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Meta announced on Thursday it has expanded its Instagram age verification test to Canada. The test initially launched in the U.S. last June, but today expanded to more countries. "Starting today, we’re beginning to expand our age verification test on Instagram to Canada,” said a Meta spokesperson to iPhone in Canada in a statement. How...

UBC Okanagan researchers are testing ways to improve cell service and signal strength with "smart" surfaces that bounce signals from towers to users' devices

Yesterday, Alberta tested emergency wireless alerts and they went off far more than people had anticipated, showing up to nine shocking alerts. From 1:55pm to 2:01pm, the wireless alert test archive shows up to nine alerts sent in Alberta. Of course, many people were not too pleased. https://twitter.com/codename_julie/status/1631037139357155328 https://twitter.com/TimmCTV/status/1631037407024824320 https://twitter.com/laurby/status/1631037414318968832 As for why the test...

Last week Indigo revealed its recent ransomware attack resulted in employee data being leaked, including social insurance numbers, financial details, personal info, addresses and more. Employees were told to contact police and anti-fraud services. The cyberattack took down Indigo’s website and also disrupted digital payments in stores temporarily. Since then, Indigo has restored payments at...

Apple has announced plans to invest €1 billion into expanding its European Silicon Design Centre in Munich, Germany, over the next six years

Nintendo Canada has revealed its promotions for the upcoming “MAR10 Day”, or March 10, with new offerings for Switch consoles and sales on Mario games. “With a wide variety of activities all month long, we want all of Mario’s fans to know that every day can be a Mario Day,” said Devon Pritchard, Nintendo of...

Saskatchewan, Newfoundland and Labrador, Prince Edward Island, and Nova Scotia have joined the federal government and House of Commons in banning TikTok from government devices — reports The Canadian Press. Earlier this week, Ottawa removed TikTok from all government-issued mobile devices and blocked its use over privacy concerns against the Chinese social media app. The move...

Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada and the Ontario government announced on Thursday they will invest over $48 million to expand high-speed internet to rural parts of the province. The project will see YorkNet, created and owned by the Regional Municipality of York, bring high-speed internet to over 3,800 homes in 31 communities in Ontario...

Disney Canada and Xbox Canada are giving away a custom Xbox bundle inspired by The Mandalorian.

Apple Arcade’s upcoming additions include Human Fall Flat+, Kimono Cats, and more.

The new API will allow businesses to build the same tech that powers ChatGPT into their apps, websites, products, and services

Apple on Tuesday started rolling out iOS 16.4 beta 2 to developers, with a bunch of new features and improvements for the iPhone