{"id":74550,"date":"2017-12-21T16:44:06","date_gmt":"2017-12-22T00:44:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/?p=74550"},"modified":"2018-04-04T16:44:22","modified_gmt":"2018-04-04T23:44:22","slug":"weekly-tech-roundup-december-21-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/blog\/weekly-tech-roundup-december-21-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"Weekly Tech Roundup: December 21, 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"74550\" class=\"elementor elementor-74550 elementor-bc-flex-widget\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-46f81cd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"46f81cd\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c93e398\" data-id=\"c93e398\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d4b7ce9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d4b7ce9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.16.0 - 13-09-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>Check out this week&#8217;s Tech Roundup and get the scoop on the latest tech trends and news before 2017 wraps up.<\/p><h3>1. Foodee named one of Deloitte&#8217;s Technology Fast 50\u2122 companies<\/h3><p>\u00a0<a class=\"linkOnClick\" style=\"font-size: 16px; background-color: #ffffff; color: #003734; text-decoration-line: underline; overflow-wrap: break-word; word-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-word; hyphens: auto; font-family: Montserrat, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\" href=\"http:\/\/food.ee\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-include=\"656443063\">Foodee<\/a><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #373737; font-family: Montserrat, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\">, a leading corporate meal delivery service who secured\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"xn-money\" style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #373737; font-family: Montserrat, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\">$10M<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #373737; font-family: Montserrat, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\">\u00a0in Series A financing this year from investors including BDC Capital and Kensington Capital Partners via the BC Tech Fund, was recognized today for it&#8217;s rapid revenue growth, bold innovation and entrepreneurial spirit. The company was named one of Deloitte&#8217;s Technology Fast 50<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12px; line-height: 0; position: relative; top: -0.5em; color: #373737; font-family: Montserrat, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\">TM<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #373737; font-family: Montserrat, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\">\u00a0companies, an award given to the 50 Canadian technology companies with the highest revenue-growth percentage over the past four years.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dd1a8e8 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"dd1a8e8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read More<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6a8bcf0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6a8bcf0\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d51f65a\" data-id=\"d51f65a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8a7c823 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8a7c823\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>2. NFL star Russell Wilson invests in high-tech helmet maker Vicis as total funding nears $50M<\/h3><p><a style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; background-color: #ffffff; color: #94381d;\" href=\"http:\/\/vicis.co\/\">Vicis<\/a><span style=\"color: #231f1e; font-family: 'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: #231f1e; font-family: 'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;\">is adding another big name to its investor list as the startup gears up to make its high-tech football helmet available to high school athletes.<\/span><\/p><p style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 13px; color: #231f1e; font-family: 'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;\">The Seattle-based company today announced that NFL star quarterback Russell Wilson participated in a $7 million round led by The Peregrine Group. Total funding in Vicis is now close to $50 million.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f9c15b8 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"f9c15b8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.geekwire.com\/2017\/nfl-star-russell-wilson-invests-high-tech-helmet-maker-vicis-total-funding-nears-50m\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read More<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1eb5353 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1eb5353\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-02334e3\" data-id=\"02334e3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-95fd50a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"95fd50a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>3. ICOMPLYICO ANNOUNCES NEW ADVISORS, LEAGUE OF INNOVATORS ACQUIRES GRADUSONE<\/h3><p>In the past few weeks, several Canadian startups have made announcements and launched new features. Here\u2019s the latest on Canada\u2019s movers and shakers.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-780fb3f elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"780fb3f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/betakit.com\/today-in-company-updates-icomplyico-announces-new-advisors-league-of-innovators-acquires-gradusone\/?utm_campaign=Revue%20newsletter&#038;utm_medium=Newsletter&#038;utm_source=NotionPort\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read More<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d59b48d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d59b48d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bcadb21\" data-id=\"bcadb21\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f638a3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4f638a3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"entry-title\">4. What does the U.S. repeal of net neutrality mean for British Columbians?<\/h3><p>Canadians will inevitably be affected by this week\u2019s U.S. Federal Communications Commission decision to\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/transition.fcc.gov\/Daily_Releases\/Daily_Business\/2017\/db1214\/DOC-348261A1.pdf\">repeal laws<\/a>\u00a0designed to enforce net neutrality, the notion that all kinds of information should flow equally and without restriction over the internet.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-106094f elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"106094f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"http:\/\/vancouversun.com\/news\/local-news\/what-does-the-u-s-repeal-of-net-neutrality-mean-for-british-columbians?utm_campaign=Revue%20newsletter&#038;utm_medium=Newsletter&#038;utm_source=NotionPort\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read More<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-032dd10 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"032dd10\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0fd1506\" data-id=\"0fd1506\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7204333 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7204333\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>5. Amazon confirms it will open second Vancouver office, adding 1,000 jobs<\/h3><p>Amazon\u2019s workforce in downtown Vancouver will double with the opening of a new second corporate office building in the city.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-87a3da7 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"87a3da7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"http:\/\/dailyhive.com\/vancouver\/amazon-second-vancouver-office-401-west-georgia-street?lipi=urn%3Ali%3Apage%3Ad_flagship3_feed%3B6wIiDuKeSkeaECjS3B8fmg%3D%3D#.Wjmbrw6W0Ww.twitter\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read More<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3ca08c9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3ca08c9\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fdd337e\" data-id=\"fdd337e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b41b79 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"8b41b79\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! 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