Stories by Austin Blake

Toronto-based fintech Wealthsimple has introduced a new feature allowing users to automatically invest portions of their paycheque into more than 140 different cryptocurrencies with zero trading fees. The company claims it is the first platform in Canada to offer this direct-from-paycheque automation for digital assets, according to an email send to customers on Wednesday. Under...

Freedom Mobile is notifying customers of a privacy breach after an investigation revealed unauthorized access to its account management system. The company began reaching out to those affected via email and text today, March 18, 2026. If you did not receive a direct message today, your account was not part of this incident. The breach...

The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) is looking to overhaul how it funds high-speed internet and cellphone service for Indigenous communities. The regulator is asking for public feedback on how to make its $825 million Broadband Fund (different from the $3.2 billion Universal Broadband Fund run by ISED) funded by telecoms more accessible for...

Meta is officially pulling the plug on its virtual reality social platform for headset users, marking a huge reversal from Mark Zuckerberg’s original metaverse vision of the future. According to a report from Bloomberg, Quest headset owners will lose access to the virtual destination known as Horizon Worlds starting June 15. The company confirmed on...

The latest teardown from iFixit has revealed that the iPhone 17e is far more than just a standard annual refresh. While the headline features include a faster A19 chip and a doubled base storage of 256 GB, the real story for many will be the return of the MagSafe magnetic ring. Last year’s iPhone 16e...

Bluetti is still on a roll lately, seemingly pumping out new and upgraded power stations every other month (I don't know how they keep doing this). Their latest release, the Elite 300, hit the market earlier this month, and it is a beast of a unit packed into a relatively small frame. While it packs...

Freedom Mobile’s popular 250GB global roaming plan is sticking around, after officially expiring yesterday at its $40/month promo price. The carrier’s website was updated today to say the 250GB plan with 50GB of global roaming data is still going to be here for a “limited time”, but it comes with a $10 price increase to...

Denon has announced the launch of the DP-500BT, a new premium turntable designed to bridge the gap between traditional analog records and modern wireless audio. The device has launched today, March 17, with a retail price of $1,199 CAD (it’s $899 in the US). This is a cool way to get vinyl back in your...

Last fall Wealthsimple had an Apple promotion that offered up a free iPhone 17 series, iPhone Air, MacBook Air, MacBook Pro or Studio Display, if you were to transfer in net deposits to the Toronto-based fintech. Now some people who registered and had their transfers stuck due to banks or whatever, have realized that their...

We’re seeing a dizzying span of wireless promos right now, with Freedom Mobile offering its $40/250GB global roaming plan again, Koodo cutting prices by 25% off and now we’re seeing Fido lower its prices as well. The Rogers flanker brand has cut prices by up to 31%, now starting at $24 with 20GB of 5G...

Bell has announced plans to build a 300 megawatt AI data centre in Sherwood, Saskatchewan. The project carries a huge $1.7 billion price tag for the physical buildings, while tenants Cerebras and CoreWeave will provide the specialized computing hardware. Construction on the first phase is scheduled to begin in the second quarter of 2026, with...

Prepaid wireless carrier Fizz has launched a promo offering 25% off all 4G and 5G plans, only for 12 months. Here are the plans right now from Fizz, which are available in Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba, Alberta and British Columbia: $16.50 (was $22) call/text 4G $18/2GB (was $24) 4G $20.25/10GB (was $27) 4G $22.50/20GB (was $30)...