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Amazon Finally Explains What Caused the Massive AWS Outage

Amazon Web Services (AWS) says a massive overnight outage in its US-East-1 region—one of its busiest data centres—caused widespread internet disruptions across North America and beyond. The company finally restored all services by Monday at 3:01pm PT it says, sharing some more info on just what went wrong. The outage began late Sunday night after...

Google Predicts Record Holiday Spending in Canada—Fueled by AI

Canadian shoppers are heading into what Google calls the country’s first 'AI-powered holiday season,' with nearly half planning to use artificial intelligence tools to help decide what to buy. According to new data shared by Google Canada, 43% of shoppers say they’ll turn to AI for product ideas, price comparisons, and research before making a...

Anthropic Expands Claude Code to Web and iOS for Cloud Coding

AI startup Anthropic is bringing its AI coding assistant Claude Code to the web and iOS, giving developers a way to run coding jobs straight from their browser or phone. The new tool, now in beta, lets users offload tasks like bug fixes, backend tweaks, or documentation updates—all handled in the cloud. Developers can connect...

Canadians Lost $643 Million to Scams in 1 Year: Ottawa Finally Woke Up

The federal government is rolling out new measures to protect Canadians from financial scams, fake texts, and phone fraud, after losses from reported scams reached a whopping $643 million in 2024, nearly triple the amount from 2020. Under Budget 2025, Ottawa will launch Canada’s first National Anti-Fraud Strategy, a cross-government plan to crack down on...

Koodo Rolls Out New 5G Canada-U.S. Plans for Existing Customers

If you’re an existing Telus-owned Koodo customer, you may want to log in and check your account for new plan offers. According to iPhone in Canada readers, we’re seeing a variety of new plans being offered as of October 20, 2025. For this one particular reader on a $50/60GB plan right now, they’re seeing the...