The next chapter was waiting at the gym. In an experiment with 226 people, access to an enticing audiobook became part of the incentive to turn up for a workout.
Katherine Milkman, Julia Minson and Kevin Volpp tested the arrangement...
Vancouver Island has generated billions of dollars in wealth and produced globally successful technology companies, but the investors holding much of that capital and the founders building the Island’s future rarely find themselves in the same room.
A new Victoria...
Vancouver healthcare technology company Cortico has launched a free, open benchmark designed to measure whether artificial intelligence models can safely support clinical decisions—not merely pass medical exams.
Called MedSafe-Dx, the benchmark evaluates how large language models respond when a patient...
A company based out of Coquitlam is aiming to combine the convenience of meal-kit delivery with the affordability of grocery store pricing.
Satiafy promises that, after a couple minutes of initial setup, everything after is “automatic” (except for the whole...
Innovation UBC is accepting applications for the spring 2027 cohort of Venture Founder, its flagship entrepreneurship program for UBC researchers, innovators and students ready to turn discoveries and ideas into new ventures.
The 16-week program provides participants with practical training,...
A woman in a Bangkok co-working space reached past my elbow last week to get her own laptop bag off the floor, and apologised. Then she apologised for apologising. I watched the second one land and thought, there it...
Every year, as September rolls around, there’s a hint of nostalgia in the air as summer fades. The sun gradually sets earlier each night, and temperatures cool as summer’s frenetic energy begins to ease. Seattle and communities across the...
With only a few hours left until the first iPhone launch event since John Ternus took over as the CEO of Apple, Bloomberg reporter Mark Gurman says the name of the company's long-rumored folding phone is the iPhone Duo....
On 9/11, the passengers of United Airlines Flight 93 stormed the cockpit, forcing the hijacked jet to crash in Shanksville, Pennsylvania. But before the world knew of their bravery, members of Washington, D.C.’s Air National Guard were prepared to...
Southeast Asia is enduring a punishing year of extreme weather and experts warn the ongoing storm season could be one of the most intense in years. Special correspondent Patrick Fok reports from Singapore on how the El Niño climate...
