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Vancouver-founded AI drone firm gets a lift with US$8m investment

Vancouver-founded AI drone firm gets a lift with US$8m investment

The fortunes of a Vancouver-founded tech firm specializing in artificial intelligence for drones look to be sky-bound after announcing Thursday (January 18) it's raised US$8 million in a seed-funding round.
B.C. firm tackles ethical challenges of artificial intelligence

B.C. firm tackles ethical challenges of artificial intelligence

You might trust a computer with your finances, but would you trust it with your personal safety? What about your public image? Or your career? These were the debates rattling through a client’s boardroom before consulting firm Generation R Consulting
Gauging the gambles in volatile blockchain reactions

Gauging the gambles in volatile blockchain reactions

Long presumed extinct by pretty much everyone who owns a smartphone, Eastman Kodak Co. (NYSE:KODK) revived its fortunes on the stock market in January when it announced it was launching its own cryptocurrency.
Local digital agencies grapple with advances in AI

Local digital agencies grapple with advances in AI

The evolution of artificial intelligence (AI), or machine learning, is changing the role of media and digital agencies and what they look for when hiring new recruits.
Vancouver-based Bitcoin firm raises $38m

Vancouver-based Bitcoin firm raises $38m

A Vancouver-based Bitcoin company has unearthed $38 million in funding ahead of plans for a reverse takeover that will take it public. Hut 8 announced Thursday (January 11) it has closed a private placement offering of common shares valued at $2.
More players join B.C.’s supercluster bid as Ottawa draws closer to final decision

More players join B.C.’s supercluster bid as Ottawa draws closer to final decision

B.C. supercluster pegs potential economic impact at additional 50,000 jobs, $15-billion boost to GDP
MDA increasingly drawn into U.S. business orbit

MDA increasingly drawn into U.S. business orbit

Canadarm maker to reincorporate in U.S. by 2019 to tap lucrative government contracts
Surrey executive helps build better B.C. health care

Surrey executive helps build better B.C. health care

Profile: Rowena Rizzotti, vice-president, health care and innovations, Lark Group
Not ‘fake news’: B.C. startup taps into sports publishers’ hunger for video

Not ‘fake news’: B.C. startup taps into sports publishers’ hunger for video

The term “fake news” has been tossed around a lot in the past year. Originally a reference to manufactured stories shared on social media, it’s since been adopted by some politicians to attack legitimate news organizations.
Telus pays $67m for AlarmForce’s operations in Western Canada

Telus pays $67m for AlarmForce’s operations in Western Canada

Telus says the acquisition from Bell furthers its smart home strategy