Tyler Orton
VR, medtech firms among finalists for B.C.’s Technology Impact Awards
What happened: BC Tech Association reveals 35 finalists for annual Technology Impact Awards Why it matters: Awards recognize significant achievements in the province’s technology ecosystem A VR...
Gateway Magazine: Blockchain battles
Maersk, IBM and a new consortium of carriers and terminal operators vying to become dominant provider of blockchain services for shipping industry
Slack reveals US$400m in revenue as it files to go public
What happened: Slack files documents to go public, revealing financial data previously not seen by the public Why it matters: The messaging service was founded by Vancouverite Stewart Butterfield...
Vancouver’s LightIntegra raises US$5.3m for blood analyzer tech
What happened: Tech firm raises US$5.3 in Series A funding round Why it matters: Once commercialized, LightIntegra Technology’s blood analyzer could help reduce healthcare costs and assist patients...
Affordability crisis not driving young people from Vancouver: RBC
What happened: Vancouver added 16,000 young people to its population last year amid a housing affordability crisis, according to new report Why it matters: Migration from other provinces and...
Quicken Loans parent takes controlling stake in Vancouver’s Lendesk
What happened: Rock Holdings Inc. is taking a controlling interest in a Vancouver startup specializing in connecting lenders and mortgage brokers Why it matters: Lendesk will be tapping in to...
Cancer therapy points to future in nuclear medicine
Collaboration comes as Ottawa invests nearly $300 million in Vancouver-based lab
Co-working spaces climb in Mount Pleasant neighbourhood
Number of co-working options multiplies amid record-low vacancy rates in downtown core
Google’s country director for Canada leads tech-training charge
Sabrina Geremia stresses private sector’s role in advancing Canadian digital skills
BC Tech to shutter VR hub after ‘unacceptable stalemate’ with government
What happened: VR/AR hub in Vancouver set to close next month over funding issues Why it matters: Large and small tech firms were using The Cube to boost local VR sector The BC Tech Association...