Stories by Austin Blake

Google confirmed the latest rumours at its annual I/O developer conference today, introducing the highly anticipated Gemini 3.5 model series. The first release in the new lineup is Gemini 3.5 Flash, which Google calls its strongest coding and agentic model to date. It is specifically built to help users execute complex, agentic workflows. According to...

LEGO fans in Canada finally have a dedicated app to manage their collections and rack up rewards. The LEGO Insiders app is now officially live in Canada, the company confirmed to iPhone in Canada on Tuesday. It is a free download on both the App Store and Google Play. The app pulls everything into one...

Imagine showing up to your vacation, boarding your flight, and getting pulled off the plane by border officers who think you're a drug mule. That's exactly what happened to Nicole, a paramedic from Toronto. She was on a layover in Vancouver heading to New Zealand when border agents raided the plane and found over 20...

A Pennsylvania congressman is continuing to push back against Ottawa's streaming rules, calling them unfair to American companies. Republican Lloyd Smucker took to X on Monday to warn that a top Canadian regulator confirmed new rules under Canada's Online Streaming Act are coming soon. "Canada is doubling down on discriminatory regulations targeting American streaming services...

Apple has officially shared the details for its annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC), which will take place from June 8 to June 12. The entire event will be held online, giving developers from across the globe free access to the latest software and tools. The event kicks off on June 8 with the main Apple...

LiberNovo is releasing a new line of ergonomic chairs designed for people who have long struggled to find office seating that actually fits, particularly taller folks. The new Maxis Series, launching June 16, is built for users between 5'10" and 6'7" and rated to support up to 399 lbs. The chairs feature a 52 cm...

Prepaid wireless carrier Fizz has revamped its top plans today, increasing data while also tweaking some prices. Here are Fizz’s plans as of May 15, 2026: $22 talk and text $24/2GB 4G $25/25GB 4G $29/50GB (was 35GB) 4G $35/100GB (was $34/80GB) 5G $40/125GB (was $39/100GB) 5G As you can see the $29 plan now has...

A Koodo customer in Quebec managed to lock in one of the more jaw-dropping phone plans we've seen in a while: 165GB of 5G data for $20 a month, with unlimited calling and texting and data across Canada, the US, and Mexico thrown in. The deal surfaced on RFD and comes with the usual YMMV...

Surging energy prices at the pump are pushing more Canadians toward electric and hybrid vehicles, according to new data from Statistics Canada released on Thursday. While overall motor vehicle sales dropped by 6.6 per cent in March compared to the same time last year, the zero-emission vehicle (ZEV) market saw a significant spike. Canadians purchased...

The CBC doesn't want you to know how many people use its Gem streaming service, and it's spending your money to keep it that way. According to access-to-information records obtained by the Canadian Taxpayers Federation, the public broadcaster has racked up $59,000 in legal fees fighting a federal order to release its subscriber numbers. The...

The relationship between Apple and OpenAI has gone from promising to openly hostile, according to people familiar with the matter cited by Bloomberg's Mark Gurman. OpenAI lawyers are actively working with an outside legal firm on potential action against Apple, with options including sending a formal breach of contract notice without necessarily filing a full...

Signal is drawing a hard line on the federal government's proposed surveillance legislation: comply with Bill C-22 or leave the country. The secure messaging app says it would rather ditch the Canadian market than be forced to weaken the privacy protections it has built its reputation on. In an interview with The Globe and Mail,...