The gathering, held on Vancouver’s Arbutus Greenway, came on the heels of a new study released last week that said Vancouver and Toronto are the unhappiest cities in Canada.
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Blood survey aims to update ‘discriminatory’ donation policy
Blood samples are being collected at Capital Pride this weekend as part of an effort to overturn a blanket ban on blood donations from sexually active gay and bisexual men.
Ticketmaster aims to stop touts with first 100 percent digitally ticketed UK show
It follows Ticketmaster closing its own resale platforms, Seatwave and Get Me In, which had been criticised for facilitating online touting. The company has previously used the technology in the US for NFL matches. Fans will be able to transfer tickets for Four Tet’s shows at the south London venue to a friend using a […]
Naveen Rao interview: How Intel aims to win the AI processor war
The battle to create the best artificial intelligence chips is underway. Intel is approaching this challenge from its position as a maker of central processing units (CPUs) or the Xeon microprocessors that dominate the datacenter market. Rival Nvidia is attacking from its position as a maker of graphics processing units (GPUs), and both companies a…Read […]
How tiny Liechtenstein aims to become a big player in blockchain
GUEST: Arriving in Vaduz, the capital of Liechtenstein, is like walking onto the set of Frozen or some other classic Disney movie. The Prince’s castle sits perched on the side of a mountain, overlooking the small town below. With a population of only 36,000, every citizen of the country could comfortably fit inside Yankee stadium, […]
New Nissan GT-R aims to be ‘fastest super sports car in the world’
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Honda Mean Mower V2 aims for 150 mph
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TEPCO aims to build more Fukushima-type nuclear reactors, vows to ‘excel in safety’ this time
TEPCO is conducting an independent geological survey to confirm the absence of active faults in Aomori Prefecture, where it wants to resume the construction of a Fukushima-type nuclear plant, frozen following the 2011 disaster. “It’s necessary to form a consortium for building a nuclear plant that is excellent in safety, technology and economy,” TEPCO President […]
Oman's Artistic Turn Aims to Beat Oil Blues
It’s a Thursday night and visitors at the majestic Royal Opera House Muscat are huddled inside the venue’s Opera Galleria for an exhibition called “Manifestations” that showcases the work of emerging Omani artists such as Mohammed al-Mamari and Shayma al-Mughairy. The artists aren’t international household names yet, but Oman is trying to change that. The […]
Nexon aims for global magic with pending launch of MapleStory M
Nexon’s MapleStory is looking a bit dated in its 15th year as an online game. But the Tokyo-based company plans a big makeover as it prepares the global launches of MapleStory 2 for the PC and MapleStory M for mobile devices. It might seem odd that Nexon is investing so heavily in a franchise that originally […]
