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It’s easy to see why U.S. Big Tech sees Canada as a happy hunting ground

The tech giants, such as Facebook, Alphabet/Google, Amazon, Uber, Microsoft and Apple, are sitting on billions of dollars in cash and are using it to acquire young growth companies—notably their intellectual property and talent—anywhere they can find them. That includes Canada.

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BY DAVID CRANE
June 29, 2020

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