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Another major VPN provider is pushing back hard against Ottawa's controversial surveillance bill. Proton VPN came out swinging Tuesday against Bill C-22, warning that the legislation "empowers the government to order VPN providers in Canada to retain metadata for up to a year." The company noted that the EU's highest court has already struck down...

Google is bringing major updates to its Gemini app for macOS, integrating its new Gemini Spark agent and advanced voice features directly into the desktop experience. The tech giant announced that Gemini Spark will arrive on the macOS desktop application this summer. The integration will allow the AI agent to help users with tasks involving...

Google just announced Gemini Spark at I/O today, and it is a pretty big deal. Rather than just answering questions, Spark is a 24/7 AI agent that actually does things for you in the background while you get on with your life. It runs on Google's new Gemini 3.5 model and keeps working even after...

The federal government wants to bring faster 5G service to more Canadians and is taking steps to make it harder for the big telecoms to hoard all the airwaves. Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada announced new rules Tuesday for an upcoming wireless spectrum auction set for October 2027. The auction will hand out licences...

Plex is tripling the cost of its Lifetime Plex Pass to $749.99 starting July 1, giving users a final six-week window to lock in the current $250 rate.

Apple has expanded its free Sports app to over 90 new countries, bringing total availability to 170 markets alongside new FIFA World Cup features.

Epic Games has launched Fortnite on the Apple App Store worldwide, excluding Australia, aiming to expose what it calls anticompetitive "junk fees."

Apple Chief Hardware Officer Johny Srouji is restructuring the hardware engineering division to merge chip development and product design teams.

Google confirmed the latest rumours at its annual I/O developer conference today, introducing the highly anticipated Gemini 3.5 model series. The first release in the new lineup is Gemini 3.5 Flash, which Google calls its strongest coding and agentic model to date. It is specifically built to help users execute complex, agentic workflows. According to...

Google and Blackstone are launching a new $5 billion joint venture to offer TPU custom AI chips as a service, providing an alternative to Nvidia hardware.

Google has unveiled Gemini Omni at its I/O developer conference happening right now, a brand new AI model that can create high-quality video out of pretty much anything you throw at it. The new model combines a built-in understanding of physics with real-world knowledge. Google says this means the videos you make won't just look...

Today, at Google I/O 2026, XREAL offered new details about Project Aura smart glasses, which will launch globally this year. XREAL has unveiled more information about its brand-new wired smart glasses to the media and attendees at Google I/O. The latest innovative wearable is powered by Android XR and Gemini and developed in collaboration with...