Stories by Austin Blake

Toronto-based Wealthsimple held its third annual Wealthsimple Presents event on Wednesday, and it came with a pile of announcements, held in Calgary. The fintech is expanding well beyond investing and personal banking. It now wants to be the single place Canadians manage their money, whether that's a joint household account, a side business, or a...

Crave is evolving into more than a place to watch TV shows and movies. Bell Media announced Thursday that the streaming service is expanding into a platform Canadians can use throughout the day, building on the recent launch of its Sports and News Hubs with the addition of select podcasts coming soon. "At its core,...

Telus is giving select customers a 50GB high-speed data bonus at no extra charge, according to a text message the company sent out on Tuesday. The bonus is automatically activated and stays on the account as long as the current rate plan remains active. Some customers say the gesture is welcome, but almost too generous...

Disney+ Canada has announced its streaming lineup for June 2026, headlined by the highly anticipated fifth season of the acclaimed culinary drama, FX’s The Bear. The month also features lots of new anime, with Dragon Ball Super: Broly, Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero, and the first two seasons of My Hero Academia joining the platform...

A group of MIT researchers got tired of using makeshift tools to study how processors really work, so they built their own operating system from scratch. The project overview was shared with iPhone in Canada on Wednesday by MIT. Called Fractal, the OS gave them a much cleaner way to poke around inside Apple's M1...

Ottawa’s push for its controversial surveillance legislation, Bill C-22, is facing intense blowback as major technology companies and public fact-checkers challenge the federal government’s claims. Public Safety Canada found itself targeted by X’s Community Notes feature after posting a statement attempting to defend the bill. The government agency claimed that Bill C-22 would simply bring...

Telus announced on Tuesday it is committing $66 billion to Canada over the next five years, and the investment covers a lot of ground beyond just building cell towers. The company said the money is going toward expanding its 5G and fibre networks, growing its AI infrastructure, and even converting old office buildings into rental...

Another major VPN provider is pushing back hard against Ottawa's controversial surveillance bill. Proton VPN came out swinging Tuesday against Bill C-22, warning that the legislation "empowers the government to order VPN providers in Canada to retain metadata for up to a year." The company noted that the EU's highest court has already struck down...

Google just announced Gemini Spark at I/O today, and it is a pretty big deal. Rather than just answering questions, Spark is a 24/7 AI agent that actually does things for you in the background while you get on with your life. It runs on Google's new Gemini 3.5 model and keeps working even after...

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...