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Boeing will move 50 data analysts into a hip new lab in downtown Vancouver, B.C.

A Canadian subsidiary of the Boeing Co. has announced plans to open a data analytics laboratory in downtown Vancouver, B.C., to help… Read More

Whoa, Canada! Prime Minister Trudeau tries HoloLens at Microsoft’s new Vancouver office

Some politicians create their own reality, but today Justin Trudeau got to experience Microsoft’s augmented reality. Canada’s Prime Minister tried out a… Read More

Bench raises $16M for online bookkeeping platform that helps small businesses and contractors

Bench today announced a $16 million funding round to help the Vancouver, B.C.-based startup build out its bookkeeping service for small businesses… Read More

Tableau opens office in Vancouver, B.C., its 14th location worldwide

Tableau is opening another office abroad. The Seattle-based maker of visualization software is setting up shop in Vancouver, B.C., marking… Read More

Startup Spotlight: Simply recommends events, curates content based on your interests

The tech world has no shortage of recommendation apps and websites like Yelp or TripAdvisor, but Simply hopes its personalized, curated platform can set it… Read More

NASA image shows massive plume of wildfire smoke headed toward Seattle

Vancouver, B.C. drew the eyes of a record 20 million viewers yesterday, as the U.S. Women’s Soccer team won the FIFA Women’s… Read More

Vancouver city attorney: Uber is a ‘taxicab,’ and thus illegal in our town

UberX is illegal in Vancouver, Wash., but the transportation startup doesn’t appear to be leaving town any time soon. As noted… Read More

World’s first Bitcoin ATM sees 81 exchanges, $10,000 in transactions during first day

History was made in Bitcoin world on Tuesday when the world’s first Bitcoin ATM opened in Vancouver, B.C. At the… Read More

Vancouver startup to offer ridiculously fast gigabit Internet for cheap

Laser-quick Internet is already arriving in Seattle soon, and now, our northern neighbors across the border can say the same.… Read More

Vancouver, B.C. looking to spend $30M in digital push

Cities throughout the world are trying to capture more tech talent, and our neighbors to the north are no different.… Read More

Amazon.com expanding in Canada, plans to open new development center in March

Amazon.com is expanding aggressively in Canada, with plans to open a new development center next month in Vancouver, B.C. We… Read More

App of the Week: TED app gets us ready for BC in 2014

We were excited to see the news last week that the main TED conference is moving to Vancouver, B.C., in… Read More

Nerd Notes: Big Macs and the economy, a dress that responds to sexual arousal, moth pilots and more

Editor’s Note: Nerd Notes is GeekWire’s roundup of random geekiness from around the globe. Moths that can drive — You’ve seen… Read More

Vancouver beats out Seattle, Portland as most walkable city

Portland has the donuts, Seattle has the coffee and Vancouver, B.C. has the … sidewalks. Walk Score, a Seattle-based company… Read More

New Microsoft game studio in Vancouver wants to build the next Halo

Microsoft is officially opening a new game studio in Canada and expectations are off the charts. Located in downtown Vancouver, B.C., Black Tusk… Read More

Farewell, coffee cards: Madrona bankrolls mobile loyalty rewards startup RewardLoop

Madrona Venture Group is heading north for its latest investment, leading a $1 million funding round in Vancouver, B.C.-based RewardLoop.… Read More

Ex-Microsoft interns sell Summify to Twitter: Popular news service will shut down

Mircea Paşoi and Cristian Strat, the two Romanian Web developers who founded Summify instead of taking jobs at Facebook and… Read More