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Google develops AI co-scientist to aid researchers
FILE - The Google logo at their offices in Granary Square, in London, on Nov. 1, 2018. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant, File)
Apple launches low-cost iPhone 16e, taking AI features to lower price points
FILE PHOTO: An Apple logo is pictured in an Apple store in Paris, France, March 6, 2024. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes/File Photo
Toronto Tech Week to launch later this year with backing from city, Shopify and Google unit
A Toronto non-profit is launching a tech week for the city, filling a hole created by the recent departure of the annual Collision conference. The Toronto skyline is seen on Monday, Aug. 5, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young
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Is expropriation the solution to a housing crisis? The majority of Berliners think so
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BDC commits $950-million in growth capital to offset economic uncertainty for young companies
The Business Development Bank of Canada logo is seen in Burlington, Ont. on Sunday, February 19, 2023. A new report says rising costs are expected to remain a key concern for businesses.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Vokey
Google develops AI co-scientist to aid researchers
FILE - The Google logo at their offices in Granary Square, in London, on Nov. 1, 2018. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant, File)
Apple launches low-cost iPhone 16e, taking AI features to lower price points
FILE PHOTO: An Apple logo is pictured in an Apple store in Paris, France, March 6, 2024. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes/File Photo
Toronto Tech Week to launch later this year with backing from city, Shopify and Google unit
A Toronto non-profit is launching a tech week for the city, filling a hole created by the recent departure of the annual Collision conference. The Toronto skyline is seen on Monday, Aug. 5, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young
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Is expropriation the solution to a housing crisis? The majority of Berliners think so
Podcast
BDC commits $950-million in growth capital to offset economic uncertainty for young companies
The Business Development Bank of Canada logo is seen in Burlington, Ont. on Sunday, February 19, 2023. A new report says rising costs are expected to remain a key concern for businesses.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Vokey
Pearson plane crash: Flights resume at Toronto airport after Delta plane flips on landing
Emergency responders operate around a plane on a runway after a plane crash at Toronto Pearson International Airport in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada February 17, 2025. REUTERS/Cole Burston
Flights cancelled as much of Ontario and Quebec contends with second snowstorm in less than a week
A person walks a dog across a street during a snowstorm in Montreal on Feb. 16.
Torstar sues Meta for unlawful breach of contract after online news bill came into effect
FILE PHOTO: The logo of Meta Platforms' business group is seen in Brussels, Belgium December 6, 2022. REUTERS/Yves Herman/File Photo
Xi to chair symposium attended by Alibaba’s Jack Ma, other Chinese business leaders, sources say
Chinese President Xi Jinping attends a meeting with Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari (not pictured) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, 05 February 2025. WU HAO/Pool via REUTERS/ File Photo
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Lately: Romance crypto scams, Instagram resets and Trump’s online universe
Could Trump tariffs cause COVID-19-like run on toilet paper? Leading Canadian producer thinks so
Employees move a spool of paper at the Kruger Products Sherbrooke LDC plant, 2024.
Canadian AI company Cohere sued by major publishers for copyright violations
FILE PHOTO: Cohere's logo is seen in this illustration taken March 31, 2023. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
Alibaba to partner with Apple to support iPhones’ AI services offering in China
FILE PHOTO: The logo of Alibaba Group is lit up at its office building in Beijing, China August 9, 2021. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang//File Photo
Telus shares jump on higher fourth-quarter earnings, solid outlook
A woman walks in front of the Telus head office is shown in Toronto on Thursday, Feb. 11, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn
Telus reports fourth-quarter profit and revenue up from year ago
A woman walks in front of the Telus head office is shown in Toronto on Thursday, Feb. 11, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn
EU ditches draft rules regulating tech patents, AI and consumer privacy on messaging apps
FILE PHOTO: European Union flags fly outside the European Commission headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, March 1, 2023. REUTERS/Johanna Geron/File Photo
Adobe launches AI video tool in bid to compete with OpenAI
A logo of Adobe Inc. is pictured at the company's office in Citywest Business Campus, Saggart, Ireland October 19, 2021. Picture taken October 19, 2021. REUTERS/ Tom Bergin/File Photo
Shopify removes Kanye West store selling swastika T-shirts, says violated ‘authentic’ commerce practices
Shopify Inc. headquarters signage in Ottawa on Tuesday, May 3, 2022. Shopify Inc. is a Canadian multinational e-commerce company.
A guide to Trumpism’s online universe, from Kick to Rumble to Truth Social
U.S. Vice-President JD Vance tells Europeans that heavy regulation could kill AI
U.S. Vice President JD Vance delivers a speech during the plenary session of the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Action Summit at the Grand Palais in Paris, France, February 11, 2025. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier
Online car seller Clutch rebounds from valuation write down with new $50-million financing
Dan Park, CEO of Clutch and Steve Seibel, Founder and COO of Clutch are seen at the Clutch warehouse in Toronto on October 8, 2021. JENNIFER ROBERTS/THE GLOBE AND MAIL
BCE offers severance packages to 1,200 unionized employees across Canada
Bell Canada signage is pictured on a building in Ottawa on Monday, Aug. 14, 2023.
Former Shopify executives denounce platform for hosting Kanye West’s store selling swastika T-shirts
US rapper and producer Kanye West arrives for the 67th Annual Grammy Awards at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles on February 2, 2025. (Photo by Robyn Beck / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE (Photo by ROBYN BECK/AFP via Getty Images)
Regulation needed to ensure AI doesn’t only benefit ‘oligarchs,’ Trudeau tells summit
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau delivers remarks at Project Syndicate’s Sustainable AI and Energy Session at the Artificial Intelligence Action Summit at the Grand Palais in Paris, France on Monday, Feb. 10, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
MDA Space adds $750-million to Globalstar-Apple satellite deal
The building site for an expansion MDA Space to build 50 new low Earth orbit satellites in Montreal on Feb. 10, 2025. MAD Space added $750-million to their contract with Globalstar. (10/02/2025) (Andrej Ivanov/The Globe and Mail)
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How Canada’s Shopify is weaving AI ‘magic’ to pull in merchants
FILE PHOTO: The logo of Shopify is seen outside its headquarters in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, September 28, 2018. REUTERS/Chris Wattie/File Photo
Seeking AI boom, France and EU promise to cut red tape on tech
People take part in the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Action Summit, at the Grand Palais, in Paris, on February 10, 2025. (Photo by JOEL SAGET / AFP) (Photo by JOEL SAGET/AFP via Getty Images)
Lender wants to put Toronto’s El Mocambo music club into receivership over defaulted loans
Michael Wekerle the owner of the iconic Toronto music venue The El Mocambo is photographed in front of the stage before the club's re-opening on Saturday, October 30, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young
Sony PlayStation Network outage enrages gamers around the world
FILE - In this June 14, 2018, file people stand online next to the PlayStation booth at the 24th Electronic Entertainment Expo E3 at the Los Angeles Convention Center. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)
Amazon cuts diversity reference from annual report as firms roll back DEI
FILE PHOTO: The logo of Amazon is pictured at the company logistics center in Carquefou near Nantes, France, October 15, 2024. REUTERS/Stephane Mahe/File Photo
Ottawa restricts AI chatbot from Chinese firm DeepSeek from some government phones
The Icon for the smartphone apps DeepSeek is seen on a smartphone screen in Beijing, Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Andy Wong, File)
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Lately: Workplace surveillance, tariffs gone viral and Apple’s new events app
Is Apple Invites the new Facebook Events? Only time will tell
Rogers files response to Competition Bureau, says it hasn’t misled customers about unlimited data plans
The Competition Bureau is taking legal action against Rogers Communications Inc., alleging the country's largest telecom company is falsely advertising their Infinite wireless phone plans offer unlimited data even though the plans have data caps. The Rogers Communications sign is shown at the company's headquarters in Toronto, April 25, 2012. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Aaron Vincent Elkaim
BCE posts higher earnings in fourth quarter but sees drop this year
Mirko Bibic, President & CEO of BCE and Bell, poses for a portrait at the company's head office in Toronto, January 16, 2025.
Lightspeed stock crashes after company abandons sale process, buys back stock instead
Lightspeed Commerce Inc. CEO Dax Dasilva poses in the company's offices in Montreal, Wednesday, May 8, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Muschi
Sheertex slashes 40% of staff, blaming threatened U.S. tariffs
Katherine Homuth, CEO of Sheertex poses for a portrait at the company’s new factory in Pointe Claire, Que. on Thursday, February 8, 2024. Evan Buhler/The Globe and Mail
EU lays out guidelines on misuse of AI by employers, websites and police
FILE PHOTO: European Union flags fly outside the European Commission headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, March 1, 2023. REUTERS/Johanna Geron/File Photo
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Pedal politics: How Toronto’s bike lanes became so divisive
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Teachers’ pension plan leads US$235-million financing of emerging Canadian tech giant StackAdapt
OTTAWA — StackAdapt co-founders Yang Han (left), CTO, and Vitaly Pecherskiy, CEO, at Invest Ottawa, Monday, Feb. 3, 2025. Photo by Ashley Fraser, Globe and Mail
Spotify forecasts strong quarter after cost cuts power first annual profit
FILE PHOTO: A screen displays the logo of Spotify on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., December 4, 2023. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo
CRTC defers decision on whether Big 3 telecoms can share fibre networks until summer
A person navigates to the online social media pages of the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) on a cell phone in Ottawa on Monday, May 17, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
U.S. authorities charge Canadian teen math whiz in alleged US$65-million cryptocurrency scheme
The words Department of Justice are displayed at the FBI field office in Portland, Ore., Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane)