Stories by Austin Blake

2023 Best Mobile Banking Apps in Canada Ranked by J.D. Power

Canadian banking and credit card applications are lagging behind their U.S. counterparts in the integration of personal financial management tools, finds a series of new studies by J.D. Power. These innovative tools, described as the 'next frontier' for mobile apps and website development, have been slower to gain traction among Canadian banks. The studies conducted...

CRTC Weighs Ban on Fox News, Thousands of Canadians Comment

A public consultation by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has garnered an overwhelming response, with thousands of Canadians expressing support for the prohibition of Fox News in Canada. Submissions started in March and closed on June 2, 2023. The consultation was initiated in response to a plea from Egale Canada in April, an...

Google Debuts Passkeys for Workspace and Cloud Services

Back in May, Google launched passkeys for Google Accounts, offering a password-less sign-in option that instead uses biometrics on devices such as Face ID or Touch ID on Apple devices, for example. Now, Google Cloud has announced passkeys are now available in open beta for Google Workspace and Google Cloud customers. Cyber threats have been...