Hashtag Trending Jan 23rd- Area 120 impacted by Google’s layoffs, police contractor hacked, gravity batteries in abandoned mines Google’s in-house incubator impacted by layoffs, police contractor that promised to track homeless people hacked, the potent itworldcanada.com/article/hashta…

Cyber Security Today, Jan 23, 2023 – Old US no-fly list found on unprotected airline server, ad fraud scheme is disabled and more This episode reports on hackers using Microsoft OneNote in phishing attacks, the number of at risk and unsupported Cisco ro itworldcanada.com/article/cyber-…

Sidebar: A primer on Canada’s data privacy laws Highlights of what Canadian privacy laws for the private se itworldcanada.com/article/sideba…

Data Privacy Week: Time to reflect on your organization’s privacy procedures With Data Privacy Week starting today we look at some of the principles firms must p itworldcanada.com/article/data-p…

Quantum Days 2023: Creating an integrated and stronger quantum ecosystem At Quantum Days 2023, the main players behind the C$360 million investment in the National Quantum Strategy convened in a panel to discuss the need for government support, coordina itworldcanada.com/article/quantu…

All Hands on Tech – Logitech Scribe Review So the other day my neighbor asked me, “Hey Mat, I’m having a problem. When I join a virtual meeting and the other team members are at the office, I can’t read the stuff on the whiteboard. It’s either too blurr itworldcanada.com/article/all-ha…

Global IT spending to total over US$4 trillion in 2023: Gartner According to the latest forecast by Gartner Inc., worldwide information technology spending is set to grow by 2.4 per cent, totaling US$4.5 trillion in 2023. This is down from Gartner’s pre itworldcanada.com/article/global…

Globalive announces plans to return to the wireless market with bid for Manitoba spectrum Toronto-based telco Globalive has announced its plan to return to Canada’s wireless market with a bid to acquire Manitoba spectrum from defunct carrier Xplore Mobi itworldcanada.com/article/global…

TechLok launches pocket-sized anti-theft system for laptops at CES Computer security company TechLok Solutions unveiled LapLok, a pocket-sized anti-theft solution, designed to protect one’s laptop or other belongings from grab-and-go thieves, at CES 202 itworldcanada.com/article/techlo…

Good news-bad news scenario for Ericsson, firm’s latest financials reveal There was a mix of good news and alarmingly bad news in Ericsson’s Q4 2022 results, as the Swedish telecom’s revenues were up significantly from 2021, yet net profits on the quart itworldcanada.com/article/good-n…

Global IT spending to total over US$4 trillion in 2023: Gartner itbusiness.ca/news/global-it…

Microsoft to cease sales of Windows 10 licenses Microsoft is continuing its push for Windows 11 adoption with its quiet announcement that it will cease to sell Windows 10 licenses on Jan. 31, although the operating system will continue to be supported w itworldcanada.com/article/micros…

Federal funding announced to develop the quantum computer of tomorrow Today, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced a $40 million investment to enable Toronto-based quantum computing company Xanadu to build and commercialize the world’s first photonics itworldcanada.com/article/federa…

Microsoft deepens partnership with OpenAI Today, Microsoft announced it is entering into the third phase of its partnership with artificial intelligence firm OpenAI, following investments in 2019 and 2021. With this ‘multiyear, multibillion dollar inves itworldcanada.com/article/micros…

Hashtag Trending Jan 24th-Hacktivist browses national security secrets, laid-off engineer claims big tech sees staff as disposable, Stanford university students use ChatGPT for final exams A bored hacktivist browses national security secrets, a laid-off itworldcanada.com/article/hashta…

Coffee Briefing January 23 – Google Cloud announces new AI retail solutions, MyLenovo Rewards reaches one million members, Clik2Pay now on Shopify; and more Coffee Briefings are timely deliveries of the latest ITWC headlines, interviews, and podcasts. T itworldcanada.com/article/coffee…

Canadian tool manufacturer hit by cyber attack Exco Technologies says it had to disable some computer systems but shipments to customers are not expected to be materially i itworldcanada.com/article/canadi…

Rogers-Shaw deal goes to federal court; Competition Bureau says proposed sale of Freedom to Vidéotron is ‘parasitic’ Today, the Competition Bureau is making its case in front of the Federal Court of Appeal in Ottawa, in its latest attempt to kill the Ro itworldcanada.com/article/rogers…

Sidebar: PIPEDA’s ‘No-go’ zones for businesses A summation of what businesses can and can't do under Canada's national p itworldcanada.com/article/sideba…

Data Privacy Week: Some Canadian firms have ‘shortcomings’ in treating privacy, says regulator The federal privacy commissioner reminds firms of four consent-related problems listed in his most recent ann itworldcanada.com/article/data-p…