Technology

Big data a big deal for Vancouver firms tracking consumer habits

The Match Group set to inherit data from 100 million PlentyOfFish users

Jul 28, 2015 4:30 PM Read more >

$CRTC’s priorities questioned for targeting PlentyOfFish’s ‘infinitesimal’ spam infractions$

CRTC’s priorities questioned for targeting PlentyOfFish’s ‘infinitesimal’ spam infractions

Document reveals the regulator pursued POF over 0.03% of total complaints

Jul 24, 2015 12:00 PM Read more >

How PlentyOfFish founder’s US$575m payday could spark Vancouver investment

Markus Frind, the online dating site’s sole shareholder, says he’s staying on as company CEO

Jul 21, 2015 3:00 PM Read more >

Virtual reality innovators seeding new B.C. tech sector

Market demand accelerating in Vancouver as technology improves and prices drop

Jul 21, 2015 12:03 PM Read more >

Vancouver’s Payfirma scoops new CMO from QuickMobile

High-growth startup Payfirma is making sure its new chief marketing officer already has a deep understanding of the Vancouver tech scene.

Jul 20, 2015 11:00 AM Read more >

Spam messages down to lowest levels since 2003: report

If one’s email inbox is becoming a little easier to comb through, it’s not a fluke. Symantec’s June Intelligence report reveals the global spam rate has fallen to levels not seen in more than a decade.

Jul 17, 2015 12:00 PM Read more >

Weighing anchors: the quest to build bigger companies in B.C.

BCTIA’s program targets tech startups that have the potential to become the next ACL, Hootsuite or Global Relay

Jul 14, 2015 5:00 PM Read more >

Vancouver’s TIO Networks acquires U.S. fintech Softgate for US$31m

Financial technology (fintech) firm TIO Networks is acquiring Softgate Systems for US$31 million, in a deal the Vancouver-based company says will create North America’s largest walk-in bill payment network.

Jul 14, 2015 10:30 AM Read more >

PlentyOfFish sold to American dating site giant Match for US$575 million

Vancouver’s PlentyOfFish has been purchased by The Match Group, which operates OkCupid, Tinder, Match and Meetic

Jul 14, 2015 8:27 AM Read more >

Vancouver firm delivers first F-35 components from $2m contract

A Vancouver-based company delivered its first components Monday (July 13) to Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT ) for the controversial F-35 fighter jet. IBC Advanced Alloys Corp.’s (TSX-V:IB) $2-million contract with the U.S.

Jul 13, 2015 11:05 AM Read more >