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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.

Trudeau unveils $52.4 million in new scale-up funding

Wednesday, August 25, 2021

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau paid a visit to Communitech and came bearing federal funding – funding…

M-Theory: Digital palaces aren't really for the people

Wednesday, August 25, 2021

In the “real” world, when disaster strikes and hard infrastructure fails, soft social infrastructure…

M-Theory: The value, and cost, of emotional labour

Wednesday, August 25, 2021

When hiring for some positions, ads have expectations for the new hire’s emotional labour as much as…

View from the 'Loo: Giving shape to the smart city

Wednesday, August 25, 2021

Is IoT, more specifically smart cities the next big technological 'thing'? Many cities are starting to…

Maplesoft spinoff DigitalEd marks its inauguration with updates to full product suite

Wednesday, August 25, 2021

DigitalEd, the Maplesoft spin-off company formed to bring enhanced focus to online education for science,…

No notes required: Carol Leaman's experience speaks for itself

Wednesday, August 25, 2021

Carol Leaman, Axonify CEO and serial entrepreneur, came to Communitech for Pizza with the Prez. Expecting…

OpenText: Made in Canada, proud of it

Wednesday, August 25, 2021

With 2017 revenues of US$2.3 billion and 10,000 employees in 40 countries, OpenText is now one of the…

Thinking big at Catalyst137

Wednesday, August 25, 2021

This video features Catalyst137, 475,000 square feet of repurposed industrial space on Kitchener’s Glasgow…

Thinking big at Catalyst137

Wednesday, August 25, 2021

Catalyst137 has been transformed from a former tire and footwear warehouse into the largest space for…

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