Stories by Austin Blake

The CBC has launched a new 24/7 commercial-free kids streaming channel featuring a mix of animated and live-action shows for children aged two to 10. The new CBC Kids channel is available now on CBC Gem and the CBC Kids YouTube channel. The lineup includes preschool hits such as Dino Ranch, Go Togo, Hey Duggee,...

Apple is preparing to debut ads inside its Maps app as early as next year, according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, in his Sunday PowerOn newsletter. The move is part of the company’s overall plan to expand its ad business across iOS. The new system would let restaurants and local businesses pay to appear higher up...

Uber Eats has revealed what Canadians are ordering most during the Toronto Blue Jays’ October playoff run (including this weekend’s games)—and it’s clear baseball fans aren’t holding back. According to the delivery platform, chicken in all forms—from wings to nuggets to bowls—tops the list of game-day favourites. It’s followed by burrito bowls, burgers, shawarma, and...

Netflix has shut down Boss Fight Entertainment, the Texas-based studio behind Squid Game: Unleashed, according to posts from staff on LinkedIn. The move comes just three years after Netflix acquired the team in 2022 to boost its push into mobile gaming. Boss Fight’s co-founder and former CEO David Rippy, now a studio director at Netflix,...

Public Mobile customers are getting another text message (sent today) and email pitch (yesterday) from parent company Telus for discounted home internet, according to marketing messages obtained by iPhone in Canada. The latest offer promotes Telus PureFibre Gigabit Internet for $78 per month (regularly $155) on a two-year term. Customers are told to use promo...

Apple is one of several major tech companies contributing to the construction of a new $300 million ballroom at the White House, a project championed by President Donald Trump and financed entirely through private and corporate donations. The ballroom, spanning about 90,000 square feet, is being built on the site of the now-demolished East Wing...

Marvel Studios’ The Fantastic Four: First Steps will start streaming on Disney+ Canada on November 5. Yes, if you've skipped the theatres you'll soon be able to watch it from home as part of your Disney+ subscription for free. The film stars Pedro Pascal, Vanessa Kirby, Joseph Quinn, and Ebon Moss-Bachrach, who play Marvel’s “First...

The 2025 World Series rolls on tonight in Los Angeles, where the Toronto Blue Jays look to even things up against the Dodgers in Game 4 at Dodger Stadium. Game 3 was one for the history books — an 18-inning marathon, the longest World Series game since 1916, that ended with Freddie Freeman’s walk-off homer...

Bell has announced that Google Pixel devices are having trouble calling emergency services such as 9-1-1. On Thursday afternoon, Bell said, "Important: Customers with Google devices from the Pixel 7, 8, 9 and 10 families are experiencing difficulties contacting 9-1-1. We are actively engaged with Google to identify the cause and resolve this issue as...

Tesla has started rolling out its Full Self-Driving (FSD) software, version 14.1.3 to Canadians as of today. This new version brings huge improvements over FSD 13 for vehicles that have Hardware 4 (HW4). Hardware 3 (HW3) owners are still stuck with FSD 12, but according to Tesla yesterday, a new "FSD 14 Lite" will be...

OpenAI has acquired Software Applications Incorporated, the company behind Sky, a popular Mac app that uses natural language to let users control their computer with AI. Sky acts as an on-screen assistant that can understand what’s on your display and take actions in your apps — from writing and planning to coding and organizing tasks....

Game 7 of the American League Championship Series between the Toronto Blue Jays and Seattle Mariners on Monday drew record-breaking viewership across Sportsnet and Sportsnet+, averaging 6 million viewers nationwide—the most-watched baseball broadcast in Canadian history. The audience peaked at 8.3 million around 11 p.m. ET when pitcher Jeff Hoffman struck out Julio Rodríguez to...