Stories by John Quintet

OpenAI has officially launched its new GPT-Live voice model, designed to make interacting with AI feel like a genuine human conversation. The company began rolling out the update today across the ChatGPT mobile apps for iOS and Android, as well as the web interface. A key feature of GPT-Live is its full-duplex architecture. This allows...

Apple is significantly ramping up its investment in American manufacturing through a new multiyear partnership with Broadcom. The iPhone maker officially announced a deal today valued at more than $30 billion US to design and manufacture custom silicon components and wireless connectivity tech right in the U.S. Yesterday, Broadcom made the announcement in an SEC...

Meta is launching Muse Image, its first image generation model from Meta Superintelligence Labs, and rolling it across its apps starting today. The model lets you create and edit images just by describing what you want in plain language, and it's built to plug right into where people already chat and post, which is the...

It's a rough day for radio in Vancouver, with Rogers Sports & Media announcing the closure of both Sportsnet 650 and longtime station News 1130. In a statement to iPhone in Canada, Rogers Sports & Media said, "After a thorough review of our radio stations across the country, we have made the difficult but necessary...

Google has officially sent out invitations for a major product launch event taking place in New York City on August 12. The event, which is scheduled to begin at 3 PM PT/6 PM ET (that's unusually late in the day), will serve as the stage for the company to unveil its next generation of Pixel...

Like clockwork, Canada’s biggest wireless carriers continue to follow each other when it comes to pricing. Telus flanker brand Koodo has increased prices across the board today by $5, a move that matches Virgin Plus and Fido. Here are Koodo’s plans as of July 7, 2026, for bring your own device and after autopay discounts:...

An Access to Information request has revealed that the federal government put together an internal plan to monitor online content and potentially sue individual Canadians over what they post. The strategy is laid out in a 35-page internal document from Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED), which was obtained by Blacklock's Reporter. The department...

Microsoft is kicking off the biggest restructure in Xbox history, a round of cuts that will wipe out roughly 3,200 jobs by the end of the 2027 fiscal year. The changes include 1,600 layoffs happening today, plus four well-known game studios leaving Xbox for new ownership. Xbox CEO Asha Sharma broke the news in a...

Last month, we told you about how Rogers had started notifying customers of $5 price increase, with some customers being hit having only been with the company for three months. It wasn't just Rogers customers as Fido customers similarly complained about a price increase, at the rate of $4 extra per month. Fast forward to...

Rogers-owned Fido has made changes across the board to its plans list, increasing prices on Saturday. All plans went up by $5 per month, matching a price increase from rival Virgin Plus (owned by Bell). Here are Fido’s plans for bring your own device and after autopay: $45/20GB (was $40) $50/60GB (was $45) $55/60GB (was...

Late last month we told you Bell’s flanker brand Virgin Plus had added an expiry date for its current plans, set for July 2, 2026. Fast forward to today and Virgin Plus has indeed stuck to its word and shaken up plan pricing, with a price increase across the board. Here's Virgin Plus pricing for...

Around 17,000 B.C. households are getting high-speed internet in a new Telus deal. The Canada Infrastructure Bank is lending Telus $49.3 million to bring high-speed internet to rural and Indigenous communities across British Columbia, the two announced on July 3. That works out to about $2,900 per home to get fibre to each location. The...