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BIV on Roundhouse: The 'killer robots' are coming

On the latest show, BIV’s tech panel discusses the B.C. links to the Cambridge Analytica scandal, concerns over Vancouver startups hitting a growth ceiling and why a South Korean university is facing a boycott over “killer robots.
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The new RoboValley fund will be aimed at matching up market demand with universities and startups developing novel approaches in robotics | Shutterstock

On the latest show, BIV’s tech panel discusses the B.C. links to the Cambridge Analytica scandal, concerns over Vancouver startups hitting a growth ceiling and why a South Korean university is facing a boycott over “killer robots.”

Then, RBC senior economist Robert Hogue discusses why Vancouver’s housing affordability has reached an all-time low, according to a new report.

Later, Sean Coakley from Cambridge Global Payments discusses how markets and the loonie are responding to the looming threat of a global trade war.

And OpenMedia’s Laura Tribe discusses Facebook’s resistance to global standards for data privacy, Ottawa favouring smaller players in the latest wireless spectrum auctions and why Canada’s rollout of 5G speeds is trailing the U.S.

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