tech Tech companies are already flipping houses — but can they build some too? Christin Hakim, September 5, 2024March 19, 2023 Ryan Johnson used to work at a San Francisco tech company, Opendoor, that makes software for buying and selling homes. Four years ago, he decided he’d rather build them. Johnson, who grew up in Phoenix, moved back to Arizona and joined the growing ranks of tech industry expats now trying… Continue Reading
tech A Robot Imitates The Rolling Stones—And Other Small Business Tech News This Week Christin Hakim, July 26, 2024March 19, 2023 (Photo by Michael Hickey/Getty Images) Getty Images Here are five things in technology that happened this past week and how they affect your business. Did you miss them? 1. Boston Dynamics robots imitated the Rolling Stones performing ‘Start Me Up’. Boston Dynamics recently shared a video where the company’s robots… Continue Reading
tech Walmart Enters The Metaverse—And Other Small Business Tech News This Week Christin Hakim, June 27, 2024March 19, 2023 (Photo by Jeff Zelevansky/Getty Images) Getty Images Here are five things in technology that happened this past week and how they affect your business. Did you miss them? 1 —Walmart is quietly preparing to enter the metaverse. Walmart seems to be planning its own collection of NFTs (non-fungible tokens) and… Continue Reading
tech Top highlights from Xpeng’s 2021 Tech Day – TechCrunch Christin Hakim, May 21, 2024March 19, 2023 Chinese smart electric vehicle startup Xpeng has announced a series of innovations that it says will help it craft the mobility ecosystem of the future. “Our exploration of more efficient, safer, carbon-neutral mobility solutions goes far beyond just smart EVs, and is the cornerstone of our long-term competitive advantages,” said… Continue Reading
tech Eyeing Opportunities, Investors Begin Looking More Closely At Deep Tech – Crunchbase News Christin Hakim, May 20, 2024March 19, 2023 With every new SaaS enterprise platform seeing no end to funding and valuation increases, some investors seem to be looking to the next frontier—or frontier technology—for new opportunities. Subscribe to the Crunchbase Daily “We used to ask ourselves who will invest in this company after us, when we started,” said… Continue Reading
tech Twitter Now Lets You Pay To Undo Tweets—And Other Small Business Tech News This Week Christin Hakim, May 5, 2024March 19, 2023 Wouldn’t this key be helpful? getty Here are five things in technology that happened this past week and how they affect your business. Did you miss them? 1 —Twitter will now let you pay to undo tweets and read ad-free news in the US. Twitter’s new subscription service— known as… Continue Reading
tech PayPal To Launch A More Stable Crypto…And Other Small Business Tech News This Week Christin Hakim, April 26, 2024March 19, 2023 (Photo by Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images) Getty Images Here are five things in technology that happened this past week and how they affect your business. Did you miss them? 1 —PayPal is inching closer to launching its very own stablecoin. PayPal announced this past week that it plans to roll… Continue Reading
tech In one of the largest tech deals ever struck, Broadcom will buy VMware for $61B – TechCrunch Christin Hakim, March 22, 2024March 19, 2023 To get a roundup of TechCrunch’s biggest and most important stories delivered to your inbox every day at 3 p.m. PDT, subscribe here. It’s Thursday, May 26, 2022, and we have a busy day of news on the site today. Here are the gems sparkling in the spotlight of our… Continue Reading
tech Finally! Apple Announces Self Service Repair…And Other Small Business Tech News This Week Christin Hakim, March 15, 2024March 19, 2023 Help is on the way! getty Here are five things in technology that happened this past week and how they affect your business. Did you miss them? 1 —Apple has announced Self Service Repair and has made a new play for small businesses by taking on Google and Microsoft. This… Continue Reading
tech Coffee Briefing, Nov. 2, 2021 – All the recent tech news; a podcast roundup; and more Christin Hakim, February 11, 2024March 19, 2023 Coffee Briefings are timely deliveries of the latest ITWC headlines, interviews, and podcasts. Today’s Coffee Briefing is delivered by IT World Canada reporter Pragya Sehgal, with files from the rest of the editorial team! Missed last week’s Coffee Briefing? We’ve got you covered. What’s new this week UOttawa partners with… Continue Reading