
Napkyn Analytics acquired by New York-based digital services firm
Ottawa company has become a leader in getting customers more bang for their marketing buck by helping set up and manage accounts on platforms such

Napkyn Analytics acquired by New York-based digital services firm
Ottawa company has become a leader in getting customers more bang for their marketing buck by helping set up and manage accounts on platforms such

Loyalty app Spoonity working with Google to harvest better customer data for food-service clients
Ottawa-based firm is one of 12 Canadian companies taking part in tech giant’s inaugural cloud accelerator program.

Canada, Australia agree to co-ordinate efforts on regulation of online platforms
The growing co-operation between the two countries comes as Facebook backed down on a ban it introduced last week that prevented Australians from viewing and

Ford drops BlackBerry QNX infotainment platform, inks deal with Google
Ford’s move means apps such as Google Maps and the company’s voice-activated assistant will now be available in its vehicles without requiring an Android smartphone.

U.S. Justice Department files landmark antitrust case against Google
Google responded immediately, saying “People use Google because they choose to — not because they’re forced to or because they can’t find alternatives.”

Big Tech CEOs face congressional heat on competition
Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg, Amazon’s Jeff Bezos, Sundar Pichai of Google and Tim Cook of Apple are answering for their companies’ practices before Congress.

Ottawa’s Pythian acquires U.S.-based firm in bid to expand market reach
Despite the economic fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic, at least one Ottawa tech firm didn’t hesitate to pull the trigger on a major deal to

City of Ottawa announces data-sharing plan with Google’s Waze app
Ottawa will join other major North American cities in sharing traffic data with Google’s Waze app, the city announced Thursday

Balsillie decries toxic, unchecked technology at big data committee
A Canadian high-tech pioneer says a “toxic” social media business model is a threat to democracy. Jim Balsillie, the retired chief executive of Research In

The Knowledge Society looks to expose Ottawa teens to new tech, learning styles
Ottawa youth will soon have the chance to experiment with artificial intelligence, quantum computing, nanotechnology and more through a new local chapter of The Knowledge
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