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.

Coding adds new twist to balloon artist’s craft

Wednesday, August 25, 2021

Drew Ripley is a balloon artist and created a giant balloon goat that was displayed in Communitech. Ripley…

Politics Plug-in: There's more to civics than crack-smoking mayors

Wednesday, August 25, 2021

Drama can be very interesting, but people should be tapped into the election regardless of how scandalous…

Scout Public Affairs offers business best practices for navigating the 2015 federal election

Wednesday, August 25, 2021

Scout Public Affairs will be creating a blog series that will lead up to the election coming soon.

Don’t blink, and other lessons from Pebble’s Eric Migicovsky

Wednesday, August 25, 2021

Pebble founder Erick Migicovsky shared their lessons learned as a founder looking back at their journey.

Better ideas come from teams built on diversity, says Google exec

Wednesday, August 25, 2021

Steve Woods spoke on the importance of diversity in tech, and how the industry can take steps to change…

Sundown shutdown? Not at this summer festival in Kitchener

Wednesday, August 25, 2021

The Summer Lights Festival is back and Communitech News sat down with Charlene LeDuc to discuss.

Startup mixology: Velocity’s Bartesian launches on Kickstarter

Wednesday, August 25, 2021

Bartesian aims to easily recreate authentic mixed drinks in the comfort of your home, and they launched…

Rise of hardware: PCH hackathon draws the best

Wednesday, August 25, 2021

Over 100 attendees were at the PCH hackathon, which focused on their hardware/software/design skills.

What hackathons teach us, and what they don't

Wednesday, August 25, 2021

Hackathons are usually short and innovative, but many ideas do not result in a company. They are very…

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