Pandemic exposes Canadian entrepreneurial ecosystem’s gender parity problem
In Canada, women account for approximately 28 percent of the country’s entrepreneurs, according to a…
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Pentagon taps private sector to develop drone swarms that can track people, objects in congested areas
The Pentagon's Defense Innovation Unit is calling on the private sector to develop autonomous drones…
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Ex-CERN scientist on leveraging AI to accelerate language learning (Brains Byte Back podcast)
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Founder Institute takes world’s largest early-stage accelerator program virtual in 2020
The world’s largest pre-seed startup accelerator has moved all of this year’s programs online in…
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Tech & talent pulled from intel community are battle-tested to protect private sector: former SEAL Team 6 member, entrepreneur
Because of their battle-tested experience in combating cybersecurity threats in real-time, former members of the…
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With govt nowhere to be found, Colombian robotics school takes innovation into its own hands
Chocó’s School for Robotics teaches children to think disruptively, in order to stimulate the socio-economic…
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Emotion, gender prediction tech should be banned from Brazil’s metro: NGO testifies
Access Now, a non-profit that defends the digital rights of citizens around the world, presents…
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‘Facebook’s business model is poison & its algorithms amplify misinformation’: digital forensics expert testifies
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USC Marshall Greif Incubator to hold exclusive Digital Mentor Series with incubator founders
The University of Southern California (USC) Marshall Greif Incubator will hold an exclusive webinar series…
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Global Esports Federation, ITU to launch global dialogue on esports & sustainability
The Global Esports Federation partners with the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) to launch a global…
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Brazilian startup finds ‘more opportunities’ to grow internationally via Korean accelerator
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Big tech censorship reignites call for an Internet Bill of Rights
The idea of an Internet Bill of Rights has been floating around for years, but…
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Modern warfare technology with ex-military sergeant turned tech CEO (Brains Byte Back podcast)
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Whatsapp’s problematic Brazilian ‘monopoly’
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The unexpected upsides of ‘anywhere’ accelerators
Shelter in place orders and social distancing requirements continue to interfere with the very same…
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Horasis think tank opens annual India Meeting to the public with first-ever virtual event
For the first time in its 12-year history, global visions community think tank Horasis will…
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Digital contact tracing apps could worsen inequality, Human Rights Watch warns
The development of digital contact tracing apps to slow the spread of COVID-19 -- a…
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House Intel Committee ditches script, grills big tech on polarizing users and toxic civic discourse
Today, representatives from big tech companies Google, Facebook, and Twitter testified remotely in a virtual…
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