
BlackBerry QNX tech to help power electric carmaker’s fleet
Firm’s operating system will power sensors and cameras in semi-autonomous electric vehicles from Canoo, a California-based startup.
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BlackBerry QNX tech to help power electric carmaker’s fleet
Firm’s operating system will power sensors and cameras in semi-autonomous electric vehicles from Canoo, a California-based startup.

Shopify’s revenues double in Q2 amid online shopping surge
Ottawa e-commerce firm is reporting US$36 million in profits in the second quarter as it reaped the benefits of COVID-19 lockdowns.

Shopify set to premiere first network TV production next month
I Quit will premiere on the Discovery Channel on Aug. 18.

Corsa Security gaining global traction as remote work trend ramps up wireless traffic
Ottawa firm recently landed $7 million in fresh funding from longtime investor Roadmap Capital following an $11-million round last November.

Ottawa health-tech startup draws on VR technology to make surgeons’ jobs easier
Fledgling firm Realize Medical is partnering with software powerhouse Logitech as it prepares to pitch its product to hospitals and universities.

Techopia Live: How Pivotree is maintaining momentum through COVID-19
Flexibility needed as workplaces reopen to employees

Four-day weeks? Move to flex schedules a work in progress for Ottawa tech firms
A growing number of local tech execs say they’re looking at options such as four-day weeks in a bid to help employees maintain better work-life

Federal cash to aid Kanata-based research facility
CMC Microsystems will receive $18.3 million over the next three years through the Canada Foundation for Innovation and its Major Science Initiatives fund.

Ottawa’s GBatteries vying for $1M grand prize in national tech competition
Local company on “grandiose mission” to mass-produce technology that will charge electric vehicles in the same time it takes to fill up a tank of

Three rising Ottawa tech stars tapped for Toronto-based scale-up program
MindBridge Ai, Ranovus and You.i TV have been named to take part in program based at Toronto’s MaRS Discovery District.
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