One of Canada’s top investors, John Ruffolo, is back from the brink with a new $500 million fund – TechCrunch

One of Canada’s top investors, John Ruffolo, is back from the brink with a new $500 million fund – TechCrunch

John Ruffolo is not as famous as some investors, but he is well known in Canadian business circles. Arthur Andersen’s longtime head of technology, media and telecommunications practice joined OMERS about a decade ago when a former colleague became CEO and brought him on board the pension giant to start a venture fund. The idea … Read more

‘Alexa, what is union busting?’ John Oliver lobs tough questions at Amazon’s AI on ‘Tonight Show’

‘Alexa, what is union busting?’ John Oliver lobs tough questions at Amazon’s AI on ‘Tonight Show’

During a hilarious game by Hey Robot on The Tonight Show earlier this week, comedian John Oliver posed a few timely and less funny questions on Amazon’s Alexa. Oliver, host of HBO’s “Last Week Tonight,” played with “Tonight” host Jimmy Fallon (above). The two giggled as they tried to get Alexa to say words like … Read more