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Telus Joins U.S. AI Safety Consortium, First Canadian Telco Member

Telus has announced its participation in a U.S. Department of Commerce initiative aimed at ensuring the development and deployment of trustworthy and safe artificial intelligence (AI). The company is the first Canadian telecom to join this effort, which includes more than 280 leading AI stakeholders. The U.S. AI Safety Institute Consortium (AISIC) was established by...

Apple Gives More Default App Options, App Deletion for EU Users

Apple has announced major changes coming to iOS and iPadOS for users in the European Union by the end of 2024. These updates are part of Apple's efforts to comply with the EU's Digital Markets Act (DMA) and will affect the browser choice screen, default app settings, and app deletion options. Developers of browsers featured...

Bell’s Wireless Service in Yukon is So Bad a Hotline was Set Up

Bell, which controls nearly all cell towers in the Yukon, is facing ongoing criticism regarding its wireless service in the region. Premier Ranj Pillai slammed Bell’s wireless service last month, publicly calling it “embarrassing,” in a scathing letter to the company’s CEO Mirko Bibic. But the situation also affects everyone with a cellphone, regardless of...

New on Disney+ Canada: September 2024

Streaming services continue to roll out what's new in September, and now we have the full list of now shows and movies coming to Disney+ Canada next month. In September 2024, several highly anticipated releases include "Tell Me Lies", which returns with its Season 2 premiere on September 4. On September 13, "LEGO Star Wars:...

Bell Internet Outage in Toronto for Some, ETA for Fix is Friday

Bell is dealing with an internet outage in Toronto for some customers. On Thursday morning, the company said on X, "Some customers in Toronto may be experiencing a service interruption due to a fibre cut caused by vandalism. We are working to restore service as quickly as possible. Thank you for your patience." An iPhone...

Freedom Mobile Winback Plan: $30/50GB North America

Quebecor’s Freedom Mobile is offering up a ‘winback’ plan targeting recent customers that switched to another wireless carrier. The latest winback offer received this week from Freedom Mobile is in the form of a $30/50GB North America plan (Canada-US-Mexico) for 18 months. This $30/month plan is after a $5 digital discount (pre-authorized credit card payments)...

Watch Neuralink’s Second Human Participant Play Counter-Strike 2

Alex’s MacBook Pro Setup with Neuralink Elon Musk’s Neuralink has provided an update on its PRIME Study, highlighting the progress of its second human participant, Alex, who recently received a Neuralink implant in his brain. The successful surgery was performed at the Barrow Neurological Institute and since then, Alex has since been exploring the capabilities...