Warp Speed Ahead with November Quick Reads
November 3rd — OpenAI releases a public beta API of DALL-E allowing integration opportunities for software developers at a per-image cost.
November 7th — Twitter launches a new subscription service “Twitter Blue” which grants subscribers the Twitter Blue Badge without ID verification and offers early access to select new features including tweet editing.
November 7th — Unity Technologies and ironSource officially ink their $4.4 billion all-stock merger that was first announced in July of this year.
November 15th — Apple launches new Emergency SOS feature via satellite in the US and Canada with plans to expand into France, Germany, Ireland, and the UK in December.
November 25th — Growing unrest surrounding strict Covid-19 restrictions in China is believed to have major impacts on iPhone supply as tens of thousands of plant employees quit.
Foresight Canada | General Accelerator Intake Winter 2023
Are you ready to accelerate your venture? Through mentorship, training, investor introductions, and networking events, Foresight Canada helps cleantech entrepreneurs launch and scale their ventures faster. Whatever the stage of your cleantech venture, Foresight Canada can accelerate your growth and impact. Registration for Winter 2023 is now open! Visit Foresight Canada to learn more and apply by December 11.
Innovation Week YYC | November 21st - 27th, 2022
Platform Calgary’s Innovation Week YYC brought Calgary’s budding innovation and technology community into the light once more with an event-packed week of workshops, panels, demos, pitch competitions, and more. Our Project Manager & Business Analyst Bill Copeland, alongside our Marketing, Sales, & Communications Specialist Ty Mikitka, joined in on the fun and spoke with many of Calgary’s up-and-coming startups. For more information on this year’s event visit Innovation Week YYC.
Atlassian | Agile Retrospectives — Using the Past to Define the Future
Successful agile operations know the importance of reflecting on the past to pave a stronger future. Agile retrospectives are one of the ways they do this, where teams and departments gather at regular intervals to evaluate themselves and develop a plan for continuous improvement. In this article, Atlassian discusses the benefits of agile retrospectives and provides actionable steps for hosting your first retrospective meeting.
Time Travelling with Vertical Motion | November Historical Events
November 3rd, 1988 — A malicious cyber worm launched by Robert Tappan Morris infects 10% of the internet including Berkeley, Harvard, Princeton, Stanford, Johns Hopkins, NASA, and the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.
November 10th, 1983 — University of Southern California graduate, Fred Cohen demonstrates the first computer virus during a security seminar at Lehigh University of Pennsylvania.
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