With rising interest rates, inflation and wages, many tech leaders are looking to acquisition as a growth strategy. Here’s how…
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6 tech trends that are shaping the world right now
As the Elevate Festival returns to Toronto, here’s a look at some of the major trends that are sure to…
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How artist and speaker Madame Gandhi mixes music and technology to create positive change Madame Gandhi makes music to move…
The members of the Mission from MaRS: CDR Accelerator cohort are looking for ways to help get us to net…
From adopting new manufacturing techniques to scouring the world of fungi for alternatives to leather, the clothing industry is looking…
How Payments Canada balances innovation and regulation to help streamline (and safeguard) transactions for Canadians. If you’ve ever scanned a…
The Bank of Canada is considering issuing digital dollars. Is this the future of money?
Currencies that exist only online could speed up transactions and encourage financial innovation. But we’re a long way from seeing…
Toronto-based Think Research gives medical professionals digital tools that let them instantly access up-to-date best practices Time and resources are…
From inflation and interest rates putting Canadians’ bank accounts under strain to the crypto industry’s recent rollercoaster, the finance industry…
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The next few years will be critical for making the foundational changes to get to net zero. Here’s how technology…
Toronto-based Xanadu is taking on Google and IBM in the race to develop quantum computers Growing up in Australia, Christian…
People early in their careers have always struggled with recruitment processes that prize experience over potential. The growth of digital…
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Toronto startup’s eye test tool could catch Alzheimer’s signs years earlier
Founder of RetiSpec hopes the technology will make screening more widespread: “Eye clinics are like Starbucks — they’re everywhere.” We…
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He survived a terrifying accident. Now this U of T biologist wants to give our cells an upgrade.
One morning in July 2006, Michael Garton was making a solo ascent up Norway’s notorious Troll Wall. At 3,300 feet,…
The human body contains some 37 trillion cells. Scientists are working to map every one of them
Researchers at the University of Toronto are part of a global initiative to map every cell in the body to…