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An entrepreneur’s guide to Toronto’s tech scene

Sep28
by on September 28, 2018 at 5:44 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Contributors


If you’re interested in the Canadian tech scene, Toronto is on your radar. Certainly the hype surrounding this tech scene is not undeserved. Among other good news to come out of Canada’s financial capital, the city has cemented its reputation as a global center for AI, thanks to a $5 million investment by Google into the Vector Institute last year and an aligned buy-in from the city’s academic, government and corporate sectors. Toronto now boasts the highest concentration of AI startups in the world and has added more new tech jobs in the past year than New York City and the San…

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Facebook reveals data breach affecting 50 million users

Sep28
by on September 28, 2018 at 5:09 pm
Posted In: Around the Web


Facebook today announced a data breach occurred on September 25 affecting at least 50 million Facebook accounts. The social network disclosed the breach Friday morning, issuing a statement that said an “attack” on its system led to “the exposure of information” affecting the 50 million users, according to the New York Times. CEO Mark Zuckerberg posted a statement indicating the company had patched the vulnerabilities exploited by the attacker(s) and was investigating the incident further. This comes at a particularly inopportune time for the embattled billionaire, who recently pledged that his company would be more careful with user account data. Guy Rosen,…

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Burger King trolls artificial intelligence with new ads

Sep28
by on September 28, 2018 at 3:56 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, artificial intelligence, distract


Burger King’s newest ad campaign mocks machine learning with a series of commercials that take a lighthearted jab at AI-generated media. Each video begins “This ad was created by artificial intelligence,” before devolving into delicious imagery and hilarious gibberish. The best part: None of them were created by AI. They were actually conceived and made by an ad agency called David Miami – the same company behind Burger King’s net neutrality-themed campaign earlier this year. The previous campaigns were part commercial, part social experiment (read that as “prank”), and this one’s no different. Burger King is playing along on social…

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ShapeShift launches new cryptocurrency tracker (but it’s no CoinMarketCap)

Sep28
by on September 28, 2018 at 2:47 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, blockchain, cryptocurrency, Hard Fork


In a blog posted yesterday, ShapeShift announced the relaunch of its cryptocurrency index, CoinCap.io. It’s built on entirely new code, but from a user perspective, it’s pretty much the same system as before – just a bit shinier. The relaunched CoinCap does host some new features, though. It now includes real-time price updates, a new mobile-friendly design, and everyone’s favorite feature of the day, dark mode. The real-time price updates are a cool feature, but it’s not perfect. Cryptocurrency tickers flash green for price increases, and red for price decreases – every, damn, second. The incessant blinking can be turned…

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Pornhub: Less than 1% of users buy subscriptions with cryptocurrency

Sep28
by on September 28, 2018 at 2:18 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, blockchain, cryptocurrency, Hard Fork


Back in April, adult entertainment giant Pornhub broke the internet when it announced users can now buy a premium subscription with cryptocurrency. But despite all the buzz the announcement generated, it seems pornography viewers hardly share this enthusiasm for blockchain-powered payments. In an email to Hard Fork, Pornhub revealed that cryptocurrencies currently account for “less than 1 percent of purchases made” on the platform. While the company does not share what chunk of its users pay for the premium service, its website attracted a mind-blowing 28.5 billion visits last year. Still, Pornhub remains optimistic about the future of the technology.…

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