Tech news archives

The moments, milestones and stories that helped shape Waterloo Region tech. Explore the archive and revisit the people, companies and ideas that got us here.

Former Christie exec joins SSIMWave as VP engineering

Wednesday, August 25, 2021

SSIMWave announced their new VP of Engineering, Jeevan Vivegananthan. They formerly worked at Christie…

Using machine learning in the fight against crime

Wednesday, August 25, 2021

Scientists trying to fight money laundering and/or human trafficking face the problem of low-quality…

Waterloo now home to Canada's greenest building

Wednesday, August 25, 2021

Evolv1 is soon opening, it is Canada's first zero-carbon certified building. This 100,000-square-foot…

Google opens its doors and its wallet

Wednesday, August 25, 2021

Google announced they would be donating a community space as well as over $2 million dollars to support…

HIP Developments to devote five floors of building project to LAUNCH Waterloo

Wednesday, August 25, 2021

HIP Developments has devoted five floors for LAUNCH Waterloo, which will provide STEAM programming for…

For Plasticity Labs, happiness is dipping their toes into a sea of data

Wednesday, August 25, 2021

Plasticity Labs was part of the first ODX Ventures cohort. Their core beliefs are in workplace culture…

Bridgit's Ryan Martin: Cycling for mental health

Wednesday, August 25, 2021

Bridgit’s Ryan Martin has been candid about his mental health experiences, and is raising money with…

Chamath Palihapitiya wins crowd at Hack the North

Wednesday, August 25, 2021

Chamath Palihapitiya is one of the University of Waterloo's most successful graduates and this week he…

True North: An opportunity to slow down and fix things

Wednesday, August 25, 2021

Startup entrepreneurs are changing the world through innovation, but there is value in slowing down and…

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