The Globe and MailTechnology Tech companies want workers, but it’s getting tougher to find them verified_publisherThe Globe and Mail - Matt LundyTechnology companies in Canada are running into an age-old frustration as they vie for talent in a highly competitive hiring landscape: It’s tough to find qualified workers. With the wider labour market...
The Globe and MailCapital Raising With anchor funding in place, John Ruffolo’s Maverix Private Equity is in motion verified_publisherThe Globe and Mail - Sean SilcoffJohn Ruffolo’s private-equity firm is officially in business after raising money from five Canadian institutions, seven months after the Bay Street financier was nearly killed in a traffic accident. His...
The Globe and MailAdobe Charles Geschke, co-founder of Adobe and developer of PDFs, dies at 81 verified_publisherThe Globe and MailCharles “Chuck” Geschke – the co-founder of the major software company Adobe Inc. who helped develop Portable Document Format technology, or PDFs – has died at the age of 81. Geschke, who lived in the...
The Globe and MailTelecommunications CRTC decision on wireless networks to have ‘very limited impact’ on competition, analysts say verified_publisherThe Globe and Mail - Alexandra PosadzkiA decision by Canada’s telecom regulator to force the Big Three national wireless carriers and SaskTel to open up their networks to eligible regional competitors is unlikely to have a meaningful impact...
The Globe and MailTechnology Australian watchdog says Google misled consumers over data collection verified_publisherThe Globe and Mail - Swati PandeyAustralia’s federal court found Alphabet Inc’s Google misled some consumers about personal location data collected through Android mobile devices, the country’s competition regulator said on Friday. The...
The Globe and MailFacebook Ireland launches inquiry into Facebook after reports of data leak verified_publisherThe Globe and MailIreland’s Data Protection Commission (DPC) said on Wednesday it had launched an inquiry into Facebook Inc, after a dataset reported to contain personal data relating to some 533 million Facebook users...
The Globe and MailCEOs TouchBistro hires financial services veteran Samir Zabaneh to lead restaurant software company’s postpandemic revival verified_publisherThe Globe and Mail - Sean SilcoffTouchBistro Inc. has hired a veteran financial services executive to replace founder Alex Barrotti as chief executive officer, making the Toronto restaurant software firm the latest prominent Canadian...
The Globe and MailFacebook Facebook oversight board widens scope to rule on content left up on platform verified_publisherThe Globe and Mail - Elizabeth CullifordFacebook users will now be able to ask the company’s independent oversight board to rule on content that has been left up on the platform, as well as what was taken down, in a key expansion of the board’s...
The Globe and MailIntellectual Property Court rejects appeal by Google Canada in long-running patent case verified_publisherThe Globe and MailThe Federal Court of Appeal has dismissed an appeal brought by Google Canada, saying its request would only delay a trial about a patent case filed against the search engine company. The 3-0 decision by...
The Globe and MailConstellations Telesat takes on Musk and Bezos in space race to provide fast broadband verified_publisherThe Globe and Mail - Steve SchererTelesat is racing to launch a low-earth-orbit (LEO) satellite constellation to provide high-speed global broadband from space, pitting the satellite communications firm founded in 1969 against two trailblazing...
The Globe and MailNuance Communications Microsoft in talks to buy AI firm Nuance Communications for about $16-billion: source verified_publisherThe Globe and Mail - Krystal HuMicrosoft Corp is in advanced talks to buy artificial intelligence and speech technology company Nuance Communications Inc at about $16-billion, according to a source familiar with the matter. The price...
The Globe and MailCapital RaisingU.S. private-equity firm Sumeru buys stakes in Canadian software companies Tasktop and Loopio in US$300-million shopping... verified_publisherThe Globe and Mail - Sean SilcoffAnother foreign private-equity firm has developed a taste for Canadian technology companies. Sumeru Equity Partners said Wednesday it was buying significant stakes in two Canadian enterprise software Tasktop...
The Globe and MailFacebook Facebook doesn’t plan to notify half-billion users affected by data leak verified_publisherThe Globe and Mail - Elizabeth CullifordFacebook Inc did not notify the more than 530 million users whose details were obtained through the misuse of a feature before 2019 and recently made public in a database, and does not currently have to...
The Globe and MailApple Apple impacted by semiconductor shortage as MacBook and iPad production reportedly delayed verified_publisherThe Globe and MailProduction of some of Apple Inc’s MacBooks and iPads has been postponed due to a global component shortage, the Nikkei reported on Thursday. Chip shortages have caused delays in a key step in MacBook the...
The Globe and MailApple Apple will argue it faces competition in video game transaction market in Epic lawsuit verified_publisherThe Globe and Mail - Stephen NellisApple Inc said it plans to argue that it faces abundant competition in the market for video game transactions to defend itself against antitrust allegations by “Fortnite” maker Epic Games, the iPhone said...
The Globe and MailQuébec Biotech startup Ventus Therapeutics raises $100-million for ambitious goals verified_publisherThe Globe and Mail - Sean SilcoffVentus Therapeutics Inc. is the latest in a string of Canadian biotechnology startups to land significant funds from top North American investors. The two-year-old Montreal company has raised US$100-million...
The Globe and MailShaw Communications Shaw opts out of key spectrum auction amid Rogers takeover verified_publisherThe Globe and Mail - Alexandra PosadzkiShaw Communications Inc., which has struck a deal to be acquired by Rogers Communications Inc. for $26-billion including debt, will not participate in an upcoming auction of airwaves that are critical...
The Globe and MailRetail Shopify-backed Toronto startup Swyft raises $17.5-million to roll out same-day delivery of online orders for smaller retailers verified_publisherThe Globe and Mail - Sean SilcoffAfter joining Amazon.com Inc. as an engagement manager in 2019, Aadil Kazmi was inundated with calls from independent merchants he knew. They all wanted to know how they could get faster, affordable shipping...
The Globe and MailAdvertising Apple to start enforcing new privacy notification rule with launch of iOS 14.5 verified_publisherThe Globe and MailApple Inc said on Wednesday that in the coming weeks it will start enforcing a new privacy notification rule that digital advertising firms such as Facebook Inc have warned will hurt their sales. Apple...
The Globe and MailCanadian Space Agency Canadarm maker sees growth potential in industry verified_publisherThe Globe and Mail - Alexandra PosadzkiThe chief executive officer of MDA Ltd. says the rapidly expanding global space economy and shrinking cost of launching satellites provide growth opportunities for the maker of the iconic Canadarm, which...
The Globe and MailLG Electronics LG smartphone users lament company’s decision to exit the industry verified_publisherThe Globe and Mail - Joyce Lee, Heekyong YangFans of LG Electronics smartphones rued the loss of more affordable Android-based devices after the South Korean tech company said on Monday it would quit the business, with some praising LG for the innovation...
The Globe and MailTechnology Toronto startup Killi aims to help users review and edit data companies collect about them verified_publisherThe Globe and Mail - Josh O’KaneToronto data-control startup Killi Ltd. will launch a new product this week that it hopes will give consumers a greater chance to access and control the digital information being sold about them between...
The Globe and MailRetail Caisse-backed Intelcom expanding from Canada to Australia on strength of Amazon partnership verified_publisherThe Globe and Mail - Sean SilcoffWhen Jean-Sébastien Joly became vice-president of finance at the age of 30 for a small, declining and financially challenged Montreal courier company called Intelcom Courrier Canada Inc., he figured he’d...
The Globe and Mail Google wins major U.S. Supreme Court copyright dispute with Oracle verified_publisherThe Globe and Mail - Andrew ChungThe U.S. Supreme Court handed Alphabet Inc’s Google a major victory on Monday, ruling that its use of Oracle Corp’s software code to build the Android operating system that runs most of the world’s smartphones...
The Globe and MailRussia Russia extends Twitter slowdown over banned content until mid-May verified_publisherThe Globe and MailRussia said on Monday it would extend a punitive slowdown of Twitter until May 15 though it acknowledged the U.S. social media company had speeded up deletion of banned content. Moscow has traditionally...
The Globe and MailLG Electronics LG Electronics becomes first major smartphone brand to withdraw from market verified_publisherThe Globe and Mail - Joyce Lee, Heekyong YangSouth Korea’s LG Electronics Inc said on Monday it will wind down its loss-making mobile division – a move that is set to make it the first major smartphone brand to completely withdraw from the market....
The Globe and MailPhysics Astrophysicist Juna Kollmeier chosen to lead Canada’s cosmic enclave verified_publisherThe Globe and Mail - Ivan SemeniukThis week saw Juna Kollmeier named the new director of the Canadian Institute for Theoretical Astrophysics. The 43-year-old U.S. scientist and research leader is set to take up her new post in July. When...
The Globe and MailMessaging U.S. Supreme Court blocks class-action lawsuit against Facebook over unwanted text messages verified_publisherThe Globe and Mail - Andrew Chung, Lawrence HurleyThe U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday barred a proposed class-action lawsuit accusing Facebook Inc of violating a federal anti-robocall law, sparing the social media company from a potentially costly fight...
The Globe and MailCEOs Twitter nominating Elliott’s Jesse Cohn for re-election as board member verified_publisherThe Globe and MailTwitter Inc said on Thursday it will nominate board member and Elliott Management head of U.S. equity activism Jesse Cohn for re-election, as part of an agreement with the hedge fund. The social media...
