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Jun 10, 2017 • 1h 10min

CanCon Podcast Ep. 71: WWDC roundup + Apple and Google are changing the web (again)

The CanCon team evaluates the announcements from Apple's WWDC, and is joined by former VP of FireFox, Johnathan Nightingale, to discuss forthcoming changes to our web browsers. Canadian Content music clip (under fair dealing): "Drinking in L.A." by Bran Van 3000
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Jun 4, 2017 • 50min

CanCon Podcast Ep. 70: Canada's supercluster competition + women VC frustrations

The CanCon team picks sides in the battle across Canada for the government's $950 million in supercluster funding, and discusses the recent shots fired by Dragon Arlene Dickinson. Canadian Content music clip (under fair dealing): "The Big Money" by Rush
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May 27, 2017 • 53min

CanCon Podcast Ep. 69: Kik's cryptocurrency and Unicorns aren't Unicorns

This week on CanCon, the team evaluates Kik's dramatic shift into cryptocurrency before saying a eulogy for all the unicorn companies that weren't actually unicorns. Plus: Rob calls in from New York! Canadian Content music clip (under fair dealing): "Tuff Ghost" by The Unicorns
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May 20, 2017 • 1h

CanCon Podcast Ep. 68: Google I/O and democratized malware

This week on CanCon, the team picks their favourite tech announcements from Google I/O, and wonders if Wannacry is the beginning of the malware wars. Canadian Content music clip: "Bad Guys Win" by Matthew Good
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May 16, 2017 • 1h 13min

CanCon Podcast Ep. 67: Is Vancouver Canada's next great tech hub?

The CanCon podcast heads to Vancouver to talk FinTech, Startup Visa, #Tractionconf, and the city's pitch to Seattle tech. Music clip (under fair dealing): "No Culture" by Mother Mother
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May 5, 2017 • 46min

CanCon Podcast Ep. 66: Tech jobs are the best jobs + getting more women on boards

This week, Erin Bury takes over CanCon to discuss: the top 10 best jobs in Canada, getting more women on tech boards, and when entrepreneurship goes wrong at Fyre Festival. Music clip (under fair dealing): "Sorry" by Justin Bieber       
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Apr 29, 2017 • 56min

CanCon Podcast Ep. 65: Apple slaps Uber + Tilt's VC-funded learning experience

This week, the CanCon team discusses the companies caught in the gravity of Uber's circling of the toilet bowl, and evaluates the results of Tilt's preference of 'culture' and growth over everything else. Music clip (under fair dealing): "Down in Flames" by The Super Friendz
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Apr 23, 2017 • 49min

CanCon Podcast Ep. 64: Shopify wants to eat your lunch, Facebook wants it all

This week on CanCon, the team evaluates the latest announcements from Shopify Unite and Facebook's F8, before talking about keeping millennials engaged in the workplace. Music clip (under fair dealing): "Youth is wasted on the young" by Young Galaxy
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Apr 16, 2017 • 1h 5min

CanCon Podcast Ep. 63: AI's Uncanny Valley plus the Internet of Ruining Everything

This week on CanCon, the team explains why the Internet of Things will ruin everything, and argues whether AI's uncanny valley is aided at all by voice recognition. Music clip (under fair dealing): "Don't Fear the Reaper" by Blue Öyster Cult
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Apr 8, 2017 • 60min

CanCon Podcast Ep. 62: Good CEO/Bad CEO, and the RCMP is snooping your phone

This week on CanCon, the team plays a game of Good CEO/Bad CEO, and discusses why we'll never have unlimited data plans in Canada. Canadian Content music clip: "The Sting" by Nick Diamonds

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