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20.02.2025 | Dotsie Bausch is Changing the World – Or At Least the Price of Your Oat Milk Latte | 4 Mins Read Plant-powered Olympian Dotsie Bausch has been fiercely advocating for coffee companies to remove the non-dairy milk surcharge – now, Tim Hortons has become the latest chain to drop the levy.
It was a one-on-one meeting that even... |
11.04.2024 | ТВ-провайдер Bell Canada решил удалять облачный контент клиентов спустя 60 суток хранения | В рамках сокращения затрат на облачное хранилище ТВ-провайдер Bell Canada объявил, что с начала мая будет автоматически удалять записи контента от клиентов после истечения 60 суток, хотя ранее этот параметр составлял ровно год.
Канадская те... |
08.04.2024 | After pushing cloud storage, TV provider to auto-delete 61-day-old DVR recordings | Enlarge
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Canadian telecom Bell Canada has been pushing its cloud-based DVR service to its Fibe TV subscribers for years. While it has given customers advantages, like the ability to view their recordings from more d... |
27.03.2024 | Canada's First Nations are building the densest neighborhood in the country by reclaiming their ancestral land and defying NIMBYs | Economy Canada's First Nations are building the densest neighborhood in the country by reclaiming their ancestral land and defying NIMBYs
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24.07.2023 | Cool-girl brand Aritzia made employees rate each other's appearances, discriminated against Black salespeople, and fostered a culture of fear, some ex-staffers say | This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now. Have an account? Log in.
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30.05.2023 | Tesla Careers Page Reveals Job Openings for Cybertruck Production at Giga Texas | Joseph Henry, Tech Times 30 May 2023, 02:05 pm
Tesla Cybertruck might be just around the corner, but we never know unless the automaker releases an announcement about it. One hint that we could potentially see soon is the number of new posi... |
30.04.2023 | Здесь вам не квартира, здесь климат иной | Российские дипломаты, чиновники и члены парламента на этой неделе вновь заговорили о необходимости переноса штаб-квартиры ООН из Нью-Йорка. Причина — невыдача американской стороной виз российским журналистам, которые должны были сопровождат... |
23.03.2023 | 7 things you probably didn't know about 'The Last of Us' star Bella Ramsey | Entertainment 7 things you probably didn't know about 'The Last of Us' star Bella Ramsey
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29.11.2022 | The weird, worrisome mystery behind America's plague of purple streetlights | Streetlights in a bunch of major cities are turning purple. Is it just a fluke — or a warning of the chaos to come?
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28.11.2022 | A recession might be looming, but I'm not worried. I feel like I've been preparing my whole life. | The author is not pictured. Jennifer van Son/Getty Images
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14.11.2022 | Toronto’s New Adidas Store Is Setting The Stage For Experiential Retail In Canada | The Toronto Lab product section of Adidas' store in Toronto Eaton Centre.Christine Do |
16.10.2022 | Sim City: What the new mayor means for Vancouver tech | Have you wondered where B.C.’s smartest investors think current venture capital trends are headed? Want to know who the most interesting and fastest-growing Vancouver companies are? We’ll be answering those kinds of questions over the comin... |
19.09.2022 | Tesla заблокировала двери авто для владельца, пока тот не заплатит $26 тыс за новую батарею | Отдел новостей 19 сентября 2022, 08:40 Tesla заблокировала двери авто для владельца, пока тот не заплатит $26 тыс за новую батарею
Владелец Tesla из Канады рассказал, что его автомобиль стоимостью $142 тыс. заблокировал двери после того, ка... |
04.08.2022 | New B2B Surveys Service from Dialectica Addresses Demand for Real-Time, Informed Decision Making | New insights service provides access to primary research to help business and investment professionals evaluate billion-dollar investment opportunities
Information services company Dialectica has launched B2B Surveys, a new service that enh... |
15.07.2022 | Lost wedding clothes, flights cancelled mid-air, and two dog crates in a sea of bags: National airlines like Qantas are melting down worldwide | An Air Canada passenger spotted two unaccompanied dog crates amid the chaos at Montreal's airport. Source: Twitter
Mid-air flights being cancelled, lost luggage containing the groom’s suit, and long hours spent on hold — you’d be forgiven f... |
03.07.2022 | 😳 $40M in fuel | Morning friends. I spent this long weekend in Coquitlam, and the Canada Day fireworks display at Lafarge Lake was fantastic. It was sooo good that I’ve already put it in my calendar for next year. Now, as to what’s on my agenda for this mon... |
15.05.2022 | 🥽 How the first metaverse was built (and sold) in B.C. | Good morning! I’d like to invite you to join me at The Home Key on May 26 for #vtjtalks: Scaling From Idea to $1M -10M and Beyond. Come get insights on how to start and scale your tech business from idea to millions in revenue from Jane Sof... |
01.05.2022 | The newest member of the three comma club | Good morning! It’s William. I’m back from Mexico. And after drinking ~70 margaritas, I’m reading for some … coffee. Will you join me for some this Tuesday? If you’re new to this, here’s a tip: Every Tuesday, the Vancouver tech community mee... |
15.04.2022 | Fortinet inks partnership with PGA Tour Canada | News about Vancouver once again being considered as a host city for the FIFA World Cup wasn’t the only sports-related development in the province to be released today.
Cybersecurity giant Fortinet, which has its Canadian home base in Burnab... |
14.04.2022 | Fortinet inks partnership with PGA Tour Canada | News about Vancouver once again being considered as a host city for the FIFA World Cup wasn’t the only sports-related development in the province to be released today.
Cybersecurity giant Fortinet, which has its Canadian home base in Burnab... |
03.04.2022 | 💯 Thinkers for hire | Good morning and welcome to the Sunday Briefing. I’m back, and so are in-person events, so I’d like to invite you to join me at The Home Key on April 13 for VTJ Talks: Bootstrapping Startups & Secrets. We’re bringing together the CEOs o... |
13.03.2022 | 🇩🇪 From East Berlin to B.C. | Good morning everyone. It’s Erin Gee here. I co-host the Bad + Bitchy Podcast where we discuss current events and pop culture through the lens of intersectional feminism, and I'm also one of VTJ’s special guest editors this month. Over the ... |
27.02.2022 | Not your grandfather's equity investing | Good morning everyone! Today’s issue of the Sunday Briefing is brought to you by Social Next Virtual Summit, a two-day virtual summit taking place March 3-4 featuring 25+ live presentations. And speaking of events, you’re invited to join me... |
23.01.2022 | Tech that touches you (in a not weird way) | Good morning everyone. If this newsletter existed a decade ago, this week I’d be writing about Summify, the Vancouver-founded social news aggregator. On January 19, 2012, it was acquired and shutdown by Twitter. Backed by Boris Wertz and St... |
06.12.2021 | 27 things you probably didn’t know about Disney castles around the world | The castle at Disneyland Paris looks like something out of a storybook. rifqa.j/Shutterstock
There are Disney castles in theme parks around the world, each with its own unique features.
The drawbridge on Sleeping Beauty Castle at Disneyland... |
05.12.2021 | 🦄 Meet BC's newest crypto unicorn | Good morning everyone. Welcome to the hundreds of new readers with us this Sunday. You’re invited to join me, the CEO of Visualping and the CTO of Opendoor at the final TechVancouver event of the year. It’s this Wednesday in Yaletown at 6pm... |
13.11.2021 | The ultimate guide to every song on ‘Red (Taylor’s Version)’ | Taylor Swift’s ‘Red’ was originally released in 2012. ‘Red (Taylor’s Version)’ was released on November 12, 2021. Scott Barbour/Getty; Christopher Polk/Getty; Sam Hussein/Getty; Shayanne Gal/Insider
Taylor Swift’s fourth album “Red” has lon... |
31.10.2021 | How the first Bitcoin ATM came to Vancouver | Good morning everyone. Welcome to the hundreds of new readers with us this week. As the holiday season approaches and the news cycle slows (hopefully), I invite you to join me and my friends at Switchboard PR for a special Twitter Spaces on... |
26.09.2021 | Strike one, strike two—then this startup was in | Good morning everyone! Have you checked out the weather forecast for this week? In Vancouver, we’re getting rain. A lot of it. So much of it that we’ve decided to change the location for this week’s morning coffee meetup. If you want to joi... |
24.09.2021 | Cheatsheet: 69 BC firms make Globe and Mail’s top growing companies list | Two weeks ago Ravi Kahlon, BC’s minister of jobs, economic recovery and innovation, celebrated the August Labour Force Results. He had good reason to. In August, BC had added 14,400 full-time jobs, with 13,600 of them going to women.
“B.C. ... |
19.09.2021 | After 20 years, guess who’s coming home | The Sunday Briefing | Good morning everyone! You’re invited to join Vancouver Tech Journal and Panache Ventures this Wednesday, September 22 at 4:00pm PST for a Twitter Spaces AMA where we’ll discuss what the firm’s acquisition of Commonwealth Ventures means for... |
10.09.2021 | CIBT Education : Provides Update on its Portfolio of Academic Assets and Real Estate Investments | Vancouver, B.C., September 9th, 2021 - CIBT Education Group Inc. (TSX: MBA, OTCQX International: MBAIF) ('CIBT' or the 'Company') is pleased to provide the following updates on its portfolio of academic assets and real estate investments.
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22.08.2021 | 👀 6 startups to watch | The Sunday Briefing | Good morning and welcome to the new subscribers reading this Sunday—the fourth Sunday, but somehow, not the last of August.
I invite you to stay connected with us all week on Instagram, Twitter and LinkedIn. Better yet, join us for coffee (... |
06.07.2021 | CIBT Education : Provides Update on its $60 Million Raise for the GEC Education Mega Center Project | Vancouver, B.C., July 6, 2021 - CIBT Education Group Inc. (TSX: MBA, OTCQX International: MBAIF) ('CIBT' or the 'Company') reports that further to its news release dated March 2, 2021 regarding its plans to raise $60 million for the GEC® fl... |
05.07.2021 | “Load up on Local": Vancity Visa* cardholders earn 50% more Vancity Rewards™ points for shopping local | COAST SALISH TERRITORY and VANCOUVER, British Columbia, July 05, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Vancity today announced the launch of Load up on Local – a major campaign to support local businesses as they work to recover from the economic impact... |
17.06.2021 | People are stealing lumber from contractors and lumber yards as prices soar | As lumber prices soar, contractors and producers have been forced to combat a rise in theft.
One Canadian police officer told Bloomberg that lumber heists have seen a “drastic” increase.
There have been reports of thieves taking off with ne... |
17.05.2021 | Seth Rogen explains why he and his wife are ‘f—ing psyched’ to not have kids | Lauren Miller and Seth Rogen have been married since 2011. Samir Hussein/Getty
Rogen told Howard Stern the reason he could work so much was that he didn’t have kids.
He said he and his wife enjoyed “laying in bed on Saturday mornings smokin... |
09.05.2021 | Please allow us to reintroduce ourselves | The Sunday Briefing | Good morning and welcome to the new Vancouver Tech Journal subscribers reading this Sunday. Make sure to stay engaged all week by connecting with us on Twitter, LinkedIn and the Vancouver Tech club on the Clubhouse iOS app. If you’re not al... |
01.04.2021 | ‘It is very personal’: AbCellera’s COVID-19 treatment is saving lives in the U.S. In Canada, it’s sitting in storage. Now the company’s CEO is speaking out | Article content
VANCOUVER — In early December, Kush Dalal answered a phone call from his 83-year-old father, then in a B.C. hospital battling COVID-19. Though coronavirus-related delirium had wreaked havoc in his brain, Dalal’s dad remember... |
29.03.2021 | Outbreak Of Brazilian P.1 Coronavirus Variant Closes Iconic Whistler Ski Resort | Canada's iconic skiing resort at Whistler has been closed for a minimum of three weeks, following an ... [+] outbreak of the P.1 coronavirus variant of concern.getty |
29.03.2021 | The Station: Breaking down TuSimple’s S-1 | The Station is a weekly newsletter dedicated to all things transportation. Sign up here — just click The Station — to receive it every weekend in your inbox.
Hi friends and new readers, welcome to The Station. A few items before we jump int... |
26.03.2021 | Latest launch makes Kepler Communications largest satellite operator in Canada | Toronto-based Kepler Communications, which aims to build an in-space telecommunications network, has successfully launched two new satellites, becoming the largest satellite operator in Canada.
The launch, which took place earlier this week... |
21.03.2021 | Throwing Out The VC Rule Book | The Sunday Briefing | Good afternoon and welcome to the hundreds of new Vancouver Tech Journal subscribers reading this Sunday. To stay engaged all week, make sure you connect with us on Twitter, LinkedIn and the new Vancouver Tech club on the Clubhouse app.
If ... |
14.03.2021 | Unbounce's translator in chief | Good afternoon and welcome to the hundreds of new Vancouver Tech Journal subscribers reading this Sunday. To stay engaged all week, make sure you connect with us on Twitter, LinkedIn and the new Vancouver Tech club on the Clubhouse app. If ... |
09.03.2021 | 23 Vancouver tech and business power players to know | Veronique Lecault, Chief Operating Officer of Abcellera, a biotech company responsible for one of the first COVID-19 treatments.
"Technology is no longer a sector—it's every sector." That’s Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem spe... |
28.02.2021 | Three comma club | Good afternoon and welcome to the new Vancouver Tech Journal subscribers reading this week. Today’s Sunday Briefing, February’s last (!), is 1,828 words, a 6-minute read. Enjoy.
-William (@notionport)
🌐 Galvanize, a Vancouver company that s... |
14.02.2021 | Sunday Briefing | #125 | Happy Family Day weekend and welcome to our new subscribers. This week, I’m excited to showcase the Vancouver company pioneering the trading card market of the future; a conversation with a CEO who’s learning to be a father throughout the p... |
10.02.2021 | Discover the Medical Isotope & Radiopharmaceutical Landscape in Canada | Did you know that Canada has been a global leader in the research, development and production of medical isotopes as well as radiopharmaceuticals for more than 60 years? Many people are unaware of Canadian role in this industry. However, se... |
07.02.2021 | Sunday Briefing | #124 | Good afternoon and hello to our new subscribers. This week, explore the Vancouver biotech firm set to produce 240 million doses of vaccine every year; the company helping people track healthcare websites to secure their vaccine shots; the c... |
31.01.2021 | Sunday Briefing | #123 | In a recent op/ed, Pender Ventures managing partner Maria Pacella asks, “What happens when the industry with the greatest potential for innovation doesn’t reflect the world it’s innovating for?”Welcome to the Vancouver Tech Journal’s Sunday... |
24.01.2021 | Sunday Briefing | #122 | Podcasting is a $9B industry expected to grow 30% over the next seven years.Welcome to the Vancouver Tech Journal’s Sunday Briefing, the city’s most comprehensive digest of local tech stories and insights.
This week, explore the smartest lo... |
27.12.2020 | The Top 20 Tech Stories of 2020 | This condensed version of the Vancouver Tech Journal Sunday Briefing spotlights 2020’s top 20 most clicked stories. Want to read more? Check out the archives. See you in 2021!
In a crisis, veteran B.C. tech investor Rich Osborn spies opport... |
13.12.2020 | Sunday Briefing | #120 | Welcome to this edition of the Vancouver Tech Journal Sunday Briefing, your bi-weekly roundup of Vancouver innovation stories and insights.
Last week, reporters explored the steep drop in local venture financing; the Vancouver company provi... |
29.11.2020 | Sunday Briefing | #119 | The Vancouver Tech Journal brings you news, insight, opinions, and the lesser-known stories from Vancouver's innovation ecosystem. It is written by William Johnson, an independent writer, communications advisor, and consultant based in Vanc... |
17.11.2020 | National Unfriend Day: Here's Why Trimming Down Facebook Friends is 100% OK | Urian B., Tech Times 17 November 2020, 12:11 pm
The whole thought of a National Unfriend Day might sound a little uninviting but what started as a joke is now actually being taken seriously by a number of people. According to an article by ... |
06.11.2020 | MacroHealth raises $54 million CAD Series A to hire new talent in Vancouver | Healthtech startup MacroHealth, which offers a platform that optimizes the buying and selling of health services, has raised a $54 million CAD ($41 million USD) Series A round of financing.
MacroHealth is looking to tap more of Vancouver’s ... |
01.11.2020 | Sunday Briefing | #117 | The Vancouver Tech Journal brings you news, insight, opinions, and the lesser-known stories from Vancouver's innovation ecosystem. It is written by William Johnson, an independent writer, communications advisor, and consultant based in Vanc... |
18.10.2020 | Sunday Briefing | #116 | The Vancouver Tech Journal brings you news, insight, opinions, and the lesser-known stories from Vancouver's innovation ecosystem. It is written by William Johnson, an independent writer, communications advisor, and consultant based in Vanc... |
04.10.2020 | Sunday Briefing | #115 | The Vancouver Tech Journal brings you news, insight, opinions, and the lesser-known stories from Vancouver's innovation ecosystem. It is written by William Johnson, an independent writer, communications advisor, and consultant based in Vanc... |
20.09.2020 | Sunday Briefing | #114 | The Vancouver Tech Journal brings you news, insight, opinions, and the lesser-known stories from Vancouver's innovation ecosystem. This is The Sunday Briefing. Enjoy.
BCBusiness spotlights BarrelWise Technologies, a company that sits in the... |
13.08.2020 | Moving To Canada: What Do You Need To Consider? | President of Green Light Canada, Registered & Licensed Member of the Immigration Consultants of Canada Regulatory Council |
09.08.2020 | The Sunday Briefing | #111 | The Vancouver Tech Journal brings you news, insight, opinions, and the lesser-known stories from Vancouver's innovation ecosystem. This is The Sunday Briefing. Enjoy.
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I (William) joined CSuite Content as a Senior Editorial... |
19.07.2020 | The Sunday Briefing | #110 | The Vancouver Tech Journal brings you news, insight, opinions, and the lesser-known stories from Vancouver's innovation ecosystem. This is The Sunday Briefing. Enjoy.
Foodee, Vancouver’s leading corporate catering tech startup, has closed $... |
09.07.2020 | Alberta's COVID-19 Contact-Tracing App Poses Security Risk on Apple Devices, Warns Privacy Commissioner | CJ Robles, Tech Times 09 July 2020, 10:07 pm
The Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Alberta (OIPC) said the province's COVID-19 tracing application smartphone app could be a security risk if used on Apple devices.
Accordi... |
05.07.2020 | The Sunday Briefing | #109 | The Vancouver Tech Journal brings you news, insight, opinions, and the lesser-known stories from Vancouver's innovation ecosystem. This is The Sunday Briefing. Enjoy.
Hootsuite hired Tom Keiser, former chief operating officer at San Francis... |
28.06.2020 | The Sunday Briefing | #108 | The Vancouver Tech Journal brings you news, insight, opinions, and the lesser-known stories from Vancouver's innovation ecosystem. This is The Sunday Briefing. Enjoy.
Canadian venture-capital investment is down for the first and second quar... |
26.06.2020 | Shopify Could Soon Become The Secret Weapon Of Shopping Malls Everywhere | Shopify CEO Tobias Lutke, center wearing hat, is celebrated as he rings the New York Stock Exchange ... [+] opening bell, marking the Canadian company's IPO, Thursday, May 21, 2015. Shopify Inc. works with merchants who want to offer their ... |
22.06.2020 | The Sunday Briefing | #107 | The Vancouver Tech Journal brings you news, insight, opinions, and the lesser-known stories from Vancouver's innovation ecosystem. This is The Sunday Briefing. Enjoy.
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Vistara Capital's head of marketing shares three practical job hu... |
14.06.2020 | The Sunday Briefing | #106 | The Vancouver Tech Journal brings you news, insight, opinions, and the lesser-known stories from Vancouver's innovation ecosystem. This is The Sunday Briefing. Enjoy.
TRENDINGMeet Matthew Cross, the new guy in charge of the $100M BC Tech Fu... |
31.05.2020 | The Sunday Briefing | #104 | The Vancouver Tech Journal brings you news, insight, opinions, and the lesser-known stories from Vancouver's innovation ecosystem. This is The Sunday Briefing. Enjoy.
Researchers at UBC and Electronic Arts are testing recent advances in art... |
17.05.2020 | The Sunday Briefing | #102 | The Vancouver Tech Journal brings you news, insight, opinions, and the lesser-known stories from Vancouver's innovation ecosystem. This is The Sunday Briefing. Enjoy.
After nine years at the helm, Richard Smith steps down as director of Van... |
26.04.2020 | The Sunday Briefing | #99 | The Vancouver Tech Journal brings you news, insight, opinions, and the lesser-known stories from Vancouver's innovation ecosystem. This is The Sunday Briefing. Enjoy.
Food-X Technologies, a SaaS startup, has received $250,000 from the Digit... |
29.03.2020 | The Sunday Briefing | #97 | The Vancouver Tech Journal brings you news, insight, opinions, and the lesser-known stories from Vancouver's innovation ecosystem. This is The Sunday Briefing. Enjoy.
Meet Christy Wyatt, one of the most important Vancouver CEOs that you’ve ... |
08.03.2020 | The Sunday Briefing | #95 | The Vancouver Tech Journal brings you news, insight, opinions, and the lesser-known stories from Vancouver's innovation ecosystem. This is The Sunday Briefing. Enjoy.
Its International Women’s Day: Read what local leaders and organizations ... |
01.03.2020 | The Sunday Briefing | #94 | The Vancouver Tech Journal brings you news, insight, opinions, and the lesser-known stories from Vancouver's innovation ecosystem. This is The Sunday Briefing. Enjoy.
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23.02.2020 | The Sunday Briefing | #93 | The Vancouver Tech Journal brings you news, insight, opinions, and the lesser-known stories from Vancouver's innovation ecosystem. This is The Sunday Briefing. Enjoy.
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Vancouver-based Semios, which has developed a platform for cr... |
16.02.2020 | The Sunday Briefing | #92 | The Vancouver Tech Journal spotlights the city's most important technology news and business stories. This is The Sunday Briefing. Enjoy.
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Mario Kart just added Vancouver as a race track location. Oh b... |
05.02.2020 | How U.S. Companies Can Set Up Shop In Canada | Photo:Getty |
04.02.2020 | Egg white replacement ingredient company scores €500k seed funding from Dutch VCs | Arnold Schwarzenegger may not have to give up his infamous raw egg protein supplement now that he’s a vegan. Functional ingredient developer FUMI Ingredients claims to have created an alternative for egg whites that is derived from non-GMO ... |
02.02.2020 | The Sunday Briefing | #91 | The Vancouver Tech Journal spotlights the city's most important technology news and business stories. This is The Sunday Briefing. Enjoy.
The most interesting thing I read this week is a piece in the Globe and Mail by tech reporters Sean Si... |
31.01.2020 | GeekWire 200 update reveals trending startups in edtech, consumer tech, B.C. and more | There’s a growing cohort of education tech companies across the Pacific Northwest. A flurry of up-and-coming startups are sprouting up in British Columbia. And while Seattle is an enterprise software town, some of the nation’s leading consu... |
19.01.2020 | Vancouver Tech Journal | #89 | The Vancouver Tech Journal spotlights the city's most important technology news and business stories. This is the Sunday Briefing. Enjoy.NEWS
Lime, the “smart-mobility provider that offers cities an array of mobility products including Lime... |
05.01.2020 | Vancouver Tech Journal | #87 | The Vancouver Tech Journal spotlights the city's most important technology news and business stories. This is the Sunday Briefing. Enjoy.
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Vancouver’s go-to digital skills training hub, BrainStation, announced $70,000 in scholarships fo... |
15.12.2019 | The Sunday Briefing | #86 | The Vancouver Tech Journal spotlights the city's most important technology news and business stories. This is the Sunday Briefing. Enjoy.
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“Those who have been following Vancouver’s tech scene know that the picturesque West Coast city h... |
08.12.2019 | The Sunday Briefing | #85 | The Vancouver Tech Journal spotlights the city's most important technology news and business stories. This is the Sunday Briefing. Enjoy.
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Vancouver’s Open Ocean Robotics, a startup that makes solar-powered drones that gather environmen... |
01.12.2019 | The Sunday Briefing | #84 | The Vancouver Tech Journal spotlights the city's most important technology news and business stories. This is the Sunday Briefing. Enjoy.
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Amazon is leasing 1.1 million square feet of space—an entire city block with two office towers—wh... |
24.11.2019 | Vancouver Tech Journal | #83 | The Vancouver Tech Journal spotlights the city's most important technology news and business stories. This is the Sunday Briefing. Enjoy.
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Fresh off of a $70m raise, Trulioo tapped Zac Cohen as COO. Cohen was formerly GM. “Under his lea... |
11.11.2019 | Vancouver Tech Journal | #82 | In this week’s Sunday Briefing, let’s take a moment to consider how we can have an everlasting impact on the face of men’s health.
Friends, its Movember, the month when men and women across the globe join together to raise awareness and fun... |
04.11.2019 | Vancouver Tech Journal | #81 | In this week’s Sunday Briefing, read about Vancouver real estate and tech growth in the New York Times; how Vancouver small businesses are struggling to find cybersecurity talent; Lyft’s very Vancouver-themed advertising campaign; and 20 ot... |
27.10.2019 | Vancouver Tech Journal | #80 | In this week’s Sunday Briefing, read about Vancouver’s massive plans for zero emissions buildings; how an investor leverages experience in Toronto and NYC to benefit Vancouver; TransLink’s pilot that will enable Compass Cards to pay for car... |
20.10.2019 | Vancouver Tech Journal | #79 | After a Thanksgiving break, the Vancouver Tech Journal is back. In this week’s Sunday Briefing, read about the Greater Vancouver Board of Trade’s new CEO; BBTV’s CEO ideas for empowering female entrepreneurs; which former Canadian PM joined... |
29.09.2019 | Vancouver Tech Journal | #77 | In this week’s Sunday Briefing, read about why Article’s CEO started his company; the top 31 Vancouver businesses according to the Globe and Mail; Uber’s plans to leverage Translink’s bus and train data; a mystery surrounding a millionaire ... |
22.09.2019 | Vancouver Tech Journal | #76 | In this week’s Sunday Briefing, read why Terramera’s CEO says farming is the next hot tech career, a local investors tips for how we can spot bogus startups, Finger Food’s $3.5M expansion news, and details on SFU’s Data for Good initiative.... |
15.09.2019 | Vancouver Tech Journal | #75 | In this week’s Sunday Briefing, read about Vancouver’s fastest growing companies; how Vancouver Startup Week is tackling the tech sector’s talent challenges; career advice from the City of Vancouver’s CTO; how Unbounce supports parents; and... |
09.09.2019 | Vancouver Tech Journal | #74 | In this week’s Sunday Briefing: 8 global tech giants in Vancouver, including Salesforce and Oracle, that we should be talking about; B.C.’s top CTOs; the largest venture-capital investment for a Canadian company since 2000; a CEO’s entrepre... |
25.08.2019 | Vancouver Tech Journal | #73 | Digital marketing platform Unbounce, which started in Gastown with just 6 people in 2009, now employs 182 people across two offices, in Vancouver and Berlin, and counts 15,000 customers worldwide, including The New York Times, Hootsuite, an... |
12.08.2019 | Vancouver Tech Journal | #72 | The University of Toronto’s Impact Centre has updated its 2019 Narwhal List, a report that highlights Canada’s fastest scaling private tech companies.
The Narwhal List ranks financially attractive firms by financial velocity. This metric is... |
29.07.2019 | Vancouver Tech Journal | #71 | In this week’s Sunday Briefing: A profile of Modo’s environmentalist CEO; Chip Wilson says technology has made us lazy and fat; a local teenager created a smartphone system that helps detect whether someone might have Alzheimer's disease; a... |
21.07.2019 | Vancouver Tech Journal | #70 | In this week’s Sunday Briefing: Housing affordability is key to the technology industry’s success; our top FinTech startups according to the Digital Finance Institute; an esports documentary featured at CBC; and 21 other tech and business s... |
15.07.2019 | Vancouver Tech Journal | #69 | In this week’s Sunday Briefing: We are so, so, so close to getting Uber and Lyft in Vancouver; five Vancouverites named to the Digital Finance Institute top 50 women in fintech; Amazon and UBC announced a new cloud innovation centre; and 14... |