It’s official, Vancouver-based mobility startup Damon Motorcycles has entered the electric vehicle arena with a preview of its first e-moto, the Hypersport Pro. Damon announced today that the #futureofmotorcycling will be unveiled on January 7th at CES 2020. “We are for the first time being black and white about the fact that we are a […]
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Vision Critical Appoints New CEO and President of Products
Vision Critical announced today that it has appointed Ross Wainwright as their new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Riaz Raihan as President of Products. CEO Scott Miller has stepped down and remains on the Vision Critical Board of Directors where Wainwright will also take a seat. Since Vision Critical’s capital restructuring in 2017, Miller successfully […]
Vancouver’s APOLLO wins 2019 Digital Innovator of the Year
Vancouver-born insurtech APOLLO Exchange took home the trophy for Digital Innovator of the Year at the 4th annual Insurance Business Canada Awards last week, beating out eleven other contenders for the top prize. The Digital Innovator of the Year was given to the organization that had best harnessed technology and digital solutions to improve their […]
Carl Data Solutions Lands Fresh Water Data Project with Supercluster
Vancouver’s Carl Data Solutions has signed an agreement with Canada’s Digital Technology Supercluster valued at $2.3 million. As part of the $4.65 million Fresh Water Data Commons Project, Carl Data’s subsidiary Astra Smart Systems and i4C Innovation will expand on existing IP by building a hardware and software platform for collecting, storing, analyzing, and sharing […]
Vancouver Technology Named to TIME’s 2019 Best Inventions List
Every year, TIME highlights the Best Inventions that are making the world better, smarter and even a bit more fun. To assemble the 2019 list, they solicited nominations across a variety of categories from their editors and correspondents around the world, as well as through an online application process. Then TIME evaluated each contender based […]
UX Work Celebrated with the 2019 Vancouver User Experience Awards
Last week the 2019 Vancouver User Experience Awards were held at the Vancouver Playhouse with over 400 technology industry leaders in attendance. Eight prizes and a scholarship were awarded to recognize and celebrate the local user experience community who are creating technology products and services that are pleasing and easy to use. The prize winners […]
Deep Fake Detection Challenge To Culminate in Vancouver
“Deepfake” techniques, which present realistic AI-generated videos of real people doing and saying fictional things, have significant implications for determining the legitimacy of information presented online. Yet the industry doesn’t have a great data set or benchmark for detecting them. More research and development in this area is needed to ensure that there are better […]
The Network Hub Wants To Recode Your Future
Now more than ever, Canadians need digital skills to land the jobs they want, advance their careers and grow their business. Help is on the way in Western Canada. The West Coast Technology Foundation (WCTF) has joined forces with ComIT and CodeCast to launch a tech-focused job training initiative to create new opportunities and options for […]
Vancouver Lands Three on Top 50 Women in SaaS List
This year’s SaaS NORTH conference in Ottawa wrapped up yesterday and a number of Vancouverites shared their expertise at the event including Clio’s Ainsley Robertson, Procurify’s Aman Mann, and Slack’s James Sherrett. It turns out Vancouver is punching above its weight when it comes to Software as a Service (SaaS) and an announcement from The […]
LoginRadius To Power BritBox Streaming Service
Vancouver’s LoginRadius and their Identity Platform will power the global streaming service, BritBox. BritBox is a partnership between the BBC and ITV—the UK’s largest public and private broadcasters, respectively. BritBox’s much-anticipated Netflix-style streaming service will house the biggest collection of British TV and content in a single place, with exclusive content and programming for its […]