Meagan Simpson

Meagan Simpson is a Jr. staff writer for IT World Canada. A graduate of Carleton University’s journalism program, she loves sports, travelling, reading and photography, and when not covering tech news she can be found cuddled up on the couch with her cat and a good book.

Articles by Meagan Simpson

Ottawa’s Martello is making hotel WiFi better, investors are noticing

Annoyingly bad hotel WiFi connections are something every business person can relate to, and since Ottawa's Martello Technologies Group Inc. can make hotel networks less painful it's...

Three innovation superclusters receive funding, ready to move forward

The Government of Canada has announced funding for three of the five superclusters from its $950 million Innovation Supercluster Initiative.

All Hands on Tech – Anki Vector Robot full review

We take a full look at the Anki Vector Robot and do a full review

North receives $24 million investment from Government of Canada

North, (formally Thalmic Labs), creator of Focals smartglasses has received a multi-million dollar investment from the Government of Canada, the same day it announced the...

Enterprises are struggling to adopt AI, Microsoft wants to help

Adopting artificial intelligence (AI) into actual business practices can be difficult, but Microsoft Corp. is looking to change that, announcing several technology updates aimed at helping...

Hashtag Trending: World’s first AI news anchor; Apple, Amazon deal; reversible headphones

The world gets its first artificial intelligence news anchor, Apple strikes deal with Amazon to sell products, and you may never have to worry...

Chatter Research uses AI to make collecting feedback feel less weird [Ingenious winner]

Chatter Research is winning the Ingenious Award for new innovative companies thanks to its clever chatbot approach to collecting user feedback.

AcuteNet improves patient assessments for Montreal West Island Integrated University Health and Social Services Centre [Ingenious winner]

Using a SaaS solution that was customizable, this Montreal-area hospital has improved its standardized approach to treatments for patients with mental health issues.

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