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Vancouver biotech Chinook Therapeutics to be acquired for US$3.2B

Vancouver biotech Chinook Therapeutics to be acquired for US$3.2B

Sale price a 67 per cent premium over the stock’s previous close
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Vancouver company's AI website aims to reduce food, plastic waste

Vancouver company's AI website aims to reduce food, plastic waste

Intuitive's ChatGPT-like website enables users to ask questions about recycling
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Vancouver’s Legible to enable readers to use AI to converse with book characters

Vancouver’s Legible to enable readers to use AI to converse with book characters

Book publisher seeks to distinguish itself from larger competition
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B.C.’s high-tech unicorns mauled by bear market that continues to linger

B.C.’s high-tech unicorns mauled by bear market that continues to linger

The bubble that floated at least 14 unicorn companies to big valuations popped in the latter half of 2022
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Binance mishandled funds and violated securities laws, according to SEC lawsuit

Binance mishandled funds and violated securities laws, according to SEC lawsuit

WASHINGTON (AP) — The world's largest cryptocurrency exchange Binance and its founder Changpeng Zhao are accused of misusing investor funds, operating as an unregistered exchange and violating a slew of U.S.
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Meta to test blocking news on Instagram, Facebook for some Canadians

Meta to test blocking news on Instagram, Facebook for some Canadians

OTTAWA — Meta is preparing to block news for some Canadians on Facebook and Instagram in a temporary test that is expected to last the majority of the month.
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B.C.-based Certn continues to land VC funding amid chilly climate

B.C.-based Certn continues to land VC funding amid chilly climate

Company that automated background checks still cashing venture capital cheques
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Funded deals, investment totals fall as VCs adjust to new normal: BDC

Funded deals, investment totals fall as VCs adjust to new normal: BDC

TORONTO — Canada's venture capitalists settled into a new normal marked by fewer and more cautious investments last year — and a new report suggests the pattern will continue.
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Technology could be key to future wildfire prevention, fighting: companies

Technology could be key to future wildfire prevention, fighting: companies

When wildfires hit Alberta earlier this month, leaving more than 10,000 square kilometres of land scorched so far this year, João Lopes was worried about how much more devastation could be on its way.
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Hackers targeted Canada’s gas infrastructure. How do renewables fit into cybersecurity in Canada?

Hackers targeted Canada’s gas infrastructure. How do renewables fit into cybersecurity in Canada?

Experts say cleantech operators will face the same cybersecurity threats as their fossil fuel counterparts and should seize the opportunity to build strong defences into their infrastructure.
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