The House of Commons ethics committee has called for a halt to the Public Health Agency of Canada‘s plans to collect data from millions of mobile phones as a way to understand travel patterns during the COVID-19 pandemic. The committee passed a motion Monday calling on the federal government to suspend plans to extend […]
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E-X-T-R-A, E-X-T-R-A! The New York Times has bought Wordle! In an online article Monday afternoon, the newspaper giant announced that it had bought the viral online word guessing game in its “quest to grow digital subscriptions to 10 million by 2025.” The game’s creator, Josh Wardle, received at least $1 million for his efforts […]
Since October, Facebook has renamed the company, articulated a vision of the internet where people can digitally connect through virtual-reality avatars or teleport to see places like ancient Rome, and helped trigger the metaverse investment craze. When the company, now Meta Platforms Inc, reports fourth-quarter results on Wednesday, investors will get a new window […]
Uber Technologies Inc. has signed an agreement with a private sector union that will provide representation to Canadian drivers and couriers, but does not unionize workers. The San Francisco, Calif-based tech giant said Thursday that it is partnering with United Food and Commercial Workers Canada, a union representing at least 250,000 workers at companies […]
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted January 26, 2022 10:49 am Smaller font Descrease article font size –A Larger font Increase article font size A+ TD Bank Group says it plans to hire over 2,000 people to fill new technology roles this year. The bank […]
Shortly after the start of the new school year last September, Pam Johnson started noticing soap dispensers were going missing from bathrooms at the New Westminster, B.C. high school where she teaches Grade 8. The streak of vandalism was inspired by a viral trend on the social media app TikTok, and would have been […]
Among all the challenges that come with raising children, many Canadian parents nowadays are faced with a more complex modern issue: social media use. To a certain degree, the damaging effect social media can have – particularly on young people – is nothing new. But in the decades since the introduction of MySpace and […]
The federal government says it’s granting $8 million to companies to help them take advantage of satellite data. The 21 grants are to support projects from crop surveillance on the Prairies to sea ice safety in Nunavut. The data is being made publicly available from a series of Canadian satellites, including RADARSAT. Trending Stories […]
AT&T and Verizon Communications on Tuesday agreed to temporarily defer turning on some wireless towers near key airports to avert a significant disruption to U.S. flights as they roll out 5G service that will bring faster wireless service to tens of millions of people. President Joe Biden hailed the agreement, saying it “will avoid […]
Canadian officials and airline leaders are weighing the potential impacts of 5G technology on “critical” aircraft technology amid warnings from American air industry heads that deploying the technology under current rules could cause a “catastrophic” aviation crisis. AT&T on Tuesday paused plans to turn on a limited number of 5G towers located near certain […]