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Toronto wants to kill the smart city forever | MIT Technology Review

The Canadian city wants to get right what Sidewalk Labs got so wrong. (2022)


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Tech Workers Are Living the American Dream—in Canada

The short-sighted immigration policies of the US administration is driving top talent north of the border. But there's a new global winner: Cana... (2020)


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Canada’s Newest Unicorn: Edtech Startup ApplyBoard Raises $75M At $1.4B Valuation

ApplyBoard's revenue surged by 500 percent year-over-year in 2019. (2020)


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Toronto doesn’t want to be Silicon Valley. It’s building something better - Fast Company

As the U.S. feels less welcoming to enterprising immigrants, Toronto—North America’s fastest-growing tech market—is doubling down on its diversity. (2019)


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You're not poor. You're broke || The Guardian

My heart breaks when my friends conflate the two terms: understanding the difference between ‘broke’ and ‘poor’ is the first step toward building a... (2019)


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How Airbnb is squeezing Toronto’s housing market – VICE News

In the midst of a mounting rental crisis, the city is still unable to enforce rules that would limit ghost hotels. (2019)


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Why Public Transportation Works Better Outside the U.S. - CityLab

The widespread failure of American mass transit is usually blamed on cheap gas and suburban sprawl. But the full story of why other countries succe... (2018)


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The Case for Making Cities Out of Wood -- Nautilus

An Alphabet subsidiary is planning to build a futuristic neighborhood, not out of concrete and steel, but wood—and wood is looking… (2018)


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Inside Ontario’s Big, Bold Basic Income Experiment | Fast Company

Alana Baltzer bought her first new winter coat recently. She’s eating vegetables and fruit now instead of junk food. And, because she’s not worryin... (2018)


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The AI superstars at Google, Facebook, Apple—they all studied under this guy

His name is Geoffrey Hinton, but he’s better known as the godfather of artificial intelligence Geoffrey Hinton spent 30 years hammering away at ... (2018)


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Lyft, Uber’s ride-hailing rival, is expanding to Toronto Canada

The San Francisco company says it wants Torontonians to have an alternative to its bigger competitor. The GTA will be the site of its first expansi... (2017)


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Justin Trudeau explains why Canada really ‘gets’ AI and smart cities

TechCrunch 2017: “At Google's Go North event today in Toronto, which features a slate of speakers focused primarily on artificial intelligence, Alp... (2017)


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Alphabet’s Sidewalk Labs strikes deal to turn 800 acres of Toronto into an ‘internet city’

Google spinoff will bring Wi-Fi hubs and other smart city innovations to the shores of Lake Ontario (2017)


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Where is the world's most liveable city? | The Economist

Where is the world's most liveable city? The Economist Intelligence Unit has ranked 140 cities based on their liveability. Melbourne, Australia, ha... (2019)


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Making It | What It Costs To Live in Toronto - Vice News

VICE News Published on Sep 15, 2017 Canada is often lauded for its healthcare system but if you’re trying to buy a place in Toronto, the housin... (2018)


Location Details

Population: 5,647,656
Administrative Area: Ontario
Coordinates: 43.7417, -79.3733
Parent Location: CANADA

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