Coffee Briefing Sept. 6, 2022 – YouTube named second fastest growing brand. Amazon Future Engineer Awards Announce Winners. IGM is working with Microsoft.more

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YouTube is the second fastest growing brand according to TradingPlatforms.com

According to TradingPlatforms.com, an online education platform for traders, YouTube is the second fastest growing brand in the world, growing at 83%, followed by Google at 79%. French luxury jeweler Cartier wins first place.

Edith Muthoni, Financial Analyst at TradingPlatforms, said YouTube has become one of the most popular social media platforms with more than 2 billion monthly active users by offering something for everyone, from entertainment to e-commerce. said to have become one. Additionally, YouTube has maintained consistent growth by adding new features such as new messaging features that allow businesses to more easily connect with consumers and sell directly through YouTube videos, Muthoni said. I’m here.

Other notable brands in the top 10 fastest growing brands list are Tesla with 78% growth and LinkedIn with 63% growth.

Amazon Future Engineer Awards College Scholarships to Canadian Students

Amazon has announced the winners of the Amazon Future Engineer Awards. Ten graduates from British Columbia, Ontario and Saskatchewan each received $30,000 Canadian dollars for four years of college tuition and a paid summer internship at one of Amazon’s Canadian Tech hubs. You will be given the opportunity to complete it. Eligible students must demonstrate excellent academic performance, plan to study computer science or a related field, and demonstrate financial need.

Here is the full list of 2022 Amazon Future Engineer Canada Scholarship Winners:

• Hewan Amare (Stratford District Secondary School, Stratford, ON), studied computer engineering at the University of Waterloo
• Jadiha Aruleswar (Agincourt Collegiate Institute, Scarborough, Ontario), Studied Systems Design Engineering at the University of Waterloo
• Ayaan Dada (St. Francis Xavier Secondary School, Mississauga, ON), Studied Computer Science at University of Waterloo
• Mairah Hashmi (Danforth Collegiate and Technical Institute, Toronto, Ontario), studied computer engineering at the University of Waterloo
• Savithru Kannuri (Glen Forest Secondary School, Mississauga, Ontario), studying life sciences at the University of Toronto
• Katrina Mei (Ursula Franklin Academy, Toronto, ON) studied computer science at Toronto Metropolitan University
• Iftier Rahman (Scarborough Academy for Technology, Environmental and Computer Science, WA Porter Collegiate Institute, Scarborough, Ontario), studied Track 1 Engineering at the University of Toronto
• Sidhant Sidana (David Thompson Secondary, Vancouver, BC), Studied Applied Science at the University of British Columbia
• Kaitlyn Wright (Delisle Composite School, Delisle, Saskatchewan), studied computer science at the University of Saskatchewan
• Leyi (William) Wu (Unionville High School, Markham, ON), studied computer science at the University of Toronto

A special one-year $7,500 Canadian scholarship was awarded to Isabella Cotton (Kelowna, British Columbia). He plans to complete his one-year general engineering program at Okanagan College.

A video of the 2022 winners learning about the scholarships can be found here.

Shop locally at Locoshop

Locoshop, an independent online search engine in Canada, encourages consumers to shop locally by pointing them to local brick-and-mortar stores and products near them.

The company says it omits reviews that run the risk of being falsely representative, thus redirecting shoppers back to the original e-commerce website.

Locoshop founder Dan Facciolo said: .io.

Stores that are registered on Google Maps and have an ecommerce-enabled website can register for free and list up to 500 products with 4 updates per month. For unlimited products and updates, stores can upgrade to Locoshop PRO for $350 per year.

IGM collaborates with Microsoft on cloud computing needs

IGM Financial Inc., a Winnipeg-based asset management company, announced that it is adopting Microsoft Azure to power its cloud computing needs and advance its technology infrastructure.

With this partnership, IGM seeks to strengthen its ability to build and deliver new services, digitize back-office operations, develop modern practices and strengthen security systems as it exits its own offerings. . Additionally, the partnership will strengthen sustainable practices, as the Azure cloud is more energy efficient than traditional data centers, the company said.

Chris Barry, President of Microsoft Canada, said: “Strategic Cloud Trusting Azure for his platform needs will help IGM advance key business and technology transformation priorities to deliver next-generation digital financial services to people across Canada. doing.”

SmartONE Wins Canadian KPMG Private Enterprise Tech Innovator

Markham-based proptech company SmartONE Solutions Inc has been named a KPMG Private Enterprise Tech Innovator in Canada.

A panel of judges chose SmartONE from among 35 Canadian startups.

SmartOne connects smart homes within building units to the wider community, allowing residents to control access to building entrances, view common area cameras, enable EV charging, enable car-sharing and smart parking, and store luggage. Allows you to perform tasks such as expediting deliveries.

The company will participate in the Global Tech Innovator competition in Lisbon. The contest is now expanded to include 22 countries around the world.

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Bell Acquires Distributel, Leading Independent Network Service Provider

Bell today announced the acquisition of Distributel, one of Canada’s largest independent network service providers.

International Women in Cyber ​​Day Advice: Say Yes

Shortly after the pandemic began, Leigh Tynan was asked by his manager to move from his position as Director of Business Strategy Development at Telus to a new position. Consumers to protect Internet-connected devices.

What happened on CentOS won’t happen on Rocky Linux: Kurtzer

Gregory Kurtzer, who founded and once led the previous open source project, CentOS Linux, and the organization where its initial development took place, The cAos Foundation, said today that a governance structure was put in place to sustain Rocky Linux. said. Public domain forever.

Open Text Acquires Micro Focus in US$6 Billion All-Cash Deal

Waterloo-based information management company Open Text has announced that it has agreed to acquire British software giant Micro Focus for $6 billion all in cash.

Canadian Digital Trust and Identity Standards and Other Standards Under Review, Request for Comments

The CIO Strategic Council invites comments on the Second Draft of the Canadian National Standard on the Fundamentals of Digital Trust and Identity (CAN/CIOSC 103-1: 2020, Digital Trust and Identity – Part 1). Announced. It specifies minimum requirements and a set of controls for establishing and maintaining trust in digital systems and services that assert and/or obtain identity and credential data related to people and organizations.

Laurentian Bank partners with Kyndryl for cloud transformation

Laurentian Bank of Canada and IT infrastructure services provider Kyndryl are leveraging cloud platforms such as Microsoft Azure to launch new cloud landing zones for banks. The initiative benefits from a solid, proven foundation for deploying multi-cloud environments, enabling it to deliver compelling customer experiences and innovative digital capabilities, the company said in a press release. .

New VMware Networking and Security Products for a Multi-Cloud World

VMware Inc. yesterday announced a number of additions to its networking and security portfolio. All of these are designed to enable organizations to adopt a cloud operating model, the company said.

Brian Watson – Startup ‘institution’ joins financial firm Bembridge

Venbridge announced that Bryan Watson, a leader in the technology startup financing community, has joined the company as Senior Vice President of Business Development.

Longer life for lithium-ion batteries may soon be possible

A group of scientists at the Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST) in Gwangju, South Korea, say they have developed a “universal method” to extend the life of lithium-ion batteries.

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