Stories by Austin Blake

Apple has officially discontinued the Mac Pro and removed the workstation from its website. According to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, the company has been planning this move for quite some time. It's also gone from Apple.ca so you won't be able to buy the Mac Pro anymore. The decision marks the end of a 20 year...

The 2030 deadline for Rogers, Telus and Bell to share their networks with Quebecor is creeping up, and it’s creating a massive cloud of uncertainty over the Canadian telecom sector. According to a new report from BNN Bloomberg, Scotiabank analyst Maher Yaghi thinks the current rules are propping up competition at the expense of our...

Silicon Valley autonomous driving giant Waymo (backed by Google) is pushing the British Columbia government to change its laws and allow self-driving taxis on provincial roads. While B.C. currently does not allow fully autonomous vehicles, labelling them an emerging technology, Waymo has stepped up its lobbying efforts to bring its ride-hailing service north of the...

Alright this is starting to sound like a permanent offer from Freedom Mobile. The company has brought back its $40/250GB global roaming plan again for a limited time. Freedom Mobile’s website has been updated to push the $40/250GB global roaming plan which includes 50GB of monthly roaming data (120 destinations). After the plan debuted and...

A Los Angeles jury just handed Meta and Google a major loss, ruling on Wednesday that both tech giants were negligent for not warning users about the mental health risks of their apps. This case is being hailed as a 'Big Tobacco' moment for social media, marking a massive shift in how these companies are...

Sony and Honda are pulling the plug on their AFEELA electric vehicle project. The joint venture, known as Sony Honda Mobility (SHM), confirmed today that it will "discontinue the development and launch of its first model, AFEELA1, and its second model." The partnership was originally formed in September 2022 to combine Sony’s software and entertainment...

Apple is updating its account policies in the United Kingdom, introducing new requirements for users to confirm they are adults. These changes affect everything from account management to safety features, with specific rules depending on whether a user is classified as a child, a teen, or an adult, and arrives with iOS 26.4, released yesterday....

Bell said today that "copper thefts continue to frequently occur across Canada," hitting everything from major Ontario towns to rural Atlantic communities. The problem is hitting home in places like Milton, where "thieves stole copper worth over $5K" in a single incident last week. In Burlington, the Halton Regional Police finally made an arrest on...

Rogers is marking the Toronto Blue Jays' 50th season by launching a contest that lets fans act as the team owner for a day. The Game Day Owner program is one of several giveaways planned for the milestone year, including thousands of free tickets and merchandise for customers. The ownership contest is open to fans...

Toronto fintech Wealthsimple has quietly rolled out a new beta feature that allows its credit card users to spend their accumulated cash back directly on physical products within the app. The merchant rewards redemption storefront is currently available to a limited group of testers, moving the platform away from its traditional cash model toward a...

Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney announced today that the company is laying off more than 1,000 employees following a significant downturn in player engagement. The move comes as the Fortnite creator struggles to balance its spending against declining revenue, marking one of the most difficult periods in the company's history. In a memo sent to...

Anthropic has introduced a new research preview called Claude Cowork, a tool designed to handle complex, recurring tasks across both desktop and mobile platforms. The new system allows the AI to interact directly with your Mac to open apps, fill spreadsheets, and navigate browsers without requiring manual hand-offs or shared passwords. The cool feature with...