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Amazon is closing Wondery’s production studio laying off about 110 employees, while moving narrative shows to Audible under a new team.

Elon Musk's xAI has created a new AI tool called Grok Imagine in early beta, which can turn a single image into a full video—complete with motion and sound—in under 30 seconds. The feature is currently in beta and available through X and the Grok app. Musk teased the launch by saying: “grok imagine: Have...

Instagram has introduced a major restriction to its livestreaming feature: users now need at least 1,000 followers and a public profile to go live. The update was confirmed by Instagram to TechCrunch. Previously, anyone on the app—regardless of follower count or account privacy—could start a live video. Now, users who don’t meet the new criteria...

Apple is working behind the scenes on a new artificial intelligence project that could rival tools like ChatGPT and Google’s Gemini, according to a report from Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman. The effort is being led by a newly formed internal team called “Answers, Knowledge and Information,” or AKI. Sources familiar with the matter say the group...

Telus and Koodo are ending a long-standing $5 monthly discount for customers who pay their wireless bills using pre-authorized credit card payments. According to emails seen by iPhone in Canada sent out to Telus and Koodo customers last week, starting October 1, 2025, the $5 discount will be gone—unless you switch to pre-authorized payments through...

Two new cell towers are coming to Nanaimo on Vancouver Island, B.C., despite concerns from nearby residents about health and proximity to homes. Telus plans to install two 15.7-metre antenna poles that double as streetlights on Shepherd Ave, just before Fifth St. in the Harewood neighbourhood. Nanaimo City Council approved a licensing deal at a...

Roblox raised its full-year bookings forecast and crossed 100 million daily active users for the first time, driven by the explosive popularity of a new farm simulation game, Grow a Garden (your kids probably have told you about it). Shares jumped more than 16% following the announcement on Friday. The company now expects 2025 bookings...

Apple CEO Tim Cook spoke to employees on Friday during a rare all-hands meeting at the company’s Cupertino campus, according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman. The gathering followed strong quarterly earnings and focused on Apple’s next big priority: artificial intelligence. Cook called AI a massive shift on par with the internet and smartphones. “Apple must do...

The Eero 7 was announced in February 2025 and launched in Canada on March 26. I recently tried out a 3-pack of the Eero 7 (thanks Amazon Canada), swapping it for my old Eero 6+ setup, which included an extra unit in the garage. Now, I’m using three Eero 7s plus the Eero Outdoor 7...

If you’re looking to get support from Bell, don’t @ them anymore on X. According to Bell today, it says it’s now “unable to offer customer support on Twitter/X”. Bell blamed it on "technical issues with our social listening provider.” A social listening provider is a company that offers software or services to monitor and...

Koodo prepaid customers may be in for a surprise: the company now says its booster add-ons will expire—even though its support site still claims they won’t (well, that’s because it’s an AI summary of the features). Until recently, Koodo’s prepaid boosters, like data or long-distance minutes, were promoted as “not expiring” as long as your...

Google has rolled out its new “Deep Think” AI feature inside the Gemini app, but only for those subscribed to its top-tier AI Ultra plan—which costs around $339.99 a month in Canada. Deep Think is designed to take more time thinking through complex problems using a technique Google calls “parallel thinking.” Basically, it brainstorms multiple...