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Is the Trump Phone a Total Rip-Off? iFixit Exposes the Truth

A detailed teardown by the experts over at iFixit has exposed the $499 Trump Mobile T1 smartphone, revealing the device is actually a rebranded, gold-painted HTC U24 Pro from 2024. Despite heavy marketing emphasizing "American innovation," "American-proud design," and built-in "American values," the teardown confirms that the device is fundamentally an existing, Chinese handset with...
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Canada Wants to Ban Kids from Social Media. But the Fine Print Affects Everyone

Vancouver-based non-profit and digital rights group, OpenMedia, is welcoming parts of the federal government's newly tabled Bill C-34, the Safe Social Media Act, but is calling for major amendments before it becomes law. OpenMedia Executive Director Matt Hatfield said the bill brings back some of the better elements of the previous Parliament's unpassed Bill C-63,...
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Canada Rules X Broke Privacy Law Over AI Images. One Day Before the SpaceX IPO

Canada's Privacy Commissioner has found that X and xAI violated Canadian privacy law over the Grok AI image tool being used to generate non-consensual sexualized deepfakes. In a report released today, Commissioner Philippe Dufresne said the Grok image-generation tool was launched without proper safeguards or any real consideration of the privacy harms it could cause....
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Eastlink Is Now Offering Internet in These New Brunswick and Newfoundland Cities

Eastlink is expanding its internet services into new markets in New Brunswick and Newfoundland and Labrador, giving residents in those areas a new option for home internet. The Atlantic-based telecom is now offering service in Moncton, Fredericton, Saint John, Miramichi, Tracadie, and Bathurst in New Brunswick, as well as St. John's in Newfoundland. Eastlink CEO...
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Amazon Just Opened Alexa+ to All Canadians. Here’s What’s Changed

Amazon has launched Alexa+ in Canada, bringing its next-gen AI assistant to Canadians with a significantly more conversational and capable experience than the previous version. Alexa+ first debuted last fall in Canada but was only available in Early Access, but now it's open to all. The updated assistant is built on a new large language...