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Sean Silcoff

@seansilcoff.bsky.social

Storyteller. Newshound. Co-wrote Losing the Signal, about BlackBerry. I cover Canadian tech/biotech/innovation for Globe & Mail

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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

How digital health startup VitalHub became one of the hottest tech stocks on the TSX

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06.08.2025 14:20 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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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

How a B.C. drum teacher built the global online juggernaut Drumeo

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05.08.2025 21:50 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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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

Celestica soars again on surging demand from AI data centre giants

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28.07.2025 21:21 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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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...

"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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An AI app is helping diabetics count carbs with photos of their food – and major health care insurers are buying in More than 200,000 Canadians have downloaded the RxFood app, helping the Toronto company quadruple its revenue in 18 months

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21.07.2025 02:16 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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

21.07.2025 02:15 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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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

Kardium raises $340-million as B.C. heart device maker prepares for FDA approval, market entry
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02.07.2025 10:14 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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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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Equitable Bank CEO Andrew Moor dies at 65 Bank called Moor a β€˜visionary leader’ and named Marlene Lenarduzzi, the bank’s chief risk officer, as interim CEO

Equitable Bank CEO Andrew Moor dies at 65
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24.06.2025 14:19 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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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

League growing rapidly as digital health care company seeks to raise US$100-million

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23.06.2025 15:01 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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

Tech leaders ready launch of Canadian social-media platform Gander to buck U.S. dominance

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23.06.2025 14:58 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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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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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

Vista and Blackstone buy Assent, valuing Ottawa compliance software company at $1.3-billion

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15.06.2025 20:08 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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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

@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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13.06.2025 18:41 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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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

Wealthsimple plans paperless cheques and Uber-like delivery of cash to customers’ doors
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11.06.2025 16:43 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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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

Dye & Durham angered customers after buying Teranet unit and hiking prices. Now, Teranet wants to win them back

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11.06.2025 13:28 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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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.

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

04.06.2025 01:46 β€” πŸ‘ 70    πŸ” 35    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 2
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Fispan doesn’t need the cash. So why has Lisa Shields’s B.C. fintech just raised $30-million? Deal led by U.S. growth equity firm Canapi signals return to normal market conditions in tech financing

Fispan doesn’t need the cash. So why has Lisa Shields’s B.C. fintech just raised $30-million?

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03.06.2025 12:29 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Business Brief: BlackBerry is back Sean Silcoff dives inside BlackBerry’s rebirth in motion
29.05.2025 11:29 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1

Way preferred the As You Like It ditties

28.05.2025 14:46 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Former smartphone titan BlackBerry is back, with a new CEO and autonomous driving tech at the wheel BlackBerry is nothing like the company whose smartphones once ruled the world. Now it’s looking to dominate another market entirely β€” inside your car

Former smartphone titan BlackBerry is back, with a new CEO and autonomous driving tech at the wheel /via
@globeandmail - My latest cover story for ROB Magazine
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28.05.2025 13:33 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Web Summit Vancouver’s kickoff offers thoughtful critiques and alternatives to current tech Gary Marcus and Bluesky CEO Jay Graber discuss the limitations of LLMs and the future of the open web as Web Summit’s first West Coast edition kicks off.

Web Summit Vancouver’s opening night offers thoughtful critiques and alternatives to current tech betakit.com/web-summit-v...

28.05.2025 10:42 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Getting the most out of the Wayback Machine Tips for the Wayback Machine browser extension, API, and more!

The Wayback Machine is an indispensable tool for archiving web content. It's also a powerful search engine that can dig up deleted webpages and social media posts.

Here's the Indicator guide to getting the most out of the Wayback machine: indicator.media/p/ge...

27.05.2025 19:03 β€” πŸ‘ 129    πŸ” 49    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 3

Lovely production. Highly recommend

27.05.2025 19:51 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Market sends mixed signals on state of play for Canadian startup funding The number and value of Canadian venture capital deals remain well off 2021 highs
27.05.2025 10:06 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Jane Software hits $1.8-billion valuation as TCV leads $500-million financing B.C. company latest member of Canada’s US$100-million tech club to do nine-figure secondary transaction

Jane Software hits $1.8-billion valuation as TCV leads $500-million financing

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26.05.2025 11:10 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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George Wendt, Who Played Norm on β€˜Cheers,’ Dies at 76 George Wendt, who earned six Emmy nominations playing Norm Peterson on the NBC series 'Cheers,' died Tuesday. He was 76.

"It's a dog eat dog world and I'm wearing Milk Bone underwear." RIP.

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20.05.2025 20:42 β€” πŸ‘ 1694    πŸ” 142    πŸ’¬ 71    πŸ“Œ 34

@ronsexsmith.bsky.social loved the music in As You Like It. What a joyous show.

10.05.2025 20:52 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

β€œmake america great again” is ostensibly about revitalizing small town america but in reality trump has launched an orbital strike at countless communities that will suffer tremendously as businesses close under the strain of tariffs

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What will Trump’s next 100 days bring? Five Americans read the signs of change ahead A toymaker, a sheriff, a forestry worker, a lawyer and a mayor share their insights on how Trumpism has affected their communities, and what could come next

What will Trump’s next 100 days bring? Five Americans read the signs of change ahead
β€œThe idea that all production – from first materials to end procurement – can be done in a single country is hilarious. The world hasn’t worked that way since Marco Polo.”

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05.05.2025 10:22 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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