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Amazon Warehouse Gets $2 Million Mural in Sidney, BC
Amazon recently completed its $66 million last-mile distribution centre in Sidney, B.C., located on 7.8 acres of Victoria Airport Authority lands, known as its DVV2 Amazon Delivery Station. The last-mile distribution centre has gained a new mural on its exterior, as it commissioned Vancouver-based Ombrae Studios to create an interesting mural on its exterior. Victoria-raised...
Amazon Unveils Satellite Dishes for its Starlink Internet Rival
Project Kuiper users will need to install "customer terminals" to communicate with Amazon satellites in space and connect to the internet
Facebook Parent Meta to Cut 10,000 Jobs, Slash 5,000 Open Positions
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg takes 529 words today to explain the company’s plan to cut 10,000 jobs and also eliminate 5,000 more vacant positions: Overall, we expect to reduce our team size by around 10,000 people and to close around 5,000 additional open roles that we haven’t yet hired. Zuckerberg adds, “this will be tough...
Reddit is Down But a Fix is Coming and Issue Identified
Reddit’s website and mobile apps went down for the count on Tuesday just after noon PDT. The website stopped loading pages only to say, “something went wrong. Just don’t panic." The subsequent message, “sorry, we couldn’t load posts for this page” also showed for users. Reddit said it started investigating the issue and less than...
OpenAI Unveils GPT-4, Set to Power Duolingo Max, Khan Academy
Arguably the most significant advancement GPT-4 makes is visual data processing, allowing the large language model to understand images
Google Announces New AI-Powered Apps and Features for Gmail, Docs, and More
The company is bringing new generative AI capabilities to the Google Cloud ecosystem, including in Gmail, Docs, Sheets, Meet, and more
TTC Launches ‘SMS Text a Tip’ to Report Safety Concerns
The Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) today announced the launch of SMS Text a Tip, to allow riders to “report immediate safety concerns” that will make their way to TTC Transit Control. It’s also possible to report safety concerns using a web form on the TTC website. Riders can text safety concerns to 647-496-1940. The SafeTTC...
TikTok Gets Banned by More Cities in Ontario
Kitchener, Lincoln, and Vaughan are the latest cities in Ontario to ban TikTok on government-issued devices in light of recent cybersecurity concerns
Alleged Google Pixel 8 Pro Design Leaks [PICS]
We may have what appears to be the first look at Google’s rumoured Pixel 8 Pro, according to reliable leaker @OnLeaks, who also previously teased the company’s rumoured Pixel 7a that’s making its way across the web. Alleged Pixel 8 Pro renders were shared with Smartprix, sporting a design that looks similar to the Pixel...
BC Transit Launches Tap Payments Pilot in Victoria
BC Transit announced on Monday a new contactless payments pilot for the Victoria Regional Transit System. Starting in the “coming weeks”, new hardware installed on buses will be tested by BC Transit employees for several weeks. The system will be using Umo (pronounced “you-mo”) platform that is expected to launch system-wide later this spring. Contactless...
Apple Debuts ‘Hello Yellow’ Ad to Promote iPhone 14 [VIDEO]
Today marks the launch of Apple’s new yellow colour for iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Plus. Nothing is new aside from the new colour option but only Apple can celebrate this like it’s an all-new product launch. That being said, a new ad spot was released by Apple on Tuesday called ‘Hello Yellow’ to promote...
Apple Launches ‘Shop with a Specialist over Video’ for iPhone Purchases
Apple today launched a new service called Shop with a Specialist over Video, letting customers connect with a specialist for help buying a new iPhone. The service launches today in the U.S.—there’s no word if it will expand to Canada. Essentially, you get a one-way video shopping experience to get help finding the right iPhone....
