Vancouver’s high-tech hurdle: Attracting top-level talent – The Globe and Mail

From left: Version One Ventures CEO and founder Boris Wertz, BuildDirect president and CEO Jeff Booth, Vision Critical founder and president of corporate innovation Andrew Reid, Hootsuite CEO and founder Ryan Holmes, Shoes.com chairman and co-founder Roger Hardy, Plentyoffish CEO and founder Markus Frind, and…

Hackers Remotely Kill a Jeep on the Highway—With Me in It | WIRED – Wired

I was driving 70 mph on the edge of downtown St. Louis when the exploit began to take hold. Though I hadn’t touched the dashboard, the vents in the Jeep Cherokee started blasting cold air at the maximum setting, chilling the sweat on my back…

G.C. Andersen Partners Announces The Sale Of Video King To Global … – PR Newswire (press release)

NEW YORK and LOS ANGELES, June 11, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — G.C. Andersen Partners, LLC, (“Andersen”) an investment banking and advisory firm known for its creativity, problem-solving capabilities and depth of experience, has announced the sale of VKGS LLC (“Video King”) to Global Leveraged Capital (“GLC”)….

Where the heck is Apple TV? – CNET

Apple TV first launched in 2007 and hasn’t been revamped since its last generational update in March 2012. Sarah Tew/CNET Another Apple event, another Apple TV no-show. Apple’s streaming-video box has gone three years without a refresh to a new generation, all while Internet-delivered TV…

Ad blocking is a barrier to innovation – Financial Times

The shift in online activity from fixed-line to mobile devices has thrown up a host of winners. Advertising-funded services have seen revenues soar as consumers increasingly use their smartphones to access the web, unleashing a torrent of marketing spending that is due to hit almost…