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…
We humans evolved, over millions of years, from single cell amoebae to multi cellular organisms, invertebrates, vertebrates and finally to by-pedal ‘pithecanthropus erectus’. We are therefore indisputably part of nature; traceable within a direct flow starting from the earliest formative years of the universe. Mankind has celebrated this relationship for thousands of years, taking the…
Finding peace starts with surrendering our worries to the universe and trusting that God’s guidance will meet us in the middle of our uncertainty. Best-selling author of Finding God Every Day, Rebecca Simon, reminds us to trust God’s timing, embrace patience, and lean on His presence through every season of life. If you’ve been carrying the…
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…
Ranked: The World’s Most and Least Liked Countries See visuals like this from many other data creators on our Voronoi app. Download it for free on iOS or Android and discover incredible data-driven charts from a variety of trusted sources. Key Takeaways Switzerland and Canada have the world’s highest net perception scores, both at +36. The United States ranks among…
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…
