Sean Silcoff

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

Variational AI inks drug discovery deal with Merck worth up to $349-million

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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

Tech founders leaving Canada at accelerating rate, survey finds

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How Canada became a leader in quantum tech, one of the most promising and potentially terrifying technologies of the future Canada is positioned to benefit economically from quantum computing, but can it keep up with other countries pouring billions into their own industries?

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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

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

Payworks sells stake to private equity firm Hg, making cofounder Barb Gamey one of Canada’s most successful female founders

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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

Globe editorial: A rescue plan for Ottawa’s ailing core

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Tempted…

1. Great story.
2. The attempted pun in the third graf is unforgivable. That's a spelling mistake. Not a pun.

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?’

BenchSci cuts 23% of jobs, becoming latest company to replace humans with AI
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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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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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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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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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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

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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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

Equitable Bank CEO Andrew Moor dies at 65
   
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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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Tech leaders ready launch of Canadian social-media platform Gander to buck U.S. dominance

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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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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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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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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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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

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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Way preferred the As You Like It ditties