CRTC Lets Bell Kill Legacy Broadcast Lines, But Not Until December
The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has approved Bell Canada's plan to withdraw its Channels for Program Transmission service, but pushed the final kill date to December 1, 2026, in a decision published August 21. It is also the latest in a busy stretch of CRTC and Bell friction, after the Commission demanded answers...
Amazon Just Raised Echo and Kindle Prices in Canada by Up to 63%
Amazon has raised prices on a string of its own gadgets in Canada, according to checks by iPhone in Canada on Saturday, after Fortune reported in an exclusive that the company quietly hiked U.S. list prices overnight across Echo, Fire TV, Kindle, and eero and an Amazon spokeswoman confirmed the moves. Echo speakers, Kindles, Fire...
Apple Restructures Siri and Vision Pro Teams, Eliminating 200 Jobs
Apple is cutting around 200 jobs across its hardware and software divisions as it shifts focus toward new products and artificial intelligence, according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman. The layoffs hit teams working on the pricey Vision Pro headset, including its gaming division and immersive video group. Apple is scaling back these efforts to reflect how...