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Vancouver Carbon Capture Startup CO280 Strikes Big Deal with Microsoft

April 11, 2025 by Knowlton Thomas Leave a Comment

A Vancouver-based developer of large-scale carbon dioxide removal projects has revealed what it described as a “historic” agreement with U.S. tech titan Microsoft. The agreement between CO280 and Microsoft will see a project capture and store biogenic carbon emissions from a U.S. pulp and paper mill. Under the agreement, Microsoft will purchase 3.685 million tonnes […]

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Microsoft’s AI Researchers Move from China to Vancouver Amid Growing Tensions

June 11, 2023 by Techcouver Newsdesk Leave a Comment

In a move that could significantly impact China’s tech talent pool, Microsoft is reportedly transferring some of its top artificial intelligence (AI) researchers from Beijing to Vancouver, according to a Financial Times report. The migration, referred to as the “Vancouver Plan,” aims to safeguard talent from being poached by Chinese tech groups while also responding […]

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Hootsuite Rebrands with New System, ‘Bold Vision’ for Social

July 12, 2022 by Knowlton Thomas Leave a Comment

Hootsuite believes it has emerged from the COVID-19 Pandemic with a bold new vision for the company. The Vancouver-based startup is an icon of the city and the internet for pioneering social media management back in 2008, when many of today’s most popular networks were nascent or yet to exist. “What we know is that […]

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Microsoft Is Taking Over the New Bentall 6 Building In Vancouver

June 2, 2022 by Knowlton Thomas 1 Comment

Microsoft is adding a new location to its growing collection of office space in Vancouver. Sources informed Daily Hive’s Urbanized that the tech titan is planning not just any office, but a big one: Microsoft will take hold of the future Bentall 6 office tower on West Pender Street near the Burrard SkyTrain Station. Techcouver […]

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Microsoft Acquires Kelowna Online Moderation Platform Two Hat

October 29, 2021 by Techcouver Newsdesk Leave a Comment

Kelowna’s Two Hat has been acquired by Microsoft for an undisclosed amount. Two Hat’s intelligent content moderation platform and profanity filter help online communities scale and automate the moderation of all user-generated content. The two companies have worked together in the past to moderate content on Minecraft and within the Xbox community. Two Hat was […]

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Hootsuite Collaboration with Microsoft Teams To Bolster Employee Advocacy

September 1, 2021 by Techcouver Newsdesk Leave a Comment

Vancouver-headquartered Hootsuite has unveiled Amplify by Hootsuite for Microsoft Teams, a new integration within Teams. The ecosystem integration will encourage Hootsuite Amplify and Teams customers everywhere to seamlessly share curated social media content directly from within the Teams business communication platform—transforming employees into engaged advocates with elevated professional brands and reducing risk through pre-approved content. […]

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Connecting The Dots: March 2021

March 26, 2021 by Kathleen Reid Leave a Comment

Each month, Kathleen Reid (Founder + Managing Director at Switchboard Public Relations) connects the dots between the trends, headlines and narratives that are informing the BC tech sector. This month, she’s shedding light on a regional community making some noise, a grassroots effort to encourage more female representation in STEM, and an anchor company growing […]

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Microsoft Brings 500 New Jobs To Vancouver And Launches New Azure Edge Zone

March 24, 2021 by Techcouver Newsdesk Leave a Comment

This morning Microsoft announced the addition of a new Azure Edge Zone in Western Canada, further increasing their significant cloud footprint in Canada, and the addition of 500 local technical jobs. The new roles will help build leading applications in Intelligent Communications, Office, Azure, OneDrive, Web Experiences and mixed reality, growing Microsoft’s presence in the city […]

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Former Microsoft Vancouver GM Joins CubicFarms As CTO

March 2, 2021 by Robert Lewis Leave a Comment

Last week Edoardo De Martin announced that he was leaving his General Manager role at Microsoft’s Vancouver HQ. While the work isn’t finished, it never would be. There’s no perfect time to make a change. I have enjoyed every day and am proud of what our teams accomplished together. We built a solid foundation in […]

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Digital Technology Supercluster Launches Tech Talent Accelerator

January 28, 2021 by Bulletin Board Leave a Comment

The COVID-19 pandemic has dramatically altered Canada’s economy and labour market. The increase in the need for digital skills has widened the ‘digital divide’ and skills gap, contributing to higher unemployment – especially for more vulnerable Canadians. In response Canada’s Digital Technology Supercluster has announced its largest investment to date in developing in-demand digital talent […]

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