“I do see a day when I will be unable to walk on my own.” These are the sobering words of Chip Wilson, the billionaire famous for founding Vancouver’s iconic brand Lululemon. Known for confidence and success, Wilson was hit with diagnosis of Facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy type 2 in his early 30s. He has since […]
Tech Companies in BC Still Battered by Ongoing Supply Chain Crisis
It may still be early into 2022, but many local companies aren’t expecting shipments for parts until well into next year. The well-known supply chain squeeze, exasperated by a global pandemic and warfare, is far from over. Delays of a year or more are severely bogging down tech firms such as ACR Systems, a data […]
Alertive Founder Bolsters Expertise of Tenzr Health Ahead of US Launch
Tenzr Health is a Canadian company using wearable sensors, gamification, and healthcare expertise to provide patients with motivation, guidance, and certainty in their musculoskeletal recovery journey. The Vancouver-based health-tech firm, which launched last year, announced recently the addition of Alertive Healthcare founder Nirav Shah, MD to its advisory team. Dr. Shah is noted as an experienced […]
Canadian Robotics Startup Tackles Food Waste with AI at SXSW
TrendiTech, a Canadian robotics startup focused on innovative food waste and up-cycling solutions, announced it is serving as an official sponsor of this year’s South by Southwest, an iconic annual event which rallies techies from across North America to Austin, Texas for a week of networking, learning, and fun. Attendees of the event are invited to […]
Fresh Off New Ventures BC Award, Train Fitness Looks to Perfect Product
Many flirt with fitness on and off. They will attend the gym religiously—for a month, perhaps two—before vanishing into the ether. This may occur perennially. The friction that stops people from maintaining long-term consistency with regards to working out is often minimal. Yet it becomes the difference between developing the gym into a desired habit […]
Delta Controls Develops Innovative Solutions to Automate Buildings
Imagine, if you will, a touchless office. The door opens automatically, while lighting and temperature can be controlled via smartphone. Relieving yourself at the loo, you are pleased to find hands-free flushing, washing, and drying. These were emerging conveniences before the Pandemic, but are now standard safety measures in a rising number of offices concerned […]
Filament Health Looks to Take Advantage of Billion-Year-Old Medicine
Ancient cultures recognized the powerful effects of psychedelic experiences 5,000 years ago, according to carbon dating of peyote cactus buttons collected by Native Americans. Strong evidence suggests indigenous cultures in other regions of the world were also well aware of what we today refer to as “Magic Mushrooms.” Indeed, even the Eleusians of ancient Greece […]
Investing in Real Estate with Addy: My Early-Adopter Experience
As a teenager, I was thrilled to open my own bank account—not so that I could spend, but so that I could save. When I graduated from college, the first thing I did was buy real estate: a humble apartment suite in Vancouver, where I would work as a journalist and editor for nearly a […]
How to Switch from Sitting to Standing at Work—And Why It Matters
We know that sitting for extended periods of time yields negative outcomes. You know that, right? A sedentary lifestyle, whether led by 9-to-5 desk jobs or laziness, can have major implications on weight management, cardiovascular health, and metabolic effectiveness, among other important areas of our wellbeing. We sit in our car, and on the train, […]
A Post-Pandemic Reframing of Our Relationship with Technology
We have all experienced a great deal of change over the past year. And as a result, many of us look, feel, and perhaps even act different than before. While everyone has absorbed the Pandemic in different ways, a majority of us have suffered in at least one fashion. Experts around the world have suggested […]