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Sean Silcoff
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Storyteller. Newshound. Co-wrote Losing the Signal, about BlackBerry. I cover Canadian tech/biotech/innovation for Globe & Mail
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Dye & Durham stock hits record low after credit agency downgrades
Moody’s, S&P cut ratings, citing high debt, rising costs, soft market - and continuing leadership and governance squabbles
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October 10, 2025 at 7:15 PM
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Variational AI inks drug discovery deal with Merck worth up to $349-million

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Variational AI inks drug discovery deal with Merck worth up to $349-million
Vancouver company uses generative AI to identify potential molecules, saving millions of dollars and months compared to other efforts
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September 23, 2025 at 12:06 PM
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Tech founders leaving Canada at accelerating rate, survey finds

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Tech founders leaving Canada at accelerating rate, survey finds
‘Every founder who leaves ... is one less person creating jobs, paying taxes and building prosperity here,’ CEO of Build Canada says
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September 22, 2025 at 11:15 AM
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How Canada became a leader in quantum tech, one of the most promising and potentially terrifying technologies of the future. Weekend feature in the @globeandmail by me and @IvanSemeniuk
September 12, 2025 at 1:24 PM
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Payworks sells stake to private equity firm Hg, making cofounder Barb Gamey one of Canada’s most successful female founders

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Payworks sells stake to private equity, making Barb Gamey one of Canada’s most successful female founders
Hg Capital buys undisclosed stake, its fifth software investment in Canada
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September 8, 2025 at 11:15 AM
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Globe editorial: A rescue plan for Ottawa’s ailing core

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Globe editorial: A rescue plan for Ottawa’s ailing core
There are things the federal government can do to help the capital reflect the nation’s G7 status
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September 1, 2025 at 4:31 PM
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1. Great story.
2. The attempted pun in the third graf is unforgivable. That's a spelling mistake. Not a pun.
akurjata.ca Andrew Kurjata @akurjata.ca · Aug 30
This story is so funny - a customer's phone number somehow got listed as the support line for a barbecue company, so he just started helping out. This week the glitch was fixed and he was "retired" with a new barbecue from the company
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Customers started calling a B.C. couple at home asking for help with their barbecues. They decided to help | CBC News
A couple in B.C.'s Okanagan answered hundreds of calls for a Canadian barbecue company after their number was listed as the customer service line.
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August 30, 2025 at 8:15 PM
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SSENSE to file for creditor protection as lenders push for sale of company
CEO says the Montreal retailer’s primary lender moved to place the company under CCAA protection to sell without its consent
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August 28, 2025 at 7:40 PM
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BenchSci cuts 23% of jobs, becoming latest company to replace humans with AI
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BenchSci cuts 23% of jobs, becoming latest company to replace humans with AI
Before adding new people or processes, CEO asks: ‘Could AI do this?’
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August 12, 2025 at 8:50 PM
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How digital health startup VitalHub became one of the hottest tech stocks on the TSX

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How digital health startup VitalHub became one of the hottest tech stocks on the TSX
Heads-down CEO Dan Matlow has built the company into a prosperous deal machine that also generates strong organic revenue growth
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August 6, 2025 at 2:21 PM
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How a B.C. drum teacher built the global online juggernaut Drumeo

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How a B.C. drum teacher built the global online juggernaut Drumeo
Videos of musicians from bands like the Red Hot Chili Peppers and The Police have helped Musora Media gather more than 100,000 subscribers for its music lessons
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August 5, 2025 at 9:50 PM
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Celestica soars again on surging demand from AI data centre giants

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Celestica soars again on surging demand from AI data centre giants
Q2 earnings blow past expectations, stock up 11 per cent after market after closing at all-time high
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July 28, 2025 at 9:21 PM
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"Targeting a journalist for simply doing their job is a cowardly act that endangers not only the reporter, but also the vital public interest work that journalism represents." - Canadian Association of Journalists president Brent Jolly

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Statement on the Attempted Intimidation of Globe and Mail Reporter Carrie Tait - Canadian Association of Journalists
Your Content Goes Here In Canada, journalists shouldn’t need to look over their shoulders just for doing their jobs. But that’s exactly what’s happening to Globe and Mail reporter Carrie Tait, who ha...
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July 25, 2025 at 1:30 AM
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AI app RxFood is helping diabetics count carbs with photos of their food – and major health care insurers are signing on with the Toronto company
July 21, 2025 at 2:16 AM
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Kardium raises $340-million as B.C. heart device maker prepares for FDA approval, market entry
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Kardium raises $340-million as B.C. heart device maker prepares for FDA approval, market entry
Company’s device treats atrial fibrillation, a heartbeat disorder that affects more than 59 million people worldwide
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July 2, 2025 at 10:14 AM
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Clio buys AI legal tech vendor vLex for $1-billion in second major deal of 2025
Deal marks entry into new business for Burnaby, B.C.-based legal practice management software giant
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June 30, 2025 at 8:10 PM
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Equitable Bank CEO Andrew Moor dies at 65
   
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Equitable Bank CEO Andrew Moor dies at 65
Bank called Moor a ‘visionary leader’ and named Marlene Lenarduzzi, the bank’s chief risk officer, as interim CEO
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June 24, 2025 at 2:19 PM
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League growing rapidly as digital health care company seeks to raise US$100-million

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League growing rapidly as digital health care company seeks to raise US$100-million
Toronto startup led by serial entrepreneur Mike Serbinis clicking after two strategic pivots
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June 23, 2025 at 3:01 PM
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Tech leaders ready launch of Canadian social-media platform Gander to buck U.S. dominance

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Tech leaders ready launch of Canadian social-media platform Gander to buck U.S. dominance
Founders aim to create alternative that addresses content, data sovereignty concerns
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June 23, 2025 at 2:58 PM
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Israel-Iran conflict escalates as civilian death toll rises
Strikes against Iran began on Friday after Israel claimed nuclear threat
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June 17, 2025 at 9:08 AM
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Vista and Blackstone buy Assent, valuing Ottawa compliance software company at $1.3-billion

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Vista and Blackstone buy Assent, valuing Ottawa compliance software company at $1.3-billion
Longstanding investors cash in with lucrative exit including lone Canadian institutional backer, First Ascent Ventures
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June 15, 2025 at 8:08 PM
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@theglobeandmail.com investigation: Inside job -
When an account gets hacked, social media giant Meta offers little support, spawning a shadowy network of brokers and Meta employees who profit from helping users get back online

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How underground brokers use their connections inside Meta to profit from hacked accounts
When your Facebook or Instagram account gets hacked, social media giant Meta offers little support. Intermediaries and insiders can help you get back online – but it will cost you
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June 13, 2025 at 6:41 PM
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Wealthsimple plans paperless cheques and Uber-like delivery of cash to customers’ doors
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Wealthsimple plans paperless cheques and Uber-like delivery of cash to customers’ doors
It’s part of the company’s push to become a serious digital challenger to Canada’s big banks, which it still relies on to hold customers’ deposits
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June 11, 2025 at 4:43 PM
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Dye & Durham angered customers after buying Teranet unit and hiking prices. Now, Teranet wants to win them back

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Dye & Durham angered customers after buying Teranet unit and hiking prices. Now, Teranet wants to win them back
Ontario land registry services giant Teranet says it will expand GoVeyance software to Ontario
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June 11, 2025 at 1:28 PM
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RFK Jr.’s stance on #COVID19 vaccines for pregnant women is profoundly unethical. Removing the Covid vaccine recommendation jeopardizes the health of pregnant women and babies alike, by Ruth R. Faden www.statnews.com/2025/06/03/c... via @statnews.com @caulfieldtim.bsky.social #vaccination #bioethics
RFK Jr.’s stance on Covid vaccines for pregnant women is profoundly unethical
It is squarely unethical to treat healthy pregnant women differently than other groups that are similarly at elevated risk of serious Covid illness, writes one bioethicist.
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June 4, 2025 at 1:46 AM