Feds pump $11 million into BC tech, including solar and drone delivery
Funding includes nearly $3 million to UBC and almost half a million to Open Waters Solar.
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Funding includes nearly $3 million to UBC and almost half a million to Open Waters Solar.
Calgary-based FinTech cut 102 employees to create a âsimpler and faster team.â
From stand-alone policies to disincentivizing investment, hereâs a guide from coast to coast.
Executive director says program can help more businesses think of themselves as tech companies.
Funding comes through federal governmentâs Business Scale-up and Productivity program.
Two projects will seek to develop AI solutions for crop disease, grain monitoring.
Plus: US warns G20 against AI regulation.
Tech and innovation projects across the province are aimed at lowering greenhouse gas emissions.
Tech and innovation event is also introducing new programming tracks focused on sovereignty and emerging trends.
Multiple US bars have now stopped using Calgary-based ID authenticatorâs tech following criticism.
Author and digital rights activist talks jailbreaking, the AI-pilled government, and Aeron chair analogies.
The Aug. 20 conference hopes to unite what organizers call a fragmented BC startup scene.
Companies will be showcased at Startup Weekâs Launch Party this October.
Research project hopes to better understand the effect of wildfires on your lungs.
Oversubscribed round was led by StepChange Capital and will help company commercialize.