Taproot Edmonton Tech Roundup

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June 16: AI4Society is a hub for ethical artificial intelligence collaboration at the University of Alberta

See the June 16 edition of the Tech Roundup, sponsored by Innovate Edmonton , for links and more information on all of the news items mentioned in this episode. ★ Support this podcast ★

Jun 16, 2020•6 min•Ep. 46

June 9: Edmonton Police tech accelerator questioned amid Black Lives Matter protests

See the June 9 edition of the Tech Roundup, sponsored by Innovate Edmonton , for links and more information on all of the news items mentioned in this episode. ★ Support this podcast ★

Jun 09, 2020•6 min•Ep. 45

June 2: Start Alberta and the A100 want to expand the reach of Alberta's innovation ecosystem

See the June 2 edition of the Tech Roundup, sponsored by Innovate Edmonton , for links and more information on all of the news items mentioned in this episode. ★ Support this podcast ★

Jun 02, 2020•7 min•Ep. 44

May 26: Tech trailblazers cast cautious eye on city’s new innovation path

See the May 26 edition of the Tech Roundup, sponsored by Innovate Edmonton , for links and more information on all of the news items mentioned in this episode. ★ Support this podcast ★

May 26, 2020•6 min•Ep. 43

May 19: Edmonton-based Food Search Inc. among CODEVID-19 hackathon winners

See the May 19 edition of the Tech Roundup, sponsored by Innovate Edmonton , for links and more information on all of the news items mentioned in this episode. ★ Support this podcast ★

May 19, 2020•6 min•Ep. 42

May 12: City Council unanimously endorses new innovation entity with $5M/year in funding

See the May 12 edition of the Tech Roundup, sponsored by Innovate Edmonton , for links and more information on all of the news items mentioned in this episode. ★ Support this podcast ★

May 12, 2020•7 min•Ep. 41

May 5: Concerns raised about Alberta's new contact tracing app

See the May 5 edition of the Tech Roundup, sponsored by Innovate Edmonton , for links and more information on all of the news items mentioned in this episode. ★ Support this podcast ★

May 05, 2020•8 min•Ep. 40

April 28: Open letter calls on provincial government to support technology and innovation

See the April 28 edition of the Tech Roundup, sponsored by Innovate Edmonton , for links and more information on all of the news items mentioned in this episode. ★ Support this podcast ★

Apr 28, 2020•7 min•Ep. 39

April 21: Innovate Edmonton cuts raise concerns for local tech community

See the April 21 edition of the Tech Roundup, sponsored by Innovate Edmonton , for links and more information on all of the news items mentioned in this episode. ★ Support this podcast ★

Apr 21, 2020•9 min•Ep. 38

April 14: iSmartWays raises funding to deploy connected vehicle technology

See the April 14 edition of the Tech Roundup, sponsored by Innovate Edmonton , for links and more information on all of the news items mentioned in this episode. ★ Support this podcast ★

Apr 14, 2020•6 min•Ep. 37

April 7: Edmonton Regional Innovation Network receives $2.7 million from Alberta Innovates

See the April 7 edition of the Tech Roundup, sponsored by Innovate Edmonton , for links and more information on all of the news items mentioned in this episode. ★ Support this podcast ★

Apr 07, 2020•8 min•Ep. 36

March 31: Fighting COVID-19 misinformation

See the March 31 edition of the Tech Roundup, sponsored by Innovate Edmonton , for links and more information on all of the news items mentioned in this episode. ★ Support this podcast ★

Mar 31, 2020•6 min•Ep. 35

March 24: #YEGTechCares campaign is raising $175K for Edmonton's Food Bank

See the March 24 edition of the Tech Roundup, sponsored by Innovate Edmonton , for links and more information on all of the news items mentioned in this episode. ★ Support this podcast ★

Mar 24, 2020•6 min•Ep. 34

March 17: Hackathon encourages apps to help survive the COVID-19 pandemic

See the March 17 edition of the Tech Roundup, sponsored by Innovate Edmonton , for links and more information on all of the news items mentioned in this episode. ★ Support this podcast ★

Mar 17, 2020•6 min•Ep. 33

March 10: Student DevCon connects students to Edmonton's tech community

See the March 10 edition of the Tech Roundup, sponsored by Innovate Edmonton , for links and more information on all of the news items mentioned in this episode. ★ Support this podcast ★

Mar 10, 2020•6 min•Ep. 32

March 3: Budget 2020 cuts another $10.7M from Alberta Innovates

See the March 3 edition of the Tech Roundup, sponsored by Innovate Edmonton , for links and more information on all of the news items mentioned in this episode. ★ Support this podcast ★

Mar 03, 2020•7 min•Ep. 31

February 25: DrugBank wins $125K Startup TNT Investment Summit, 2S Water and Future Fields also funded

See the February 25 edition of the Tech Roundup, sponsored by Innovate Edmonton , for links and more information on all of the news items mentioned in this episode. ★ Support this podcast ★

Feb 25, 2020•6 min•Ep. 30

February 18: Reducing the carbon footprint of Bitcoin mining

See the February 18 edition of the Tech Roundup, sponsored by Innovate Edmonton , for links and more information on all of the news items mentioned in this episode. ★ Support this podcast ★

Feb 18, 2020•6 min•Ep. 29

February 11: Edmonton Police look to artificial intelligence and machine learning to help solve crimes

See the February 11 edition of the Tech Roundup, sponsored by Innovate Edmonton , for links and more information on all of the news items mentioned in this episode. ★ Support this podcast ★

Feb 11, 2020•6 min•Ep. 28

February 4: Startup Edmonton launches 12-week pre-accelerator called Propel

See the February 4 edition of the Tech Roundup, sponsored by Innovate Edmonton , for links and more information on all of the news items mentioned in this episode. ★ Support this podcast ★

Feb 04, 2020•6 min•Ep. 27

January 28: First Startup TNT pitch night draws a crowd

See the January 28 edition of the Tech Roundup, sponsored by Innovate Edmonton , for links and more information on all of the news items mentioned in this episode. ★ Support this podcast ★

Jan 28, 2020•6 min•Ep. 26

January 21: Yardstick Assessments and ProctorU merge to form Meazure Learning

See the January 21 edition of the Tech Roundup, sponsored by Innovate Edmonton , for links and more information on all of the news items mentioned in this episode. ★ Support this podcast ★

Jan 21, 2020•6 min•Ep. 25

January 14: Sprout Fund makes seed investment in SmartAccess

See the January 14 edition of the Tech Roundup, sponsored by Innovate Edmonton , for links and more information on all of the news items mentioned in this episode. ★ Support this podcast ★

Jan 14, 2020•6 min•Ep. 24

January 7: Provincial working group is exploring how to attract new investment in tech

See the January 7 edition of the Tech Roundup, sponsored by Innovate Edmonton , for links and more information on all of the news items mentioned in this episode. ★ Support this podcast ★

Jan 07, 2020•6 min•Ep. 23

December 17: Scope AR acquires WakingApp

See the December 17 edition of the Tech Roundup, sponsored by Innovate Edmonton , for links and more information on all of the news items mentioned in this episode. ★ Support this podcast ★

Dec 17, 2019•7 min•Ep. 22

December 10: Edmonton named most open city in Canada for fourth time

See the December 10 edition of the Tech Roundup, sponsored by Innovate Edmonton , for links and more information on all of the news items mentioned in this episode. ★ Support this podcast ★

Dec 10, 2019•6 min•Ep. 21

December 3: Edmonton sees 26% increase in tech jobs over the past five years

See the December 3 edition of the Tech Roundup, sponsored by Innovate Edmonton , for links and more information on all of the news items mentioned in this episode. ★ Support this podcast ★

Dec 03, 2019•5 min•Ep. 20

November 26: Scotiabank donates $1.25M to support AI research at the U of A

See the November 26 edition of the Tech Roundup, sponsored by Innovate Edmonton , for links and more information on all of the news items mentioned in this episode. ★ Support this podcast ★

Nov 26, 2019•6 min•Ep. 19

November 19: Kindred AI donates robotic arm to help U of A students study reinforcement learning

See the November 19 edition of the Tech Roundup, sponsored by Innovate Edmonton , for links and more information on all of the news items mentioned in this episode. ★ Support this podcast ★

Nov 19, 2019•4 min•Ep. 18

November 12: Accelerate Fund II invests in G2V Optics

See the November 12 edition of the Tech Roundup, sponsored by Innovate Edmonton , for links and more information on all of the news items mentioned in this episode. ★ Support this podcast ★

Nov 12, 2019•6 min•Ep. 17

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