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.

No free lunch: The hidden costs of perks for tech workers

Wednesday, August 25, 2021

M-Theory author Melanie Baker sheds light on the unseen negative impacts of employee "perks".

Auvik announces integration with Autotask

Wednesday, August 25, 2021

Auvik announced that they will be integrating their products with Autotask, a leading IT business management…

On the value of experience, and 9 a.m. cheesecake: Happenate founder Kris Braun

Wednesday, August 25, 2021

After rewarding a colleague for a job well done with a simple slice of cheesecake, Kris Braun was inspired…

A product, a pivot and the pursuit of growth: Blitzen launches in Dublin

Wednesday, August 25, 2021

Jesse Guild, CEO of Blitzen and co-founders Duncan McDowell, Josh Wright and Jordan Clark discuss leaving…

New scholarships strengthen Dematic’s ties to region

Wednesday, August 25, 2021

Dematic, a company that uses technology to innovate within the shipping-and-receiving industry, is taking…

Tech Roundup for October 2015

Wednesday, August 25, 2021

The Tech Roundup for October 2015 features news on the Toronto-Waterloo Corridor, funding for Waterloo…

Plum wins Buffalo startup prize, sets sights on U.S. market

Wednesday, August 25, 2021

The Waterloo Region tech company Plum won a prize of $250,000 from a Buffalo-based business competition…

Art and tech intersect at Fluxible 2015

Wednesday, August 25, 2021

Fluxible wraps the fourth instalment of its festival in the Waterloo Region, gathering UX professionals…

Layoffs are bad enough; botching them is worse

Wednesday, August 25, 2021

We’ve all been laid off from tech companies, some of us more than once. We’ve been survivors of more…

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