Technology

B.C. tech moves to front lines in COVID-19 fight

Local firms poised for growth as coronavirus concerns go global

Mar 16, 2020 8:56 AM Read more >

Sector leaders tout smart cities as wise investment

Global initiatives deploy technology to improve quality of life in urban centres

Mar 11, 2020 9:00 AM Read more >

Accelerator tightens Cascadia blockchain links

New program is primarily backed by the Canadian consulate general in Seattle

Mar 10, 2020 9:30 AM Read more >

LNG Studios acquires DG Group in play for more real estate tech

What happened: LNG Studios acquires DG Group Why it matters: The Vancouver company will be beefing up its 3D printing expertise as a result in a bid to offer services earlier in a project’s lifecycle Two sometimes-rivals in Vancouver’s real estate ma

Mar 9, 2020 3:30 PM Read more >

COVID-19: There's an app for that – thanks to Coquitlam man

Coquitlam's Curtis Kim, a BCIT computer systems grad, created a real-time online COVID-19 tracker

Mar 9, 2020 10:28 AM Read more >

Victoria’s Checkfront raises $9.3m to boost expansion for online bookings

What happened: Checkfront Inc. raises $9.3 million in Series A round Why it matters: The Victoria tech firm plans to ramp up hiring as a result of the new capital When Jason Morehouse founded Checkfront Inc.

Mar 9, 2020 10:13 AM Read more >

Top communication tech firms reduce B.C. operations

Number of B.C. employees decreased despite company revenue growth

Mar 5, 2020 11:00 PM Read more >

Athena industry initiative aims to train 500 B.C. women in AI

What happened: Industry group launching new program to expand artificial intelligence expertise for hundreds of B.C. women Why it matters: Initiative will try to improve gender balance in male-dominated tech sector B.C.

Mar 5, 2020 8:24 AM Read more >

Automaker acquisition shifts PayByPhone into overdrive

Mobile parking payments firm processing nearly 130 million transactions annually

Mar 5, 2020 5:30 AM Read more >

Google, DFO partner to track orcas with artificial intelligence

Fisheries data used to develop technology to detect endangered whales’ movements

Mar 4, 2020 5:00 AM Read more >