Tag: technology
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Virtual reality isn’t popping yet: That’s why I’m getting in now
For all the talk we’ve engaged in regarding weed and blockchain and resources and biotech over the last few years, and all the money that’s been made on same, in the back reaches of the Equity.Guru megabrain there’s always been this nagging, mosquito-like buzz in the background regarding virtual reality/augmented reality/mixed reality (yes that’s a…
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Go time on YDreams (YD.V): Canaccord gets behind immersive tech player
Last week I was in Toronto for the Cantech Investor Conference and had a blast at what has quickly become an important date on the North American investor conference calendar. (And when I say ‘had a blast’, I mean it. Shots and a blood sugar crash at after-after party. Missed flight home. Lost time. Lost…
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Nano One Materials (NNO.V) lifts off, up 20% on news of partnership with major auto supplier
You’ve gotta hand it to the IR guys, science guys, and execs behind Nano One Materials (NNO.C). This is one hell of a well crafted news release: Nano One has begun working with a tier 1 automotive supplier on the development of cobalt-free high-voltage spinel (HVS) and nickel-rich NMC cathode materials (622, 811) for the…
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Explain It Like I’m Five: eXeBlock Blockchain Technology (XBLK.C) explained
So I was chatting to a broker this week about companies I like in the blockchain sector, and mentioned eXeBlock Technology (XBLK.C), one of our marketing clients. “I don’t understand it,” said the broker. So I sent him my most recent story on the company. “I still don’t understand it,” said the broker. “What don’t…
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![Cryptocurrency deal puts eXeBlock (XBLK.C) into frame as payment processor for Peerplays network]()
Cryptocurrency deal puts eXeBlock (XBLK.C) into frame as payment processor for Peerplays network
‘The Force is not about lifting rocks. It’s a tension, order, balance.’ I know someone who has seen the new Star Wars movie eighteen times will correct the quote above, but when I saw it, that’s how I remembered Luke Skywalker’s words. I noted them specifically because, frankly, they explain why blockchain is going to…
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Reliq Health Technologies (RHT.V) signs up thousands of new patients, dough rolling in
Back when it was dragging its ass along the road at $0.10 a share, we told you – again and again – that Reliq Health Technologies (RHT.V) was doing actual business with a big fat upside. Did you believe us? Nope. You were all, “but lithium is a thing!” and “cobalt cobalt cobalt”, which is…
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Global Cannabis Applications (APP.C): Canada’s cheapest weed play makes tech pivot
This piece was written for and originally posted on Stockhouse, in partnership with Equity.Guru Last year, when the Pokemon Go app was launched across the world, Planet Earth was gripped (for a hot minute) in Pokemon fever. Imagine fidget spinners combined with cronuts mixed with 1990’s boy bands merged with bacon, and you’d be getting…
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Trading tuesday: Lottogopher (LOTO.C) to debut on public markets
I’ve been waiting for a while on this one. Lottogopher (LOTO.C), a company that allows, for the first time, California lottery players to buy tickets online, is about to land on the Canadian public markets this coming Tuesday. If this doesn’t seem like a big deal to you, this whole ‘online lottery sales’ thing, I’m…
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LOOPShare (LUP.C) goes public with scooter sharing plan
You may recall my talking about a little startup called LOOP a few months back that has plans to open scooter sharing programs around the world, starting with Vancouver, London and Beirut. If not, you’ll find it here. More press landed earlier in the year at VanCityBuzz. No, it’s not this Loop scooter: It’s an…
