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Federal Government Expands GCtranslate AI Across All Departments

The federal government is now turning to AI to help handle translation work across the federal public service, after testing the tech out in seven departments first. Minister of Government Transformation Joël Lightbound announced the expansion of GCtranslate on Thursday, a secure AI-powered translation tool built to help federal employees work faster in both English...

Apple Has No Choice, Tim Cook Says: Device Prices Are Going Up

Apple is getting ready to raise prices across its lineup, and the company is putting the blame squarely on memory and storage chip costs. CEO Tim Cook confirmed the plan in an exclusive interview with The Wall Street Journal. "Unfortunately, price increases are unavoidable," Cook said. "We're doing our best to mitigate the huge increases...
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CRTC Targets Rogers Over New Customer Fees Days After Junk Fee Ban

After Telus and Bell got a tongue lashing from the CRTC, it's Rogers' turn now. The regulator sent the carrier a letter on June 16 saying its new batch of fees look like they're breaking federal rules. A staff letter just released by the telecom regulator shows Rogers started charging customers a $40 device setup...

Costco Canada Unleashes Father’s Day Phone Deals With Free Shop Cards

Costco Canada has released its Father’s Day “exclusive” deals, offering store gift cards with select smartphone purchases. Again, we’re seeing “savings” on financed “return it” two-year plans, where you essentially lease phones for two years (with a buyout option at the end), with a premium plan. Here are the Father's Day offers Costco Canada has...
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Why You Should Never Wear Bug Spray With Your Fitbit Air

If you just picked up a Google Fitbit Air for your summer hikes, you might want to skip the bug spray. A Fitbit Air owner shared on Reddit that a weekend hike ruined two of the trackers. Bug spray containing DEET had gotten on a hiking shirt, transferred onto the watches, and ended up melting...