Stories by Austin Blake

Meta has officially announced Muse Spark, the first in a new series of AI models built by its Superintelligence Labs. Developed over the last nine months, the model marks a total rebuild of the company’s AI stack, designed to be faster and more capable of reasoning through complex questions in science, math, and health. More...

Google is taking its new AI-powered Finance platform global, with Canada among more than 100 countries receiving the update starting today. The rollout, which will continue over the coming weeks, brings a suite of new tools previously only available in the U.S. and India. Before, Canadians were able to access the Google Finance beta early...

Calgary-based Neo Financial is levelling up its payment game today by officially joining the Interac e-Transfer network as a participant. They are the only second fintech in Canada to do so. This move follows a change in Canadian rules that allows fintechs to hook directly into the country’s main money-moving system rather than relying on...

Bell’s prepaid brand Lucky Mobile has revamped its wireless plans, yet again. Lucky Mobile has shed its 4G plan offerings to just five plans, down from seven. Check them out below as of today, April 8, 2026: $19/500MB $21/1GB $25/20GB (was 25GB) $29/35GB (was 25GB) $34/80GB (was $35/35GB) While the $25 plan has lost 5GB,...

Google Chrome has officially started rolling out two major updates aimed at improving how users manage tabs and read online content. The update, announced today on April 7, introduces native vertical tabs and a revamped full-page reading mode to the browser. Chrome Introduces Vertical Tabs The most significant visual change is the addition of vertical...

The timeline for Apple’s first-ever foldable iPhone is facing conflicting reports today as a major supply chain outlet and a top Apple insider clash over potential delays. A report from Nikkei Asia today suggests Apple is encountering setbacks in the "engineering test phase" of the device. According to their sources, the development issues are "more...

Last week, Public Mobile made some changes to its website to say its prepaid 4G plans were set to end on April 6. Fast forward one day later, and now Public Mobile has revamped its plans. Here are the new Public Mobile plans as of April 7, 2026: $35/35GB (was 30GB) 5G Canada  $40/60GB 5G...

The gloves are off in the Canadian telecom sector, but according to one of Bay Street’s most seasoned analysts, there are no winners in this current battle. Vince Valentini, managing director of equity research at TD Cowen, recently sat down with BNN Bloomberg (owned by Bell Media btw) to break down why he has officially...

Things are looking pretty sweet at Quebecor lately. Employees recently gathered at their Toronto office to celebrate the third anniversary of the company’s Freedom Mobile acquisition with a spread of cake and a very relaxed CEO, Pierre Karl Péladeau. According to a report by the Globe and Mail, the mood is high for a good...

The astronauts aboard the Artemis II mission have brought a very familiar piece of tech into deep space, though it's a lot less smart than the ones we use on Earth. For the first time ever, NASA has fully cleared the iPhone 17 Pro Max for long-term use in orbit. This lets the crew document...

We’ve taken a look at the state of plans from Rogers, Telus, Bell and Freedom Mobile for this April 2026, and their flanker brands Fido, Koodo and Virgin Plus. To round things off, let’s also check out pricing for prepaid brands of the ‘Big 3’ and Quebecor (which usually require autopay for the best pricing)....

Amazon is introducing a new 3.5% "fuel and logistics-related surcharge" for third-party sellers in Canada and the U.S. as rising oil prices continue to impact the global supply chain. According to a note sent to sellers on Thursday and viewed by CNBC, the new fee will take effect on April 17. The surcharge specifically targets...