That New Corporate 5G Internet: The June 8th, 2020 Edition of the Age of Ingenuity

Welcome to the June 8th, 2020 episode of the Age of Ingenuity.

Canada is fast rolling out new high speed 5G internet services. They’re expected to revolutionize the Canadian telecom industry and innovation capabilities and will cost $40Bln CDN or more. The funds will be distributed among the usual giant domestic and international suspects.

Sources cited during this episode include the following:

• The June 3rd, 2020 ZD Net post, "Canadian major telcos effectively lock Huawei out of 5G build."

• The June 4th, 2020 Canadian Press post, "Canadians living in China watch developments in Meng case closely."

• The June 5th, 2020 CBC News post, "State Department says U.S. will reassess intelligence-sharing with Canada if it lets Huawei into 5G."

• The February 15th, 2020 Global News post, "Most Canadians are wary of Huawei’s role in 5G. Here’s why some firms still favour it."

• The September 3rd, 2018 The Verge post, "US, UK, and other governments asks tech companies to build backdoors into encrypted devices.

• The February 2019 5G America's White Paper on "The Status of Open Source for 5G."

• The January 10th, 2020 Foreign Policy post, "China Isn’t the Only Problem With 5G."

• The 1942 American romantic drama film Casablanca. 

• The June 1st, 2020 CNet post, "How 5G will change your life."

• The March 25th, 2020 Whistle Out Post, "The WhistleOut 5G Wireless Guide for Canada (2020)."

• The December 3rd, 2019 CTV News post, "Lightning fast but a political minefield: the trouble with 5G in Canada."

• The November 2008 British Columbia Medical Journal post, "Is Living Near Power Lines Bad for our Health?"

• The October 21st, 2019 Federal government web-page on Wi-Fi.

• The October 17th, 2019 Scientific American post, “We Have No Reason to Believe 5G Is Safe."

• The March 5th, 2020 ZDNet post, "As 5G arrives, the biggest impact will be on business." 

• The undated 2020 IdeaCity website page.

"Age of Ingenuity" tracks Canada's "innovation ecosystem," the organizations, agencies and individuals attempting to turn innovative Canadian start-ups into world class, billion dollar "unicorns," able to anchor industries and create jobs.

Age of Ingenuity Credits

Producer and Host - Chuck Black

Host and Contributor - Brian Orlotti

Host and Contributor - Al Calder

Associate Producer and Contributor - John Penturn

Music: Freesound House Flow by Jaturo licenced under a Creative Commons 0 Licence.

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Last Years Successes / This Years Concerns; The June 1st, 2020 Edition of the Age of Ingenuity

Welcome to the June 1st, 2020 episode of the Age of Ingenuity.

Canadian venture capital (VC) disbursements reached historical high in 2019, completing 642 financings of $7Bln plus in total. But that growth has evaporated in our current, shattered economy.

Sources cited during this episode include the following:

• The May 20th, 2020 CPE Media press release, "Backed by US and foreign investors, Canadian VC sets record at $7.263Bln CDN for 2019."

• The 2019 Canadian Venture Capital Report from the Financing.ca website.

• The May 27th, 2020 Canadian Press post "COVID-19 aid programs will have to end, others to be modified, Trudeau says."

• The 2019 Federal Government Budget.

• The May 29th, 2020 Statistics Canada press release, "Gross domestic product, income and expenditure, first quarter 2020."

• The May 27th, 2020 Science and Enterprise post, "Antibody Drug Biotech Raises $105M in Venture Funds."

• The April 7th, 2020 Motley Fool post, "Here Are All the Companies Working on COVID-19 Vaccines, Treatments, and Testing."

• The May 18th, 2020 Science and Enterprise post, "Infographic – Biotech Remains Hottest Venture Sector."

• The quarterly PriceWaterhouse Coopers/CB Insites compiled Money Tree Report.

• The May 22nd, 2020 Conservative Review post, “Horowitz: The CDC confirms remarkably low coronavirus death rate. Where is the media?”

• The April 20th, 2020 Conservative Review post, “Horowitz: New antibody study is strong evidence that the lockdown strategy is the wrong course.”

• The May 5th, 2020 Business Insider post, "UK health expert resigns after breaking lockdown to see married lover." 

• The May 24th, 2002 Press Progress post, "Photos Show Toronto Mayor John Tory Close-Talking With Large Crowds Packed in Trinity Bellwoods Park." 

• The April 21st, 2020 American Association for the Advancement of Science post, "Antibody surveys suggesting vast undercount of coronavirus infections may be unreliable." 

• The April 20th, 2020 Conservative Review post, “Horowitz: New antibody study is strong evidence that the lockdown strategy is the wrong course.”

• The May 22rd, 2020 MarsDD press release, "18 Canadian startups that are still hiring despite COVID-19 in June."

• The May 28th, 2020 Financial Times post, "With a US$560-billion war chest, Big Tech goes on pandemic M&A spree despite political backlash."

"Age of Ingenuity" tracks Canada's "innovation ecosystem," the organizations, agencies and individuals attempting to turn innovative Canadian start-ups into world class, billion dollar "unicorns," able to anchor industries and create jobs.

Age of Ingenuity Credits

Producer and Host - Chuck Black

Host and Contributor - Brian Orlotti

Host and Contributor - Al Calder

Associate Producer and Contributor - John Penturn

Music: Freesound House Flow by Jaturo licenced under a Creative Commons 0 Licence.

The Age of Ingenuity is created using ZOOM, Open Shot Video Editor, Gimp and lots of coffee.

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No Chinese Cash & CDN Capital flees to Commodities; The May 24th, 2020 Edition of Age of Ingenuity

Welcome to the May 24th, 2020 episode of the Age of Ingenuity.

Sources cited during this episode include the following:

• The May 22nd, 2020 Global News post, "Canada needs a plan to prevent hostile post-coronavirus foreign takeovers, experts warn."

• The September 13th, 2018 Politico post, "It’s not just the U.S.: Around the world, doors are shutting on Chinese investment."

• The February 9th, 2018 Reuters post, "Canada sheds most jobs since 2009, leaving room for central bank to pause."

• The July 29th, 2014 Mowat Centre post, "How Ontario lost 300,000 manufacturing jobs (and why most aren’t coming back)."

• The May 18th, 2018 CBC News post, "'Master of persuasion': Why Brian Mulroney's NAFTA playbook remains relevant 25 years later."

• The July 28th, 2019 YorkRegion.com post, "Electric bus assembly plant to open in Newmarket: Build Your Dreams." 

• The July 28th, 2017 Vancouver Sun post, "Douglas Todd: Does China's money threaten Canada's sovereignty?"

• The May 19th, 2020 Commercial Space blog post, "Chinese/US Fighting for Control of Worlds Supply Chain: The May 17th, 2020 Age of Ingenuity."

• The May 21st, 2020 Toronto Sun post, "FUREY: The Chinese government is still allowed to buy up Canadian firms - that's got to change."

• The March 6th, 2020 Toronto Sun post, "Industry minister says Canada ‘won’t be bullied’ on Huawei 5G."

• The May 25th, 2020 ABC News post, "China and Australia — who really holds the power?"

• The May 24th, 2020 Sky News video post, “Calls mount for ‘complete ban’ on foreign acquisitions of critical Australian assets.”

• The undated Sanders website page on "Canadian Foreign Investment."

• The May 25th, 2020 Battlefords Now post, "Cullen commission into money laundering in British Columbia resumes today."

• The May 22nd, 2020 Seeking Alpha post, "As The Fed Goes 'Weimar,' Gold, Silver, Miners Will Go Parabolic."

• The May 21st, 2020 weekly NACO conference call ""Roundtable on Unlocking Government Funding to Survive the Crisis."

• Toronto Venture Group website in February 2006. Retrieved via the Wayback Machine.

• The 2012 United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) post, "Commodities Price Volatility in the 2000s: Unpacking financialisation."

• The May 22nd, 2020 Seeking Alpha post, “Deflation Will Give Way To Hyperinflation, And An Investment Dilemma.”

"Age of Ingenuity" tracks Canada's "innovation ecosystem," the organizations, agencies and individuals attempting to turn innovative Canadian start-ups into world class, billion dollar "unicorns," able to anchor industries and create jobs.

Age of Ingenuity Credits

Producer and Host - Chuck Black

Host and Contributor - Brian Orlotti

Host and Contributor - Al Calder

Associate Producer and Contributor - John Penturn

Music: Freesound House Flow by Jaturo licenced under a Creative Commons 0 Licence.

The Age of Ingenuity is created using ZOOM, Open Shot Video Editor, Gimp and lots of coffee.

Follow us on YouTube, Bitchute and Vimeo. Check out our social media at on Facebook, Gab, LinkedIn, Minds, Pinterest, Steemit and Twitter. Follow the stories we're tracking on the Canadian Innovation News and Upcoming Events Scoop-It feeds.

Copyright disclaimer under section 107 of the US Copyright Act of 1976, allowing for “fair use” for purposes such as criticism and under section 29 of the 1921 Canadian Copyright Act allowing for “fair dealing” exemptions for criticism, review and news reporting.

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Chinese/US Fighting for Control of Worlds Supply Chain: The May 17th, 2020 Age of Ingenuity

Welcome to the May 17th, 2020 episode of the Age of Ingenuity.

Sources cited during this episode include the following:

• The May 15th, 2020 NYT post, "US Delivers Another Blow to Huawei With New Tech Restrictions."

• The August 9th, 2019 Investopedia post, "Why Huawei Is in the Middle of the U.S. China Trade War."

• The May 17th, 2020 CTV New stream, "China warns U.S. it will take 'all necessary measures' over Huawei rules."

• The March 2nd, 2020 Reuters post, "Exclusive: Newly obtained documents show Huawei role in shipping prohibited U.S. gear to Iran."

• The December 11th, 2018 post, "Donald Trump says he’d step in on Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou’s case if it helped with a trade deal."

• The January 1st, 2020 Global News post, "Political pressure grows as Trudeau government moves closer to Huawei 5G decision."

• The January 30th, 2020 Newsroom post, "Huawei breaks the Five Eyes firewall."

• The May 7th, 2020 Telecoms.com post, "Submissions to UK 5G security review are mostly hostile to Huawei."

• The January 19th, 2019 Toronto Star post, "Huawei ties with Canadian universities risk ‘weaponization’ of tech patents, say experts."

• The April 30th, 2019 True North Far East post, "Chinese international students are pumping billions into Canada's economy."

• The May 4th, 2020 Betakit post, "Applyboard Raises $100 Million CAD, Claims $2 Billion "Unicorn" Valuation"."

• The May 15, 2020 TechCrunch post, "Foxconn's profits plunged nearly 90% due to the Covid-19 shutdown."

• The May 15th, 2020 TMSC press release, "TSMC Announces Intention to Build and Operate an Advanced Semiconductor Fab in the United States."

• The April 17th, 2020 Wall Street Journal post, "Pandemic Makes U.S.-China Economic Breakup More Likely, U.S. Businesses in China Say."

• The January 31st, 2020 Extreme Tech post, "8-Core x86 CPU From China Goes Up for Sale."

• The April 10th, 2020 Tom's Hardware post, "Zhaoxin KaiXian x86 CPU Tested: The Rise of China's Chips."

• The July 10th, 2019 TechNode post, "Did AMD Really Give Away "Keys to the Kingdom."

• The March 26th, 2020 Daxue Consulting post, "China’s Semiconductor Industry: 60% of the global semiconductor consumption."

• The October 22nd, 2018 ARN from IDG post, "Apple CEO urges Bloomberg to retract spy chip story."

• The October 4th, 2018 CRN post, "Read: Full Denials From AWS And Apple Of China Server Hack Report."

• The June 26th, 2014 Marketwatch post, "China pulling the plug on IBM, Oracle, others."

• The May 29th, 2017 South China Post article, "Revealed: the sneaky ways Chinese are moving money across the border."

• The May 15th, 2020 Wall Street Journal post, "Justice Department, State Attorneys General Likely to Bring Antitrust Lawsuits Against Google."

• The October 5th, 2015 Bombardier press release, "Bombardier Selects Tech Mahindra as a Supplier for the C Series Aircraft’s Health Management System"

• The May 14th, 2020 Defence One post, "Trump: make all F-35 parts in US; DoD spends $1B on COVID response; Intelsat, bankrupt, and more."

• The Q1, 2011 CSCMP Supply Chain Quarterly post, "The Canada US Connection."

"Age of Ingenuity" focuses on Canada's "innovation ecosystem," the organizations, agencies and individuals attempting to turn innovative Canadian start-ups into world class, billion dollar "unicorns," able to anchor industries and create jobs.

Age of Ingenuity Credits

Producer and Host - Chuck Black

Host and Contributor - Brian Orlotti

Host and Contributor - Al Calder

Associate Producer and Contributor - John Penturn

Music: Freesound House Flow by Jaturo licenced under a Creative Commons 0 Licence.

The Age of Ingenuity is created using ZOOM, Open Shot Video Editor, Gimp and a great deal of coffee.

Copyright disclaimer under section 107 of the US Copyright Act of 1976, allowing for “fair use” for purposes such as criticism and under section 29 of the 1921 Canadian Copyright Act allowing for “fair dealing” exemptions for criticism, review and news reporting.

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