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CRTC Aims to Cut Red Tape for Indigenous High-Speed Internet Projects

The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) is looking to overhaul how it funds high-speed internet and cellphone service for Indigenous communities. The regulator is asking for public feedback on how to make its $825 million Broadband Fund (different from the $3.2 billion Universal Broadband Fund run by ISED) funded by telecoms more accessible for...

Doug Ford Calls on Quebec and B.C. to Scrap Electric Vehicle Mandates

Ontario Premier Doug Ford is calling on Quebec and British Columbia to end all provincial electric vehicle mandates. In letters sent to Quebec Premier François Legault and B.C. Premier David Eby on March 17, Ford argued that these policies are making the Canadian auto sector less competitive while U.S. tariffs loom. “As workers and businesses...

Apple Confirms iOS 26.4 Release Date is Near With Final Developer Software

Apple’s final release of iOS 26.4 for the iPhone is just around the corner, because on Wednesday morning, the company pushed out Release Candidate builds for developers to test. This is usually the final build that will make its way to all users, unless there’s a last minute change. Here’s what’s available to download right...

Is the Metaverse Dead? Meta Pulls Horizon Worlds From Quest Headsets

Meta is officially pulling the plug on its virtual reality social platform for headset users, marking a huge reversal from Mark Zuckerberg’s original metaverse vision of the future. According to a report from Bloomberg, Quest headset owners will lose access to the virtual destination known as Horizon Worlds starting June 15. The company confirmed on...

Why You Should Update Your iPhone Now to Avoid the New ‘DarkSword’ Exploit

Google’s Threat Intelligence Group has uncovered a sophisticated new hacking tool named DarkSword that has been used to secretly compromise iPhones in several countries. Security experts found that multiple groups, including commercial surveillance companies and state-sponsored hackers, have been using this single exploit chain to spy on users in Ukraine, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Malaysia....