by Lee Rickwood
As new assistive technology allows people to live and work to the best of their abilities, it’s also finding a role in letting them play.
Will ChatGPT (Or Other AI) Be The New Google?
Christine Persaud
There has been lots of talk about the AI chatbot ChatGPT of late, coming from various angles. Some believe the service, created by OpenAI, poses a threat to journalism, coding, and other similar industries. But there’s another angle to ChatGPT: as a search engine
Agricultural Technologies Are Key to Sustainable Food Systems in Canada
By Yasmin Ranade
What is ag-tech)? How important is it to Canadian farming, our economy, the environment?
World Privacy Day and Data Privacy Week: Protecting Data at Your Company
By Christine Persaud
No company ever wants to consider that it could be the victim of a cyberattack or some other type of data breach. But it’s important to be prepared for any scenario.
Have You Been Told? Ontario Employers Must Post Workplace Surveillance Policy
by Lee Rickwood
As more efficient and effective tools for monitoring computer activity, data exchange and even personal activities are deployed, openly accessible policies and publicly posted procedures are required for the workplace, the school, the home and the public arena.
New Tech With Wireless Charging Built-In
By Christine Persaud
An interestingly subtle theme at The Consumer Electronics Show (CES 2023), was innovations that integrate wireless charging as an added bonus to the main purpose for which they were intended, offering convenience and versatility for customers.
We Could Celebrate Data Payment Day along with Data Privacy Day
by Lee Rickwood
Data privacy, ad blocking and help to monetize your personal digital information is offered in a new software tool from a Canadian tech start-up.
Pluto TV & Other TV Streaming Services in Canada You Might Not Know About
By Christine Persaud
Many smaller services like Tubi and Vudu do not work in Canada (unless you have a U.S. account and VPN). But there are other services in Canada that might be right up your alley, including the Pluto TV, which launched in Canada this month through a partnership with Corus Entertainment Inc. Here are a few worth adding to the mix based on your tastes.
AI, VR, MRI and Skull Caps: Technology Turning Brain Research on its Head
by Lee Rickwood
Medical technologies, including wearable brain-imaging gear, new AI and VR programs and advanced ‘hyperscanning’ applications, are being used to peer inside the brain − while it operates.
Motion Sensing Networks Track Your Every Movement in the Home, Car or Office
by Lee Rickwood
WiFi sensing tools from leading Canadian tech companies make use of predictive analytics to give behavioural insights about people in the home.