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‘Only when we share our stories will we continue to learn from each other and improve’: Intl Womxn’s Week Ottawa

International Womxn’s Week is in full swing in Ottawa where female founders and funders from all...

March 5, 2020 Tim Hinchliffe

Business Technology

‘The global stage is finally waking up to all that Ontario has to offer’: Neha Khera, 500 Startups Canada

As a Partner at 500 Startups Canada, Neha Khera has a lot of responsibilities. Apart from...

November 27, 2018 Tim Hinchliffe

Business Technology

AI will be major focus at Canada’s largest SaaS gathering in Ottawa

Expanding upon last year's inaugural Software as a Service conference, SaaS North, this year's...

November 20, 2017 Tim Hinchliffe

Technology

SaaS in Ottawa 2017: Big Funding, Acquisitions, and an Insatiable Demand for Talent

Ottawa's Software as a Service (SaaS) industry is growing at an unprecedented rate, attracting big...

July 24, 2017 Tim Hinchliffe

Technology

Ottawa tech scene still booming with $1M raised by membership management platform

As the demand for tech talent continues to rise in Ottawa, a membership management platform raises...

June 22, 2017 Tim Hinchliffe

Technology

Ottawa’s demand for tech talent surges as multinational brands continue to expand in Canada’s capital

Ottawa is and has always been a global tech player. As big businesses continue to expand their...

June 6, 2017 Tim Hinchliffe

Business

Ottawa poised to become SaaS capital of Canada amid tech revival

Silicon Valley North, as Ottawa was once called before the dot-com bubble burst, is bouncing back...

December 1, 2016 Tim Hinchliffe

Business

Canada’s first ever SaaS conference to bring over 60 speakers this month

Leading SaaS accelerator, L-SPARK, announces Canada’s first ever SaaS Conference, SAAS...

November 7, 2016 Tim Hinchliffe

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In our modern world of fake news and misinformation, it can be hard to know whether the news story you are reading is real or propaganda designed to influence your opinion. However, thanks to AI we are now close to identifying how trustworthy the news in front of us really is.

To discuss this, we are joined by Garry Paxinos, CTO at NetTalk, an easy-to-setup and use, lowest cost voice over IP (VoIP) home phone service.

In addition to the work NetTALK is doing, Garry also discusses an app he has helped build called NOOZ.AI, an AI-driven news aggregator that analyzes the news using natural language processing and machine learning to empower readers to uncover bias.

In this episode, we cover: