Technology
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Shopify shares battered after activist short-seller blasts it as ‘get-rich-quick scheme’
Following a report from influential stock watcher Citron Research, Shopify shares took a nosedive and American law firm Girard Gibbs LLP. began a class action lawsuit investigation on behalf of shareholders
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Niagara Falls Water Board nailed for second black water discharge
New York State’s Department of Environmental Conservation called the incident “wholly unacceptable” and said the water board must take immediate corrective action
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Yahoo admits 3 billion accounts were breached in 2013 hack. Yes, 3 billion
Late last year, tech giant Yahoo disclosed a hack it said exposed one billion user accounts to identity theft. Now the company says that breach actually affected a number of accounts that represents nearly half the world’s population
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Representatives from 16 countries in Regina for carbon capture symposium
Mike Monea, president and CEO of the International Carbon Capture and Storage Centre, says the aim of the meeting is to find ways to deploy carbon capture technology around the world
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Quebec firm aims to advance biofuel use in aviation with Florida research partnership
Gatineau’s Agrisoma Biosciences is expanding its partnership with the University of Florida to advance production of carinata, an oilseed that can be used as jet fuel. Canadian airlines have expressed interest in bio jet fuel
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U.S. tech workers increasingly looking for careers in Canada: report
Job listings company Indeed says search data shows the average American clicks on Canadian job listings for roughly 12 per cent of their total search, but tech workers do so for nearly 30 per cent
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Model 3 buyers may be waiting a while; Tesla again misses production targets
The electric car maker has built just 260 Model 3s since July, drastically short of expectations. Tesla blamed “production bottlenecks” for the slow rollout, but analysts warned more delays could put the firm in a precarious place
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GM plans electric surge: 20 new EVs in five years
In a dramatic change of gears, the U.S. automaker says it sees its future vehicle lineup consisting solely of battery electric or fuel cell vehicles
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Many questions after Equifax revises it’s potential victims to 145.5 million
It took months for credit reporting agency Equifax to report the attack that affected 145.5 million people, including 8,000 Canadians. Here’s a timeline of the hack and how the company responded
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Canadian electric car maker inks manufacturing deal with Chinese firm
Motorcycle manufacturer Zongshen Industrial Group has agreed to produce 75,000 of Vancouver-based Electra Meccanica’s SOLO electric vehicles. The Canadian company says it has over 20,000 orders for its cars