By Christine Persaud
The latest noise cancelling headphones don’t just cancel out ambient noise. They can do much more, with a tailored and customized experience.
Making Adaptive Technology with 3D Printers Boosts Computer Access, Quality of Life
by Lee Rickwood
Through the collaborative efforts of staff members and volunteers, an organization in Canada is supporting people by creating various accessible technology solutions using open-source designs and advanced 3-D printers.
Biometric Boarding and New Airport Technology to Make Flying Safer, Faster, Cleaner
by Lee Rickwood
Digital identification, facial recognition, biometric boarding and autonomous robots are among the new technologies you’ll find at the airport as ways to improve the travel experience for passengers and boost the bottom line for carriers.
Canadian Competition Seeks Tech & Innovative Solutions to Improve Care for Older Adults
By Yasmin Ranade
The National Impact Challenge 2023 ‒ Bold Innovations for Living, is a competition that will bring together selected finalists from across Canada to pitch their technology, innovative program or service for aging with choice and dignity in Canada.
Tech for Tax Time
By Christine Persaud
According to a new survey by Intuit, nearly three in four (74%) Generation Z individuals say they know how to make a budget and track their income, but haven’t done it. Doing so can not only help improve your financial health, it can also put you in a better position come tax time. And so can plenty of other technologies.
Shhh…These Wireless Earbuds Are Actually Hearing Aids
By Christine Persaud
The latest high-tech hearing aids look more like true wireless earbuds than hearing aids. People wearing a high-tech hearing aid nowadays look no different than the Gen-Zers walking about with AirPods or Beats headphones in their ears 24/7. But, most important, wearers can hear better, feel good, and even customize settings more finitely than is possible with traditional hearing aids.
Strong Growth for Canadian Tech Serving Brand-Safe Ads to Kids Around the World
by Lee Rickwood
A Canadian software company developing tools for safely reaching kids and families on mobile devices enjoys strong growth despite market turbulence.
Smart Tech and Tech Tips to Reduce Bills
By Christine Persaud
There are ways to leverage technology to help reduce bills. Even if it’s just by a few dollars each month, every bit counts. It adds up and in the long run, with the potential to save you a significant amount of money that can go towards your future, or paying mounting bills now.
Job Applications and Cover Letters Made Quick and Easy with AI and GPT Tools, Canadian Developers Show
by Lee Rickwood
It’s the job-hunter’s least favourite job – having to write yet another custom cover letter, polishing yet another job application to meet the stated requirements of a sought-after position. Until now.
ChatGPT: Power, Bias & Impact
By Yasmin Ranade
AI chat is a disruptor, and its value and biases have just begun to be understood.