Not all who wander are lost, Tolkien wrote, in a verse about a king travelling in disguise, and the line has since become a favourite of everyone who has ever taken the scenic route through life and been asked,...
The University of British Columbia has crossed a major commercialization milestone, officially launching its 302nd spin-off company following the addition of 15 new ventures in 2026.
According to Innovation UBC, companies created around UBC research have collectively raised more than...
A finance team member opens the latest AI invoice and sees the same thing as last month: another, even bigger overage. Perhaps that is to be expected given that the company is going all-in on using AI tools. Now,...
In January, Metavista3D showcased spatial display innovations at the popular annual Consumer Electronics Show.
For the Vancouver-based company, which specializes in glasses-free pseudo-holographic 3D display technology featuring movement tracking and real-time AI-powered 2D-to-3D content conversion, the event was “highly successful.”
The...
Vancouver artificial intelligence startup Mundo has raised a $20 million Series A round to build the data and evaluation infrastructure needed for AI systems to better understand real-world sensory experiences.
The financing was led by GreatPoint Ventures, with participation from...
My phone is face down on the table, which is the lie I tell myself about being present.
I sent a message two hours ago. Nothing since. I have picked the phone up four times, and each time I framed...
A candidate in a job interview looked at the ceiling for four seconds before answering a question about her biggest professional failure. Two of the three people on the panel wrote something down. Afterwards, one of them described her...
Ask a married man who he feels closest to and there is a decent chance he says his wife, then attaches a small apology to it. Something like “which is probably a bit sad.” He says it the way...
Biotech startup, GonGlobal, is hoping to change that after raising $1.2 million to develop a new form of IVF treatment.
The raise was backed by Innovation Victoria – the newly merged Breakthrough Victoria and LaunchVic – via its University Innovation...
The round for Drumbeat was led by Icehouse Ventures, with support from Brand Fund. Prominent Australian marketers Adam Ferrier from Thinkerbell and Mutinex’s Henry Innis are also backers.
The cash will help scale the platform’s proprietary “awareness-building system”, which includes media...
