Ambient Privacy is Needed in the Digital Age
by Lee Rickwood
Seeing privacy as a kind of natural resource brings the discussion right up to date. Our natural environment is in jeopardy, too,
Tag: technology
Increased Speeds, Decreased Latency: Are 5G Benefits Speeding to Canada?
by Lee Rickwood
Political machinations. Technical challenges. Regulatory hurdles. Spectrum and bandwidth availability. Data privacy concerns. Health and safety issues. All and more may conspire to slow down 5G rollout in Canada.
PR Behind the Consumer Electronics Show
By Yasmin Ranade
The next Consumer Electronics Show (CES) takes place January 7 – 10, 2020 in Las Vegas, with a few advance events from January 5 – 6, 2020. The type of exhibitor is not the only evolution to CES. The roles – and responsibility – of PR and media has also changed.
Alberta Calls on Artificial Intelligence to Boost Oil and Gas Production
by Lee Rickwood
For the oil and gas sector, there’s a potentially big payoff from big data.
What’s New From Google?
By Christine Persaud
At its Made by Google press event in New York city in mid-October, Google announced several new products and services across six core categories: smartphones, smart home, computing, headphones, and gaming.
Waterloo As ‘BlackBerry Town’ by Chuck Howitt
By Yasmin Ranade
Chuck Howitt’s new book, BlackBerry Town, delves into the rise of BlackBerry as it relates to the development of Kitchener-Waterloo’s reputation as an international tech hub.
BooknBrunch: The ‘Yummy’ Evolution of the Book Club
By Yasmin Ranade
Are book clubs evolving with the adoption of eReaders and limitless online book resources and reviews, not to mention the modernization of the local library? Yes and no, are my findings.
Art and Technology and the Future Are on Display
by Lee Rickwood
It is surely art for our digital times: full of pop culture references, packed with familiar gadgets, sprinkled with the occasional four-letter word, Steyerl’s art describes our daily interactions with technology with great insight.