During the 2019 federal election campaign, Facebook removed a "false and inflammatory" story about Prime Minister Justin Trudeau after a request from the country's top civil servant, while similar actions were not taken when it came to misinformation about Conservative leaders on WeChat in the subsequent 2021 election. This contrast in approaches to handling misinformation...
Bell has announced internet services are back online for the majority of its customers in Newmarket and Holland Landing in Ontario. Customers lost connectivity starting on Tuesday, caused by fibre cables being cut during road construction on Yonge Street in Newmarket. "We were able to restore services for the majority of customers earlier today and...
Telus-owned Public Mobile has updated its website on Friday to indicate an end date for its Canada-US talk, text and data promo plans. These Canada-US plans were in response to ongoing plans introduced by Quebecor’s Freedom Mobile. We already saw Public Mobile remove the U.S. portion of its $34/50GB plan (that matched Freedom temporarily) and...
iRobot has unveiled its latest robot vacuum today, the Roomba Combo Essential, geared towards what it is calling affordable home cleaning. The Roomba Combo Essential is priced at $370 in Canada, and is a 2-in-1 robot vacuum and mop, improving upon the Roomba 600 Series with improved features and performance. With a new wet mopping...
Google is contemplating charging users for its new “premium” search features powered by its generative artificial intelligence, instead of relying on the current ad-supported model. That’s according to unnamed sources speaking with the Financial Times. This would be the first time Google would be putting a core product, such as it search, behind a paywall....
What’s next for Apple now that its self-driving electric car project has been axed? It could be venturing into home robotics, according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman. Unnamed sources say Apple is exploring personal robotics for the home, as possibly its next source of revenue. Apple engineers are said to be working on a mobile robot...
Facebook is rolling out a new fullscreen video player for Reels, longer videos, and Live broadcasts. This updated design introduces uniformity to video viewing on Facebook for all videos, regardless of length, now in a consistent fullscreen format, that resembles TikTok. The new video player now rolling out on iOS and Android in the U.S....
Apple has previewed its upcoming Spatial Personas, coming today in beta for its Vision Pro headset. The company shared a glimpse of what developers and owners can expect in visionOS 1.1. The Spatial Persona feature lets up to five users interact in a shared virtual space, allowing collaboration for work projects, for example. It will...
Tesla recently launched free 1-month Full Self-Driving (FSD) capability trials in the U.S., offering the freebie for new vehicle deliveries, plus for existing customers. This move was made to ramp up the use of FSD beta version 12—specifically the latest 12.3.x release—which is based entirely on a single end-to-end neural network, trained on millions of...
Bell awarded CEO Mirko Bibic a compensation package totaling $13.43 million in the past year, despite the company not meeting its 2023 financial targets, reports the Globe and Mail. This package includes a $2.96 million annual bonus, a slight drop from the $3.09 million bonus he received in 2022. Bibic’s salary was $1.4 million in...
Bell Media's Crave has announced its list of new movies and shows coming to the streaming service in April 2024. Some top highlights this month include HBO Originals The Synanon and The Sympathizer, along with the Max Original series Conan O'Brien Must Go, plus the movie streaming premiere of Sydney Sweeney and Glen Powell's Anyone...
