CTP Ep 134 – Oct 1, 2017: It’s 7%!

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Thanks to Techdoz.ca for the loan of the Snowball Blue Mic

Hosts & Guests

• Stuart Clark
• Derek Silva

Quick Hits

• Rogers and Fido waiving unlocking fees on outright device purchases ahead of CRTC deadline
  • https://mobilesyrup.com/2017/09/29/rogers-and-fido-waiving-unlocking-fee-outright/
• Twitter to Test Drive Double-Wide Tweets
  • https://www.technewsworld.com/story/Twitter-to-Test-Drive-Double-Wide-Tweets-84842.html
• Bell MTS increases price of home phone, TV and internet services
  • https://mobilesyrup.com/2017/09/29/bell-mts-home-phone-internet-tv-price-hike/
• Ataribox runs Linux on AMD chip and will cost at least $250
  • https://venturebeat.com/2017/09/25/ataribox-runs-linux-on-amd-chip-and-will-cost-at-least-249/
• Kik Nets Nearly $100 Million in Token Sale
  • https://techvibes.com/2017/09/27/kik-nets-nearly-100-million-us-in-token-sale
• Better Current’s Jenni is a smart solar charger for techies who want to live green
  • https://mobilesyrup.com/2017/09/21/better-currents-jenni-smart-charger/
• Microsoft finally starts doing something with LinkedIn by integrating it into Office 365; is going all in on Teams and plans to phase out Skype for Business
  • https://techcrunch.com/2017/09/25/microsoft-finally-starts-doing-something-with-linkedin-by-integrating-it-into-office-365/
  • https://techcrunch.com/2017/09/25/microsoft-is-going-all-in-on-teams-and-plans-to-phase-out-skype-for-business/

Topics

• BlackBerry shares soar by 12% as software sales hit record
  • https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/sep/28/blackberry-shares-soar-by-12-as-software-sales-hit-record
  • https://techvibes.com/2017/09/28/blackberry-rewarded-for-software-shift-with-record-sales
• A New Streaming Presence Emerges: Netflix Canada
  • https://techvibes.com/2017/09/28/a-new-streaming-presence-emerges-netflix-canada
  • https://mobilesyrup.com/2017/09/28/heritage-minister-reveals-details-of-500m-netflix-deal/
• Canadian gov’t says Facebook, DMZ set to partner on digital news incubator
  • https://betakit.com/canadian-govt-says-facebook-dmz-set-to-partner-on-digital-news-incubator/
• Men and Women in Tech Both Struggle to Land Work After 40
  • https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-09-26/men-and-women-in-tech-struggle-together-to-land-work-after-40
• Elon Musk Says SpaceX Will Have Humans on Mars by 2024
  • https://techvibes.com/2017/09/29/elon-musk-says-spacex-will-have-humans-on-mars-by-2024

Stuff We Like

• Stuart – Nada
• Derek – Logojoy

What are you up to lately?

• Stuart – Enjoying the fall weather that has finally arrived. Still job hunting and trying to promote sclarkconsulting.ca. Busy week ahead with meetings/appts almost every day.
• Derek – Tried to resolve a few things for some Middlesex Centre constituents this week. Delved into the world of chatbots to help teach the rest of the Olio team what they’re capable of, and write a new blog entry for Olio about chatbots. Finding lots of networking events to go to this month. Ordered some promotional postcards and new business cards for CleverHost, and worked on CleverHost’s affiliate program for a bit. Celebrated my youngest son’s third birthday today.

Noteworthy News

• Google Discusses the Future of its Assistant
  • https://www.thurrott.com/cloud/134662/google-discusses-future-assistant
• Legal innovation zone launches $80,000 AI challenge
  • https://betakit.com/legal-innovation-zone-launches-80000-ai-challenge/
• Google Drive is now compatible with iOS 11’s Files app
  • https://mobilesyrup.com/2017/09/28/google-drive-now-compatible-ios-11s-files-app/
• Heritage Minister and Innovation Minister pen welcome letter to new CRTC chair
  • https://mobilesyrup.com/2017/09/28/heritage-minister-innovation-minister-pen-welcome-letter-new-crtc-chair-address-important-issues/
• IBM Opens Ottawa Incubator to Fuel Tech Innovation
  • https://techvibes.com/2017/09/29/ibm-opens-ottawa-incubator-to-fuel-tech-innovation
  • https://betakit.com/ibm-launches-incubator-at-invest-ottawa/
• Dropbike Wants to be Your City’s Bikeshare Program
  • https://betakit.com/dropbike-wants-to-be-your-citys-bikeshare-program/
• Goldmoney Adds Bitcoin and Ethereum to Holdings and Launches ColdBlocks
  • https://techvibes.com/2017/09/28/goldmoney-adds-bitcoin-and-ethereum-to-holdings-and-launches-coldblocks
• Bell rolls out Comedy Central programming on iTunes
  • https://mobilesyrup.com/2017/09/27/bell-comedy-central-itunes/
• Quebec & Ontario Sign MOU to Collaborate on AI Research
  • https://betakit.com/quebec-and-ontario-sign-mou-to-collaborate-on-ai-research/
• Samsung Opens AI Lab in Montreal Led by Yoshua Bengio
  • https://betakit.com/samsung-opens-ai-lab-in-montreal-with-yoshua-bengio/
• Microsoft places its bets on quantum computing
  • https://techcrunch.com/2017/09/25/microsoft-places-its-bets-on-quantum-computing/
• Ford Gears Up for HoloLens Global Expansion
  • https://techvibes.com/2017/09/21/ford-gears-up-for-hololens-global-expansion

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Music Credit:

“District Four” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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