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WhatsApp Adds AI Support, Voice Calls and More for Businesses

WhatsApp is rolling out new features to make it easier for businesses to reach customers, manage campaigns, and offer support—all from one place. Announced at Meta’s Conversations 2025 conference in Miami on July 1, the updates focus on making WhatsApp more useful for marketing and customer service. Businesses can now manage ads across WhatsApp, Facebook,...

CBC to CRTC: Apple, Google, Amazon Are Burying Canadian Content

CBC/Radio-Canada told the CRTC today that Canadian voices are being buried on digital platforms dominated by foreign tech giants. At a July 2 hearing today, the public broadcaster called out smart TV makers and online platforms for not doing enough to promote Canadian content. The hearings are part of the CRTC's 'The Path Forward –...

Microsoft to Cut 9,000 Jobs, Hitting Xbox and Candy Crush Divisions

Microsoft is laying off about 9,000 workers—roughly 4% of its global workforce—as the tech giant kicks off its 2026 fiscal year with another round of job cuts. The layoffs continue at Microsoft. The layoffs will hit teams across different regions and departments, including major impacts to its gaming units like Xbox and the Barcelona-based Candy...

Tim Hortons Roll Up the Rim Contest Lawsuit Gets Green Light

A Quebec judge has ruled that a class-action lawsuit against Tim Hortons can move ahead, after a customer was mistakenly told he won a boat in the chain’s Roll Up To Win contest, according to CTV News. You may recall the story from last year where $50,000 boat winners were told they were losers. The...