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Waterloo startup develops shirt to help protect against concussions

Posted on News & Media by Victoria Krisman · August 21, 2018 12:23 PM · 1 reaction

Waterloo — Rob Corrigan feels lucky to be alive.

A decade ago, the Kitchener native suffered a serious scare when he was rocked by an opponent while playing hockey for Ridley College, a private school in St. Catharines.

"I was hit in open ice," the 27-year-old said. "Apparently, I did a back flip in the air and was unconscious for about 30 seconds. It was a pretty big hit."

"Honestly, if it wasn't for the (safety) protocols that they had in place … I think my story would be very different today."

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Tesla Ridesharing Company Launches In Calgary

Posted on News & Media by Victoria Krisman · August 21, 2018 12:21 PM · 1 reaction

The Canadian startup InOrbis transports travelers between Calgary and Edmonton using Tesla Model S and Model X vehicles — echoing the business models of similar startups such as Tesloop and Tesla Shuttle. The company was founded by Rosario Fortugno, who answered some questions for CleanTechnica.

How many electric vehicles are in your fleet?

The fleet is small but growing. We have 8 Teslas in service right now, hopefully up to a dozen by the end of the year.

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University of Waterloo Partners With Plum to Reshape Campus Recruitment

Posted on News & Media by Victoria Krisman · August 17, 2018 12:46 PM · 1 reaction

WATERLOO, Ontario, July 26, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Plum today announced that the University of Waterloo will pilot its predictive hiring platform to help better connect its 21,000+ students with the 6,900 employers that recruit from the university each year. The Plum platform marries artificial intelligence and machine-learning with Industrial Organizational Psychology to give hiring managers an additional, distinct dimension by which to predict candidates' on-the-job performance: talent. This pilot aims to enhance service to students and employers, and increase success for campus career service counselors.

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Columbus, Ohio, Launches Connected Vehicle Project

Posted on News & Media by Victoria Krisman · August 17, 2018 12:43 PM · 1 reaction

Connected vehicle technology is coming to Columbus, Ohio, in the hopes of making a large swath of the city safer for motorists as well as pedestrians and cyclists.

The city is moving forward with a demonstration project to connect up to 1,800 private and public vehicles, as well as upgrade some 113 signalized intersections with technology to better manage traffic as well as improve safety.

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Eindhoven suburb is hub and home for multinational expats

Posted on News & Media by Victoria Krisman · August 17, 2018 12:41 PM · 1 reaction

A recent influx of expat professionals into the Meerhoven district of Eindhoven has resulted in the area’s rechristening as Expathoven.

The Dutch city of Eindhoven is bidding to be the Netherlands’ most international city due to a massive influx of expat tech professionals, most of whom have settled in the Meerhoven district. The vast majority of the 11 thousand residents in the area are highly skilled expats who’ve arrived to take up jobs in ultra-high tech companies such as leaders in the semiconductor sector NXP and ASML. The area has now been dubbed ‘Expathoven’ by local residents.

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Ontario’s Hamilton Health Sciences developing healthcare AI applications

Posted on News & Media by Victoria Krisman · August 13, 2018 11:15 AM · 1 reaction

Ontario medical group Hamilton Health Sciences has announced a partnership with clinician company Real Time Medical on artificial intelligence (AI) application development for healthcare.

Real Time Medical will work with Hamilton Health Sciences and MIIRCAM (Medical Imagining Informatics Research Centre at McMaster) on the following services:

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Edmonton data fanatic animates a century of city growth in 6 seconds

Posted on News & Media by Victoria Krisman · August 13, 2018 11:13 AM · 1 reaction

A self-professed Edmonton data nerd has managed to capture a century of city growth in six seconds flat.

Using the city's open data portal, Eugene Chen created an animated map of Edmonton that tracks building construction in the city from 1917 to 2017.

"It's definitely fascinating to see the growth of Edmonton as it reaches out to the outer parts of the city," said Chen, a member of the analytical team at Darkhorse Analytics.

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Dutch govt agrees investment in Eindhoven industry hub, start-ups

Posted on News & Media by Victoria Krisman · August 13, 2018 11:11 AM · 1 reaction

The Dutch government has signed an agreement with the province of North Brabant on the further development of 'Brainport Eindhoven', the industry and research hub in the province. This covers investments in improving the infrastructure and investment climate in the area, including efforts to attract talent to the region.

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Revealed: Tallinn tops the list of the best cities for millennials to start businesses

Posted on News & Media by Victoria Krisman · August 06, 2018 1:06 PM · 1 reaction

Today, more and more young people are exposed to the idea of travelling for work, with a recent study showing that half of all millennials would consider moving abroad for opportunities. With that in mind, GoCompare has released new research charting the best cities around the world for millennials to start their own businesses.

The research measured cities according to metrics essential for young entrepreneurs, including the availability of funding at the early stages of a business, ease of registering property, trading across borders, diversity, and the cost of living.

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Who needs people? Eindhoven students win world robot football cup

Posted on News & Media by Victoria Krisman · August 06, 2018 1:04 PM · 1 reaction

The Netherlands might not be present at the World Cup in Russia but students at Eindhoven University of Technology have taken the world RoboCup title after beating a Portuguese team 1-0 at the final in Montreal.

It is the fourth time the Eindhoven team, known as Tech United, have taken the title. They lost the final last year to a team from China.

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