Talent acquisition company Toast is making it easier to hire women for tech roles with a new, AI-powered recruitment platform. The Calgary-based company’s founder and CEO, April Hicke, announced the rollout of the Toast Talent Marketplace in a LinkedIn post late last week. While still in beta, Hicke told BetaKit the platform is a business-to-business,…
San Francisco-based banking, lending, and investing app SoFi has acquired Toronto-based FinTech startup Composer for an undisclosed amount. The news: Last week, SoFi revealed Composer by SoFi, a new AI-powered investing platform within its financial app, built on its acquisition of Composer. The new tool will allow SoFi’s 14 million members to turn their investing…
The federal government is injecting $5.6 million into organizations that support Black entrepreneurship in Alberta. The news: Funding comes via Prairies Economic Development Canada’s (PrairiesCan) Black Entrepreneurship Program (BEP) and will go towards three Alberta-based organizations to support training, mentorship, and business development programming tailored for Black entrepreneurs. Included in the announcement is $2.6 million…
There is a famous Latin phrase that I absolutely love: Carpe diem. It means “Seize the day.” Younger people might be more familiar with the phrase “You only live once,” or YOLO. Both phrases encourage people to live their lives to the fullest. I have struggled with depression and anxiety since my childhood, making it…
Serena Williams, the greatest female tennis player of all time, winner of 23 majors, is back to play singles and doubles at Wimbledon. She reportedly disliked her Wimbledon exit four years ago and misses tennis ‘every day’ she has said. Born 26 February 1981 8.28 pm Saginaw, MI, she has a hard-working Sun conjunct…
by Alberto Villoldo: Neuroplasticity is the brain’s ability to create new neural networks for both our individual health as well as for society in general… Apotheke Frankfurt Germany We now understand how to harness our brain’s neuroplasticity to enhance certain neural pathways. In essence, we can alter our brain function so that we can more…
by Sri Krishna: In 3228 BCE in Mathura, India, a child was born who was destined to reshape the spiritual and temporal destiny of mankind—Sri Krishna… In his 125 years of life, Sri Krishna made an indelible impression upon mankind’s collective consciousness—re-educating the world about devotion and dharma as well as the ultimate reality. His…
Someone trying to photograph El Capitan in Yosemite National Park in California, got this marvelous picture of the Andromeda galaxy. Awaken Mother Earth Awaken Daily Quote Source: AWAKEN The post Our Sacred Planet Mother Earth in all of it’s Amazing Beauty and the Quote of the Day 188 appeared first on Awaken.
Spellbook wants to change how contracts are drafted and signed in the age of AI software. “Behind every data centre, every rocket launch, are thousands of agreements.” Scott Stevenson, Spellbook The Toronto-based company released its Spellbook Autonomous Contract Management (ACM) product on Tuesday to a limited number of customers; the company hopes the product will…
There’s now an open-source tool to help detect biased language in writing and AI datasets, developed by a Canadian research hub. The news: Toronto’s Vector Institute released UnBias-Plus on Tuesday, a free tool that Vector research scientists say can detect and rewrite biased language, both in written content and within AI training data. Its developers…
