global Tech hub which will generate hundreds of jobs for Canada's local tech talent → Read More
Zoho introduces new version of its Creator platform with a focus on low code
Zoho has released new version of Creator, a solution that bridges gap between business users and IT teams by providing low-code solution-building experience → Read More
Lenovo awards $100,000 in grants to women and BIPOC small business owners across Ontario
Lenovo has announced the winners of its Evolve Program to support women and Black, Indigenous, and People of Colour-owned small business owners in Ontario. → Read More
Microsoft making Cloud for Retail generally available
Microsoft has announced that its Cloud for Retail will be generally available starting Feb. 1, 2022. The public preview of the cloud has been available since March 31, 2021. → Read More
Global tech firm sets up Canadian headquarters in Calgary
U.K.-based global software technology company Test Driven Solutions (TDS) has selected Calgary to house its Canadian headquarters, the company announced in a July 26 press release. → Read More
Zoom to acquire cloud contact centre provider Five9 for $14.7 billion
Zoom has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire cloud-based contact centre solutions provider Five9 for $14.7 billion. → Read More
Accenture acquires Toronto-based Cloudworks to expand Oracle footprint in Canada
Accenture has acquired Toronto-based Oracle Cloud implementation service provider Cloudworks to deliver Oracle solutions to clients across Canada. → Read More
Amazon Canada to create 1,800 new tech and corporate jobs this year
Today, Amazon announced plans to hire 1,800 new technology and corporate employees across all its Canadian corporate locations in 2021, which will bring the company’s total employee count to approximately 25,000 in Canada. The new hires will support teams across Amazon, including AWS, Alexa, Amazon advertising, and retail and operations technology. “Amazon is proud to […] Amazon plans to hire… → Read More
All the Teams updates announced at Microsoft Build 2021
Microsoft Teams is getting updates – a lot of updates. At its Microsoft Build 2021 digital event this week, the company unveiled new features, a new portal for developers, and new subscription purchase experiences, and much more. Enhanced Teams extensibility for meetings Microsoft is adding new features to the Teams app for meetings which was… → Read More
DoorDash announces first international engineering hub in Toronto, will hire 50 engineers
Today, the U.S. headquartered last-mile logistics platform DoorDash announced it is expanding its Canadian presence with a new engineering hub in Toronto which marks the company’s first international engineering site launch. → Read More
Sage study says increase of employee burnout will hurt 2021 revenues
Forty-two per cent of Canadian business leaders believe dampened employee morale and potential increase of burnout amid the pandemic will negatively impact their revenues for the remainder of 2021, according to a new study 2021 Forward Together from Sage Canada. → Read More
Coffee Briefing, April 27, 2021 – Cisco, HPE and others announce plans to address climate crisis, remembering Dan Kaminsky
Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE), Facebook and Microsoft have announced the launch of the Low-Carbon Patent Pledge, an HPE-led initiative as part of which the three technology leaders are making key patents available royalty-free to accelerate the adoption of low-carbon technologies. → Read More
Amazon launches IP Accelerator program in Canada to help SMBs protect their brands
This morning, Amazon announced the launch of its Intellectual Property (IP) Accelerator program in Canada to help small and medium-sized (SMBs) businesses → Read More
Three of Shopify’s top execs are leaving the company, CEO says
The three executives will start transitioning out of their current roles over the coming months and the company's strong bench of leaders will now step into larger roles. The three executives will start transitioning out of their current roles over the coming months. → Read More
Council of Canadian Innovators expands to Ontario, Alberta and B.C.
Today, the Council of Canadian Innovators (CCI) announced a national expansion, as part of which the national business council says it is adding government relations experts in Alberta, British Columbia and Ontario. → Read More
Cisco updates Webex People Insights to help boost employee well-being
Cisco revealed enhancements to its People Insights feature at Cisco Live 2021. → Read More
News Government of Canada to launch virtual workshops to understand public perception of AI
The Government of Canada’s Advisory Council on Artificial Intelligence Public Awareness Working Group, in partnership with CIFAR and Algora Lab (University of Montreal), is inviting Canadians to participate in a series of virtual presentations about AI. → Read More
Microsoft Ignite 2021: More Teams updates and enhancements
All the latest Microsoft Teams feature announcements at Ignite 2021. → Read More