Technology
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Google sister company to help build high tech community on Toronto waterfront
Alphabet-owned Sidewalk Labs has been chosen to build a smarter, greener neighbourhood on Toronto’s once-industrial eastern waterfront.Google will also relocate its Canadian headquarters to headline the new development
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Researchers develop new ‘air-breathing’ battery aimed at dethroning pumped hydro storage
Engineers first pumped water uphill to store energy a century ago. Today, the technology makes up most of the world’s storage capacity. But as wind and solar transform the power market, researchers are searching for the next breakthrough
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Greenpeace report blasts top tech firms for toxic enviro impact
The report details the hidden climate costs behind consumer products that have defined the 21st century: mobile computing devices like smartphones and tablet computers
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End of oil scarcity force changes to Canadian producers’ strategies
Suncor executive Steve Reynish said the industry is beginning to view oil as a plentiful resource after decades of scarce supply
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Emerging trends fundamentally changing Canadian businesses, says BDC report
Embracing digital technology and workforce diversity are just two of the key business trends identified by BDC’s most recent report
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Canada, U.K. partner to reduce global coal-fired power proliferation
The International Energy Agency says the world’s reliance on coal has to start diminishing by 2020 if there is any hope of meeting the Paris climate change accord goals
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BlackBerry QNX-equipped self-driving car hits the streets in Ottawa
An autonomous Lincoln MKZ carrying Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson, City Councillor Marianne Wilkinson and BlackBerry QNX exec John Wall marked the first on-street test of an autonomous vehicle in Canada
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SDTC invest $5.4M in Halifax firm working on breakthrough ultra-thin solar cells
Metamaterial Technologies is developing solar cells 70 per cent thinner than those on the market today; they could be integrated into planes and cars to slash transportation emissions
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Head of Samsung’s sizzling electronics unit announces surprise resignation
Kwon Oh-hyun, chairman of the board for Samsung Electronics Co. thinks Samsung urgently needs to find new ways to fuel growth before the record-breaking performance resulting from earlier decisions fades
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Former DuPont employee charged with allegedly selling secrets to Chinese investors
A man who worked for DuPont Co. spin-off Chemours Co. is accused of allegedly selling information about information about sodium cyanide, a chemical used in mining