Stories by John Quintet

Prime Minister Mark Carney says Ottawa is rethinking the controversial Online News Act—and may even replace or rescind it altogether—in an effort to make local news more accessible to Canadians. Speaking Tuesday in West Kelowna, B.C., where he also announced $1 billion in new support for the struggling softwood lumber industry, Carney hinted that the...

OpenAI, the creators of ChatGPT, have teased a livestream event comign set for Thursday, August 7, 2025. "LIVE5TREAM THURSDAY 10AM PT,” teased OpenAI on X on Wednesday morning. You’ll notice the “S” is represented by a “5”, hinting at the release of GPT-5. That's a 1pm ET event for those on the east coast. https://twitter.com/OpenAI/status/1953139020231569685...

Apple is reportedly gearing up to spend an additional $100 billion to build more of its products in the United States—a move seen as both political and practical as pressure from the White House ramps up. According to Bloomberg, President Donald Trump is expected to make the announcement himself at an event in Washington today,...

Rogers came out on top in the latest Opensignal report analyzing mobile network performance across Canada. The report, based on real-world user data from April 1 to June 29, 2025, shows that while Rogers leads in many categories, the competition from Bell and Telus remains tight in key areas. Opensignal's Mobile Network Experience Report was...

Google’s Gemini app just got a new feature—one that might be a hit with parents, teachers, and anyone who likes to get creative. Starting today, users can use Gemini to generate personalized storybooks with custom illustrations and read-aloud narration. All you have to do is describe a story, and Gemini will whip up a 10-page...

WhatsApp says it blocked more than 6.8 million accounts linked to global scam operations in the first half of this year, part of a growing crackdown on criminal networks that often rely on forced labour and organized crime in Southeast Asia. ers. Tech scams have become more elaborate, often starting with a text or message...

Elon Musk's xAI has created a new AI tool called Grok Imagine in early beta, which can turn a single image into a full video—complete with motion and sound—in under 30 seconds. The feature is currently in beta and available through X and the Grok app. Musk teased the launch by saying: “grok imagine: Have...

Apple is working behind the scenes on a new artificial intelligence project that could rival tools like ChatGPT and Google’s Gemini, according to a report from Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman. The effort is being led by a newly formed internal team called “Answers, Knowledge and Information,” or AKI. Sources familiar with the matter say the group...

Telus and Koodo are ending a long-standing $5 monthly discount for customers who pay their wireless bills using pre-authorized credit card payments. According to emails seen by iPhone in Canada sent out to Telus and Koodo customers last week, starting October 1, 2025, the $5 discount will be gone—unless you switch to pre-authorized payments through...

Roblox raised its full-year bookings forecast and crossed 100 million daily active users for the first time, driven by the explosive popularity of a new farm simulation game, Grow a Garden (your kids probably have told you about it). Shares jumped more than 16% following the announcement on Friday. The company now expects 2025 bookings...

Apple CEO Tim Cook spoke to employees on Friday during a rare all-hands meeting at the company’s Cupertino campus, according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman. The gathering followed strong quarterly earnings and focused on Apple’s next big priority: artificial intelligence. Cook called AI a massive shift on par with the internet and smartphones. “Apple must do...

Koodo prepaid customers may be in for a surprise: the company now says its booster add-ons will expire—even though its support site still claims they won’t (well, that’s because it’s an AI summary of the features). Until recently, Koodo’s prepaid boosters, like data or long-distance minutes, were promoted as “not expiring” as long as your...