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X has officially released XChat, a new standalone messaging app built specifically for private, focused conversations. The app allows users to sign in with their existing X account, meaning friends, family, and colleagues are already available without the need for invites or phone number swaps. Privacy is the foundation of the experience says X. Every...

Google’s April 2026 Gemini update introduces Notebooks for project management, Personal Intelligence for Gmail, and tools to import your ChatGPT history.

Meta has announced it will lay off roughly 10% of its global workforce as the social media giant pivots even more aggressively towards artificial intelligence.

Meta and AWS have announced a new partnership to run AI workloads on Graviton chips, improving efficiency for Llama models and the PyTorch framework.

Apple Music executive discusses the new Transparency Tags and why record labels must take responsibility for disclosing AI-generated content.

Ubisoft has officially confirmed that a ground-up remake, titled Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced, is set to launch on July 9, 2026.

Amazon has released its latest list of new TV shows, movies and more coming to Prime Video Canada in May 2026. Highlights for the month include the second season of the global spy franchise Citadel and the debut of Spider-Noir, featuring Nicolas Cage as a 1930s private investigator. Fans of Canadian content can look forward...

XREAL has announced a retail expansion in Canada, with its products now available through Best Buy.

An internal memo has been shared publicly by Xbox showing a recommitment to hardware, software and its ecosystem.

Toronto Police have arrested three men in "Project Lighthouse," a first-of-its-kind investigation into mobile 'SMS blasters', which are high tech devices never before detected in Canada that mimic cell towers to send mass scam texts. The investigation began in November 2025 after a cybersecurity partner spotted a blaster operating in downtown Toronto. Over the following...

According to a report from The Verge, Xbox CEO Asha Sharma has officially begun dismantling the Microsoft Gaming corporate brand, announcing during an internal town hall that the division will return to its original Xbox identity. Sources familiar with the meeting shared that Sharma is prioritizing a "return of Xbox" to correct previous strategic missteps....

Microsoft 365 Copilot’s new agentic capabilities are now generally available, allowing AI to handle complex tasks in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.