Category: IT Industry

Toronto’s tech industry on the rise
We’ve already earned the nickname Hollywood North. But Toronto could be on the verge of becoming Silicon Valley North as well. The technology industry in the Greater Toronto Area has...
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What is 10G internet? The next generation of cable tech.
While 5G service is on the verge of launching nationwide, consumers now have something even faster to look forward to: 10G, a newly minted term for technology that could push...
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The Kids ”Who Use Tech” Seem to Be All Right
Social media is linked to depression—or not. First-person shooter video games are good for cognition—or they encourage violence. Young people are either more connected—or more isolated than ever. Such are...
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The 15 best tech companies to work for in 2019, according to Glassdoor
We’re all familiar with the stories about six-digit salaries, bean bag chairs, nap pods, free food, unlimited vacation policies and other crazy perks that seem to be run of the...
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New crowdsourced recruitment tool aims to get more women into tech
Heidi Harman is the founder of international tech women’s network, Geek Girl Meetup. Her new projects use data and peer recommendations to tackle the industry’s diversity problem. Heidi Harman has...
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AI will match human intelligence by 2062 claims UNSW expert
Scientia Professor Toby Walsh tells the Festival of Dangerous Ideas that Artificial Intelligence is less than 50 years away from matching humans. ...
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Can A TV Comedy Show Change The Game For Women In Tech?
There are tons of initiatives for women in tech: awards, grants, accelerator programs. These initiatives tell a great story: women have become celebrated, recognized, respected. Finally. But is this the...
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Are millennials and Gen Z actually looking for “passion over profit,” or is that bullshit?
I’m going to try and spend about 500 words or so on this idea of “passion over profit,” often attributed to the millennial generation. I think a lot of how we...
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The EU plans to test an AI lie detector at border points
Trials for AI lie detection at border patrol checkpoints are set to begin soon in the EU. The program, called iBorderCtrl, will run for six months at four border crossing points...
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Google is hosting a global contest to develop AI that’s beneficial for humanity
The company is pledging up to $25 million to groups that want to solve AI’s biggest hurdles One of the biggest hurdles in the field of artificial intelligence is preventing...
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