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Rogers offers to compensate customers after outage, credit to be applied to next bill – National

By Staff The Canadian Press Posted April 20, 2021 4:38 pm Smaller font Descrease article font size –A Larger font Increase article font size A+ Rogers Communications Inc. is offering customers a credit after a massive nationwide wireless outage left millions without voice calls, texting […]

Apple launches new iPad Pro, slim iMacs with remote workers in mind – National

Apple Inc announced a line of slim iMac computers and iPads with higher-quality video that use its own processors, as it speeds its migration away from Intel and caters to a work-from-home world. The company also launched products including AirTags to find lost items and podcast subscription services. AirTags will cost US$29 each, while […]

Newer Planes Are Providing Airlines a Trove of Useful Data

This article is part of our new series, Currents, which examines how rapid advances in technology are transforming our lives. With few flights and even fewer passengers, the coronavirus pandemic unleashed a wave of challenges for airlines. Some have gone out of business and others are barely surviving as global passenger volume hovers at around […]

A Global Tipping Point for Reining In Tech Has Arrived

On Dec. 9, the Federal Trade Commission and nearly every state filed bipartisan lawsuits accusing Facebook of acting anticompetitively. Less than a week later, European policymakers introduced a competition law and new requirements for blocking online hate speech. On Dec. 24, Chinese regulators opened an antitrust investigation into Alibaba after scuppering an initial public offering […]

‘It’s a very big deal’: Experts warn of economic implications from Rogers outages – National

A massive wireless outage that has left customers of Rogers Communications Inc. without phone or texting services since early Monday has broad economic ramifications across Canada, experts said. “It’s a very big deal,” said Tyler Chamberlin, assistant professor at the Telfer School of Management at the University of Ottawa. “It can have very big […]

Facebook, Preparing for Chauvin Verdict, Will Limit Posts That Might Incite Violence

Facebook on Monday said it planned to limit posts that contain misinformation and hate speech related to the trial of Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer charged with the murder of George Floyd, to keep them from spilling over into real-world harm. As closing arguments began in the trial and Minneapolis braced for a […]

Rogers outage leaves some Canadian customers without internet, phone service

Rogers wireless customers are reporting a massive outage Monday morning, with some people saying they are unable to make calls or use the internet. The outage reports are largely stemming from Ontario. But there are reports in B.C., Alberta, Quebec and the east coast as well. Read more: Rogers, governments to split cost of […]

With ‘Knives Out’ Deal, Netflix Signals It’s in the Franchise Business

“The pandemic has really put the streamers head to head with theatrical distribution,” said James Moore, chief executive of Vine Alternative Investments, an asset manager focused on the entertainment industry. “Now you’re seeing the economics really accelerate towards the streamers, and they have both the wherewithal and the strategic need to retain those gains.” Today […]