{"id":75582,"date":"2018-04-05T14:02:23","date_gmt":"2018-04-05T21:02:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/?p=75582"},"modified":"2018-04-05T14:44:07","modified_gmt":"2018-04-05T21:44:07","slug":"weekly-tech-roundup-april-5-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/blog\/weekly-tech-roundup-april-5-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"Weekly Tech Roundup: April 5, 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"75582\" class=\"elementor elementor-75582 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-b09ea32 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b09ea32\" 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-81f6134\" data-id=\"81f6134\" 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-4510576 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4510576\" 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>This week&#8217;s Tech Roundup features some big names like Dave Asprey or Bulletproof Coffee, Finhaven, Hootsuite, Shopify, SFU and then takes you down an eye opening Twitter thread from a privacy expert&#8230; Don&#8217;t miss it. #TechThursdays<\/p>\t\t\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-ba0315f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ba0315f\" 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-8f3ce3b\" data-id=\"8f3ce3b\" 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-7f4fcc6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7f4fcc6\" 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=\"post-headline\">1. The CEO of Bulletproof Coffee shares why he left Silicon Valley and moved to Canada<\/h3><p>After spending decades in the San Francisco Bay Area as an entrepreneur and tech executive, Dave Asprey moved to Canada.<\/p><p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/category\/dave-asprey\">Asprey<\/a>, a cloud-computing executive turned biohacking guru, has built a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/asprey\/\">$100 million empire<\/a>around his DIY approach to performance enhancement, complete with two best-selling books, conferences, and\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/bulletproof-coffee-cafe-review-2017-5\">stores<\/a>\u00a0that sell\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/bulletproof-coffee-dave-asprey-2017-4\">buttered coffee<\/a>\u00a0and supplements known as &#8220;smart drugs.&#8221;<\/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-ca0c3c4 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"ca0c3c4\" 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:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/bulletproof-coffee-ceo-dave-asprey-moved-to-canada-2018-3?utm_campaign=Revue%20newsletter&#038;utm_medium=Newsletter&#038;utm_source=NotionPort\" target=\"_blank\">\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-ee60c51 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ee60c51\" 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-39619ab\" data-id=\"39619ab\" 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-3e529e1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3e529e1\" 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=\"post-headline\">2. With $1.3 Million, Finhaven is Building a Blockchain-Powered Securities Exchange<\/h3><p>Vancouver-based\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.finhaven.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Finhaven<\/a>\u00a0has officially launched its equity and debt issuance platform on the heels of $1.3 million in seed funding from Korean venture capital and private equity firm Medici Investments.<\/p><p>The company says it relies on its proprietary coding and smart contracts to ensure that the creation, sale, and future resale of these security tokens will all be in compliance with applicable securities laws. The platform is top of the Ethereum blockchain for the issuance of security tokens, secure portfolio wallets, and an audit layer providing a log of transactions.<\/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-68f8d54 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"68f8d54\" 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\/with-1-3-million-finhaven-is-building-a-blockchain-powered-securities-exchange\/?utm_campaign=Revue%20newsletter&#038;utm_medium=Newsletter&#038;utm_source=NotionPort\" target=\"_blank\">\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-197b724 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"197b724\" 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-01a641c\" data-id=\"01a641c\" 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-ec019e0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ec019e0\" 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=\"post-headline\">3. Hootsuite, Shopify Among LinkedIn&#8217;s Most Sought-After Companies in Canada<\/h3><p>Linkedin has released the first-ever Canadian edition of its Top Companies 2018 roundup, which looks at the most sought-after companies to work for.<\/p><p>The findings are based on the actions of LinkedIn\u2019s over 546 million professionals; in Canada, there are over 14 million users. It also looks at four main pillars: interest in the company, engagement with the company\u2019s employees, job demand and employee retention.<\/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-e3c247f elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"e3c247f\" 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\/hootsuite-shopify-among-linkedins-most-sought-after-companies-in-canada\/\" target=\"_blank\">\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-3fdf961 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3fdf961\" 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-1380918\" data-id=\"1380918\" 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-adc47a1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"adc47a1\" 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=\"post-headline\">4. Summer computer camp at SFU designed to increase women in AI<\/h3><p><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/2Iq8Sdx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Angelica Lim<\/a>\u00a0is getting some surprising responses to the introduction to computer science course she teaches at Simon Fraser University.<\/p><p>Lim, a professor in computer science, says the young women in the course are giving her feedback along the lines of: \u201c\u2019Why didn\u2019t I hear about this before? It turns out I love computer science.\u2019\u201d<\/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-0ef636a elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"0ef636a\" 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\/summer-computer-camp-at-sfu-designed-to-increase-women-in-ai?utm_campaign=Revue%20newsletter&#038;utm_medium=Newsletter&#038;utm_source=NotionPort\" target=\"_blank\">\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-0ce39c4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0ce39c4\" 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-84a29e9\" data-id=\"84a29e9\" 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-93013bc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"93013bc\" 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=\"post-headline\">5. A deep dive Twitter Thread on How Much of Your Information the Likes of Facebook and Google Store About You\u00a0<\/h3><p>Jump down this rabbit hole of a Twitter thread by Dylan Curran, a privacy consultant. &#8220;Want to freak yourself out? 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