Microsoft cutting 9,000 jobs with largest layoff in years
Open this photo in gallery: Microsoft headquarters in Redmond, Wash., in April. The company is cutting thousands of…
The science of saving, and how money ‘nudges’ can make a big difference
Open this photo in gallery: A money nudge is when you make a slight change in how you…
Ontario privacy commissioner urges guardrails on police gravitating toward ‘unbridled genetic surveillance’
Open this photo in gallery: Patricia Kosseim, Ontario’s information and privacy commissioner, is calling for clearer rules and…
Ottawa must stop the CRTC’s misguided, dogmatic internet decision
Open this photo in gallery: Earlier in June, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission upheld its decision allowing…
France made smoking sexy. Now it’s banning the habit in public spaces
Open this photo in gallery: A smoking ban in parks is part of France’s move to address second-hand…
Former Graphite Ventures analyst to launch new Vancouver incubator Althra
Althra aims to create more space for early-stage, generalist tech founders to build.
This fall, Vancouver is…
Lost wills, late changes and surprise disinheritances: They’re more common than you think
Open this photo in gallery: Keeping your will at your lawyer’s office is always a good idea so…
Photonic to open UK quantum R&D centre to aid international expansion
BC quantum computing startup already has backers on both sides of the Atlantic.
British Columbia (BC) quantum…
Purdue Pharma wins broad support from U.S. states for $7.4-billion opioid settlement
Open this photo in gallery: A proposed US$7.4-billion settlement is intended to resolve claims that Purdue Pharma’s pain…
Brookfield to buy internet provider Hotwire for about $7-billion, sources say
Open this photo in gallery: The headquarters of Brookfield Asset Management in New York in May. Brookfield Infrastructure…