Technology

Health care sector facing increasing cybersecurity problems

Canada isn’t keeping up with potential threats of meddling and manipulation: experts

What happened: Voyager Capital has raised $130 million, with plans to invest in the Cascadia region Why it matters: The taxpayer-backed BC Tech Fund is among the participants in this latest fund A Seattle-based venture capital firm with designs on su

What happened: The Kabu Ride app has been offline since September, when its parent company applied for a licence to operate as a ride-hailing service in B.C.

What happened: The B.C. government is putting down $17 million over five years for a new quantum computing centre in Surrey Why it matters: B.C.

Initiative targets funding, partnerships for startups, enterprise and academia

Companies suffering financial and reputational damage as attacks become more sophisticated

What happened: Telus is acquiring home security firm ADT in a deal worth $700 million Why it matters: The Vancouver-based telecom giant has been on a home security acquisition spree as of late Telus Corp.

Calculated risk taker: President and CEO of Galvanize thrives on bold overhauls of company cultures and business models

What happened: Rogers is launching a new customer service centre in the Okanagan Why it matters: The new centre will add as many as 500 jobs to Kelowna Hundreds of new jobs will be landing in Kelowna as Rogers Communications Inc. (TSX:RCI.