Stories by Gary Ng

Google announced an experimental conversational service based on artificial intelligence today, called Bard, confirming what was reported last week. The details of Bard look to compete against the rise of Open AI’s ChatGPT, with the latter’s inventor backed by a $10 billion investment from Microsoft. On Monday, Google CEO Sundar Pichai detailed more about its...

Ahead of this Sunday’s Apple Music Super Bowl LVII Half Time Show, featuring Rihanna, there’s a new Twitter ‘Hashflag’ showcasing the event. When Twitter users use the following hashtags, they’ll see a red Apple logo as seen above: #AppleMusic #AMHalftime #HalftimeShow #AppleMusicHalftime #AppleMusicHalftimeShow Apple periodically debuts new ‘hashflags’ on Twitter ahead of any special events....

Apple on Monday released tvOS 16.3.1 and HomePod software version 16.3.1 for download. As for release notes? For HomePod 16.3.1, Apple says it includes general performance and stability improvements without going into specifics. The software update size is 467.8 for the original HomePod. In order to update your HomePod software, you need to launch the...

The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission, the country’s broadcasting and telecommunications regulator, announced on Monday morning its website and phone lines are down for the count, in what appears to be an unscheduled outage. "Please note that our website, its related applications and phone lines are temporarily unavailable, we will update you as soon as...

One of Canada’s largest telecoms has confirmed it has acquired independent internet service providers (ISPs) Altima Telecom and London, Ontario-based Start.ca. Both companies are resellers of internet and cable services. Peter Novak, Vice-President of Insight & Engagement at TekSavvy, said on Friday morning, "Got it confirmed: http://Start.ca, another indie ISP, has been quietly acquired by...

Twitter’s ‘Chief Twit’ Elon Musk announced on Friday the social network is now launching ad revenue sharing with creators. Musk said on Friday morning, "Starting today, Twitter will share ad revenue with creators for ads that appear in their reply threads." https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1621544497388875777 He added, "To be eligible, the account must be a subscriber to Twitter...

Apple has officially launched sales of its new HomePod second-generation in Canada, with first pre-orders set to deliver today. As of writing, you can buy HomePod 2 on Apple’s website and have it ready for pickup at your local Apple Store. Select addresses can also get HomePod 2 with same-day delivery. HomePod 2 costs $399...

Today Apple announced its Q1 2023 earnings, reporting $117.2 billion in revenue and net income of $29.9 billion for the December quarter. Revenue was down 5% year-over-year, affected by production disruptions in China due to COVID-19. Apple CEO Tim Cook told Reuters in an interview that production disruptions are essentially over, as they "lasted through...

Apple has shared a new Shot on iPhone 14 Pro short film on its YouTube channel today, called ‘Fursat’ by director Vishal Bhardwaj. The 30-minute short film is described as "a magical story about a man so obsessed with controlling the future that he risks losing what he holds most precious in the present. Bhardwaj...

Twitter announced on late Wednesday evening it will be cutting off free access to its Twitter API next week, and instead launch a paid basic tier instead. "Starting February 9, we will no longer support free access to the Twitter API, both v2 and v1.1. A paid basic tier will be available instead,” said the...

Back in October, Apple confirmed its head of hardware design, Evans Hankey, was departing from the company after just three years of replacing the famed design chief Jony Ive. Now, Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman reports Apple won’t be replacing the coveted design chief role, but instead having its entire team report to the company’s chief operating...

Streaming service FuboTV announced on Wednesday it has launched three Disney channels within its Premium package. Available now are the Disney Channel, Disney Junior and Disney XD. According to FuboTV, these new Disney channels are part of the company’s partnership with STACKTV, which began last year and added Global, HGTV Canada, Food Network Canada, W Network,...