Category: Business & Technology

Page 40/89

The Vanguard bomb disposal robot used by Toronto police. PHOTO: NIKHIL SHARMA

Business & Technology Robots Issue

The robots are coming… for your job

November 1, 2016

A report published in June said 42 per cent of the Canadian workforce is at high risk of being impacted by automation over the next two decades, meaning robots may alter many current jobs

Lauren Dwyer PHOTO: SYLVIA LORICO

Business & Technology Robots Issue

Helping people manage anxiety with robots

November 1, 2016

BB-8 might not be able to write your essays, but a robot like it could help you manage stress

A scary clown's head looks scary.

Business & Technology

App of the Week: Clown Spotter

October 30, 2016

Clown Spotter lets users notify people when they see a creepy clown.

Winnie Ng, investigator on a report into precarious work. PHOTO: RANEEM AL-OZZI

Business & Technology

Short-term jobs are a shitty new reality

October 25, 2016

Many told researchers their weekly incomes added up to less than minimum wage and that if they missed work because of illness, they risked not having enough money and losing their job

Taimur malik, founder of Juno. PHOTO: JOEL AGARWAL

Business & Technology

This app can help you make friends in class

October 25, 2016

With this app, students can finally know who their classmates are

Off to save the world. FILE PHOTO

Business & Technology

Rye gets money to improve aircraft wings

October 25, 2016

Ryerson received $240,000 from Bombardier Inc. for a research project into aircraft wings

A smiling poop emoji made of Lego

Business & Technology

Emoji can break the language barrier

October 21, 2016

In a lecture at Ryerson, a U of T prof said emoji are popular partly because they allow communications between people who speak different languages

Panelists talk at the event in the SLC.

Business & Technology

Fashion ethics comes at a cost for businesses: panel

October 21, 2016

A Ryerson fashion panel says producing clothes from local goods is expensive for businesses, but ethical

Business & Technology

App of the Week: IFTTT

October 18, 2016

IFTTT (If This Then That) is an app that uses “recipes” to make your phone more productive

She blinded me with science then ran off with my wallet. PHOTO: CHRIS BLANCHETTE

Business & Technology

Ryerson asks federal government to boost funding for scientific research

October 18, 2016

Ryerson has asked the federal government to better fund scientific research at smaller research institutions such as itself

A Tesla electric car plugged into a charging station. PHOTO: ZOBEID ZUMA/FLICKR

Business & Technology

Electric vehicle charging stations could come to Ryerson next year

October 18, 2016

A Toronto city councilor hopes electric vehicle charging stations could be installed near Ryerson next year

Children gather around plants to learn from Growing North team member

Business & Technology Indigenous

Greenhouse project moves into second Inuit community as Thanksgiving approaches

October 4, 2016

A group of Ryerson students is expanding their project to tackle food insecurity in northern Canada

...

...