CTP Ep. 136 – Oct 15, 2017: That Was Anti-Climactic Canadian Tech podcast

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Hosts & Guests

Stuart Clark
Derek Silva

Quick Hits

Google Street View Explores Quttinirpaaq in Most Northern Trip Ever
- https://techvibes.com/2017/10/12/google-street-view-explores-quttinirpaaq-in-most-northern-trip-ever
Lenovo’s Tab 4 lineup is now available in Canada
- https://mobilesyrup.com/2017/10/13/lenovo-tab-4-lineup-coming-canada/
SanDisk releases high-speed SD cards that can survive extreme temperatures
- https://www.theverge.com/circuitbreaker/2017/10/5/16422434/sandisk-high-speed-sd-cards-industrial-extreme-climate
Federal government gives $4 million to Bell for high-speed internet in six Ontario communities
- https://mobilesyrup.com/2017/10/10/federal-government-invests-4-million-bring-high-speed-internet-six-northwestern-ontario-communities/
Microsoft Edge for Android beta now available from Google Play Store
- https://www.neowin.net/news/microsoft-edge-for-android-now-available-from-the-google-play-store
DeepMind opens second international lab in Montreal
- https://betakit.com/deepmind-opens-second-international-lab-in-montreal/

Topics

CRTC wants you to share your views on the future of programming in Canada
- https://mobilesyrup.com/2017/10/12/crtc-share-views-programming-canada/
Smart devices can share your private data, but Canada’s privacy laws offer little protection: report
- https://globalnews.ca/news/3791571/canada-privacy-laws-internet-of-things/
BlackBerry QNX’s autonomous vehicle just drove on public roads for the first time
- https://mobilesyrup.com/2017/10/12/blackberry-qnxs-autonomous-vehicle-just-drove-on-public-roads-for-the-first-time/
Amazon Canada ramps up online grocery battle, promotes Whole Foods products with deep discounts
- https://mobilesyrup.com/2017/10/10/amazon-canada-whole-foods-delivery-canada/
First SingularityU Canada Summit Brings Exponential Thinking to Toronto
- https://techvibes.com/2017/10/13/first-singularityu-canada-summit-brings-exponential-thinking-to-toronto

Stuff We Like

Stuart – MobileSyrup Deals – 3 10ft lightning cables for $19.99
Derek – Rainforest Connection; Android, iOS

What are you up to lately?

Stuart – Still on the job hunt, did some sorting and purging this week. Brought greetings from the London Public Library to the Nature London plaque unveiling.
Derek – Estonia e-Residency card has arrived, need to go pick it up. Finally getting into cryptocurrency mining, specifically with Zcash via Hashflare. Enjoying the free trial of DAZN so far. Did a bunch of sorting and purging as well.

Noteworthy News

Huawei and UBC partner to advance the next generation of communications
- https://mobilesyrup.com/2017/10/13/huawei-ubc-next-generation-communications/
BC Tech Cube Opens to Stimulate Innovation in AR, VR and MR
- https://techvibes.com/2017/10/12/bc-tech-cube-opens-to-stimulate-innovation-in-ar-vr-and-mr
Google, IBM and others launch an open-source API for keeping tabs on software supply chains
- https://techcrunch.com/2017/10/12/google-ibm-and-others-launch-new-open-source-api-for-keeping-tabs-on-software-supply-chains/
Everything announced at Oculus’ Connect 4 VR conference
- http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/techcrunchIt/~3/dfi9ZozCGy4/
New B.C. online app makes it easier for tenants and landlords to resolve issues
- https://mobilesyrup.com/2017/10/11/british-columbia-online-app-tenants-landlords-issues/
Snapchat is bringing contextual information to every Snap
- https://mobilesyrup.com/2017/10/10/snapchat-is-bringing-contextual-information-to-every-snap/
Dell Bets Big on IoT with Several New Announcements
- https://techvibes.com/2017/10/10/dell-bets-big-on-iot-with-several-new-announcements
Amazon plays catch-up with Google, adds multiple voice support to the Echo
- https://mobilesyrup.com/2017/10/12/amazon-adds-multiple-voice-support-echo/
Nuco raises $27 million to build interoperable blockchain network
- https://betakit.com/nuco-raises-27-million-to-build-interoperable-blockchain-network/

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