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PM Mark Carney Appoints Canada’s First Artificial Intelligence Minister

Today Prime Minister Mark Carney was sworn in, along with his new Cabinet. There are some changes to portfolios in regards to digital and telecom. For starters, Innovation, Science and Economic Development (ISED) is now known as Industry led by Mélanie Joly, while there's now a new Minister of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Innovation, led...

ECOVACS Launches X9 PRO and T80 OMNI Robot Vacuums with Mop

ECOVACS has launched two new robot vacuums, the X9 PRO OMNI and T80 OMNI, which expand its popular lineup of smart cleaning devices. Both vacuums feature the company’s upgraded OZMO Roller Mop system, which automatically washes the mop during cleaning and separates dirty water from clean to avoid spreading grime. The X9 PRO OMNI is...

Bluetooth Devices to Top 5.3 Billion Shipments in 2025

Bluetooth technology is set for another big year, with over 5.3 billion devices expected to ship globally in 2025, according to the Bluetooth SIG’s 2025 Market Update shared with iPhone in Canada. That number could climb to nearly 8 billion units by 2029. The report highlights major growth in Bluetooth Low Energy (LE) devices, driven...

Google Quietly Redesigns Its ‘G’ Icon: Here’s the Change

Google has quietly updated its ‘G’ icon for the first time in 10 years, which comes with a subtle change. According to 9to5Google, the Google app icon on iOS was first to get it, followed by the Android app. The new ‘G’ now blends the four colour sections as they transtition into each other. It’s...

Apple to Add AI Battery Saver to iPhones With iOS 19, Says Report

Apple is working on a new AI-powered battery management feature for iPhones as part of iOS 19, expected to arrive this fall, according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman. The update is said to use artificial intelligence to analyze how users interact with their devices and automatically adjust power usage to extend battery life. It will also...