Apple is taking on Facebook events with a new Apple Invites app that lets users organize themselves for events. The app is free on the App Store and will run on all iPhones with iOS 18. Only people with an iCloud+ subscription can create events. If you don’t have an iPhone, you can also access…
With elections looming, a group of Canadian technology leaders has teamed up to launch a new platform for entrepreneurs to share policy ideas with the help of experts and artificial intelligence (AI). Build Canada bills itself as “a platform of bold ideas for growth, innovation, and prosperity” proposed by successful Canadian entrepreneurs with deep knowledge…
The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) upheld a temporary decision that allowed incumbent telcos like Bell, Rogers and Telus to resell access to their fibre networks to each other, despite significant concern from smaller players. As a quick refresher, the CRTC made the initial decision as part of its fibre wholesale framework intended to…
Motorola has been working on a ‘Large Action Model’ (LAM) for its phones since 2024, and at CES, the AI-powered tool was able to order Starbucks and Uber. While its demo doesn’t make it appear that much more advanced than the critically panned Rabbit R1, it’s still in the early stages, and its app-based nature…
While Nintendo might be gearing up for a big year with the launch of the Switch 2, it’s also still trying to sell as many original Switch consoles as it can. The Switch has been out for eight years, and in that time, it’s sold 150 million units, which is an impressive number but not…
Teachers’ Venture Growth, the late-stage venture and growth investment arm of Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan, has led an all-equity round in Toronto-based advertising platform StackAdapt that values the company near $2.5-billion USD. Intrepid Growth Partners, along with four undisclosed investors, also participated in the round. Launched by ex-Canada Pension Plan Investment Board leader Mark Machin…
Unions representing Telus workers said the company offered buyouts to roughly 700 employees across Canada. Per The Globe and Mail, the buyouts impact roughly 100 SQET-CUPE 5044 employees in Quebec, 90 members of SAMT-CUPE 5144 representing Telus management staff, and roughly 510 members of Syndicat des Métallos, the Quebec branch of the United Steelworkers Union. Telus…
Smart Technologies, the company behind the popular Smart Boards in classrooms and boardrooms, is coming out with a smaller version of its product to try and reach new customers. The new Smart Board Mini has a 27-inch screen and the well-regarded digital ink/marker tech that Smart is known for. It also has a high-end webcam…
Google is now offering users an incentive in exchange for personalized ads. According to Android Police, Google Opinion Rewards may offer more surveys to users who turn on personalized ads. Spotted in the latest update, version 2025012701, it looks like Google might soon prompt users to turn on personalized ads, as the company added it…
Meta finally has a hit in the smart glasses sector, as their Ray-Ban smart glasses have sold 1 million units in 2024. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg recently shared at an all-hands meeting that the glasses sold over 1 million units last year and that the company has a sizeable lead in the wearable technology sector….