About Lee Rickwood
Lee Rickwood covers developments in media and technology with particular interest in how such developments affect our social, political and economic activities and interactions.
by Lee Rickwood
Two new documentary films and a national bestselling book look at the rise of online influencers and the creator economy, while also presenting poignant, sometimes painful, profiles of its founders, failures, and trailblazers.
by Lee Rickwood
Advanced technology and AI can stretch the short growing season and reduce the need for fresh produce to be brought in from warmer-climate countries during the winter.
by Lee Rickwood
Artificial intelligence needs water – lots of it – fresh air and a comfortable climate to survive.
by Lee Rickwood
The exhibit lies between technology and history; between the visual, aural and olifactory; between a tangible, physical experience and an imagined, creative dream world.
by Lee Rickwood
Data has a smarter sibling, and the use of a “digital twin” can power up smart buildings and smarter cities.
by Lee Rickwood
Hedy Lamarr holds a U.S. patent for a way to keep telecommunications signals safe and secure in what she called “a secret communications system”. But Canadian researchers say security holes today exist in the very fabric of our cellular networks.
by Lee Rickwood
Canada has identified lithium as a critical mineral due to its great potential to fuel the economy and the renewable energy transition, but there is work to be done.
The global technology company Zoho celebrated its largest ever Canadian user conference recently, close on the heels of reaching its 100 millionth user worldwide. Zoho is the first bootstrapped SaaS (software-as-a-service) company to hit such a milestone, built up from…