From science fiction to reality

Plus, discover which major Vancouver tech conference has pushed pause in 2025, who's in the money, and more stories you've missed.

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Lisa Tanh
August 11, 2024

👋 Good morning, and welcome to (or welcome back to) VTJ’s Sunday Briefing: your weekly digest of the city’s innovation news, deals, insights, and more.

First! From science fiction to reality — General Fusion is using fusion energy, the same process that powers the sun and stars, to create commercial clean energy from Richmond. Discover how much more financial backing it’s received to put its ambitious idea into practice, which major Vancouver tech conference has pushed pause in 2025, and discover 14 other local tech stories you’ve missed.

This week’s briefing is 1,170 words: a four-minute read.

-Lisa

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