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Western Canadian office vacancy rates to hit 20-year high: report

By Allison Lampert MONTREAL (Reuters) – Sliding commodity prices and record levels of office construction could drive Western Canadian downtown vacancy rates to a two-decade high, one of the world’s biggest commercial real estate services firms has forecast. Despite growth in the high-tech sector, weaker demand from resource and energy companies is boosting vacancy rates in Vancouver, Calgary and Edmonton to levels unseen since Canada’s economic slowdown of the early

Advocaat: No repeat

Sunderland boss Dick Advocaat has promised there will be no repeat of last October’s 8-0 drubbing at Southampton when the two sides meet at the Stadium of Light this weekend.

Review: Updated: Sling TV

Features and FAQ Update: DISH has signed a deal with NBC to bring The Weather Channel to Sling TV. The deal will apparently start in July, though no details on where TWC fits into Sling TV’s pricing model have been released. Imagine everything you liked about cable. You probably enjoyed surfing the channels, watching the shows people were talking about when they aired instead of months after. And, if you

Quantum computing OS could speed up arrival of powerful PCs

Cambridge Quantum Computing (CQCL) has developed a new OS designed to run the quantum computers that will shape our future. The new OS, which is called t|kit>, has been facilitated by CQCL’s own proprietary custom designed high-speed super computer and this allowed the company to accurately mimic how a quantum processor will work. “CQCL is at the forefront of developing an operating system that will allow users to harness the

7 days in Phones: LG goes hell for leather and the vegetarian in me isn't pleased

7 days in phones The inevitable march of time continues apace, each heavy tick and every despairing tock carrying us ever closer to the cold embrace of the grave. With that cheery thought it is time for another 7 days in phones! Maybe this week my witterings will be posted on time and not unceremoniously dumped at a random day. It’s “7 days in phones” after all, not “7ish, maybe