Will Canada’s Digital Charter Tackle Lack of Data Control, User Trust?
by Lee Rickwood
Among its stated goals, the Charter promises strong new measures to protect online privacy and to rein in the power of big tech companies over our daily data.
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Samsung Electronics Declares “Age of Experience” at CES 2020
By Yasmin Ranade
Samsung Electronics announced the “Age of Experience” at the opening keynote at this year’s Consumer Electronics Show (CES). As the featured keynote speaker, Samsung Consumer Electronics President and CEO H.S. Kim described how human-centric innovations will create personalized experiences that make life more “convenient, enjoyable, and meaningful.”
New Technologies & Team To Support The Canadian Red Cross
By Yasmin Ranade
The Canadian Red Cross has decided to bring its expertise in disaster response together with this newly created team to better leverage technology to prepare and respond to emergencies in Canada and elsewhere in the world
AI and ET: Artificial Intelligence Used to Find ‘Extraterrestrial Runways and Alien Spaceports’
by Lee Rickwood
The plan worked, but somewhat ironically: an AI system identified a humanoid-like figure that human researchers had been unable to see.
Construction’s Smart Revolution
By Yasmin Ranade
Innovation and smart technology is fast becoming a staple in construction. Ramzi Jredini, CEO of construction hiring platform Handiss, believes the implementation of digitized construction will grow significantly in Canada, and provide environmental benefits as well as a significant return on investment for owners.
Accessibility Tech: Creating a World without Barriers
by Lee Rickwood
Special hardware and software tools, collectively called assistive or accessibility technology, bring real value not just for the impacted individual but to the overall economy.
What Are The Most Hackable Tech Gifts?
By Christine Persaud
As we enter a new year, chances are many of you will continue to shop online as you seek out great post-holiday deals and prepare for upcoming birthdays and other celebrations that involve gift-giving. And cybercriminals are banking on this growing trend, planning to capitalize on these web-based purchases, and the growth in smart connected devices, to try and steal personal information.
Food and Grocery Retailers Must Go Digital, Be Data Led: Industry Report
by Lee Rickwood
We think our food choices are conscious, deliberate and guided by actual need, but they are in fact triggered by planned placement, strategic cross-promotion and now, technological innovation.