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McDonald’s Canada Brings New Discounts for Uber One Members

McDonald's Canada and Uber Eats are teaming up to give Uber One members exclusive discounts on McDonald's orders. Uber One Members can now get $0 delivery fees and a 5% discount on eligible McDonald's orders from over 1,300 locations across Canada. "Our expanded partnership with McDonald's is a double win for Uber One members and...

OpenAI Releases Sora: Create AI Videos from Text Prompts

OpenAI has announced the release of Sora, its AI tool designed to help users create and enhance videos using AI. The company said today the release of Sora was its “holiday gift to you”, available at sora.com. With Sora, users can generate videos from text, animate images, and remix or blend existing videos. The website...

BC Ferries Tests Starlink for Wi-Fi, But Not for Everyone

BC Ferries is partnering with SpaceX’s Starlink to provide Wi-Fi access, but it’s not going to be for everyone. The test will only be for crews for the ferry service on British Columbia’s coast. It’s unclear if this move will lead to the return of onboard internet for passengers, which was axed in 2021 (it...

Roku Reaches 150+ Free Streaming Channels in Canada

Roku has reached a new milestone, giving Canadian viewers access to over 150 free, ad-supported streaming TV (FAST) channels on The Roku Channel. Starting today, new channels featuring shows like Heartland, Wicked Tuna, and The Graham Norton Show have been added. “The variety you can now find on The Roku Channel in Canada is a...

Rogers Breaks 5G Data Record for a Single Event in Canadian History

I swear we are not “Swifties”, but let’s talk about Rogers network data usage at BC Place Stadium during Taylor Swift’s final concert last night in Vancouver. Rogers announced on Monday that fans at BC Place used over 11 terabytes (TB) of mobile data on December 8, setting a new Canadian record for data usage...

Koodo Matches Chatr with $149 Annual Plan with 30GB Data

Back in October, Rogers-owned Chatr launched an annual prepaid plan that was $149 with 30GB of 4G data for the year. Fast forward nearly two months, and Telus-owned Koodo has matched the Chatr plan (you’d think its Public Mobile would match it instead since it is prepaid). The $149 annual plan includes 30GB of data,...