Category Archives: Software
Musk’s free speech plans for Twitter to face challenges from governments: expert
TORONTO — Canada and governments around the world could scuttle Elon Musk's plans to ease restrictions on Twitter in the name of free speech, say social media and anti-hate experts. They believe Musk, a self-described "free speech absolutist" whose US...
Alberta bill proposes regulatory ‘sandbox’ to help financial-tech companies grow
EDMONTON — Alberta is proposing rules that would make it easier for entrepreneurs to test products in the emerging field of cryptocurrencies and online banking. Finance Minister Travis Toews says a bill before the legislature calls for setting up what ...
Microsoft pledges to let EU users keep data inside bloc
LONDON — Microsoft is pledging to let business and public sector customers in the European Union keep cloud computing data inside the 27-nation bloc to avert concerns about U.S. government access to sensitive information. Microsoft “will go beyond our ...
New $11M fibre line to connect N.W.T. community to high-speed internet
Homes in Whatì in the North Slave region of the Northwest Territories are to have access to high-speed internet by the end of this year. Northern Affairs Minister Dan Vandal announced $11 million in combined funding for the project during a
New $11M fibre line to connect N.W.T. community to high-speed internet
Homes in Whatì in the North Slave region of the Northwest Territories are to have access to high-speed internet by the end of this year. Northern Affairs Minister Dan Vandal announced $11 million in combined funding for the project during a
New $11M fibre line to connect N.W.T. community to high-speed internet
Homes in Whatì in the North Slave region of the Northwest Territories are to have access to high-speed internet by the end of this year. Northern Affairs Minister Dan Vandal announced $11 million in combined funding for the project during a
Union says TransLink has been slow to reveal details about ransomware attack
VANCOUVER — The union representing thousands of transit operators in Metro Vancouver says TransLink has not been transparent about a major data breach that affected workers. Unifor says in a news release Wednesday that the transit authority has been sl...
Open Text announces settlement with U.S. Internal Revenue Service
WATERLOO, Ont. — Open Text Corp. says it has reached a deal with the U.S. Internal Revenue Service to settle a US$830-million claim related to its taxable income for its 2010 and 2012 financial years. Under the agreement, OpenText will pay
Another judge blocks Trump’s TikTok ban; app still in limbo
WASHINGTON — A federal judge has blocked President Donald Trump's attempts to ban TikTok, the latest legal defeat for the administration as it tries to wrest the popular app from its Chinese owners. The Trump administration had tried to ban the
France resumes tax on tech giants, seeks deal with US
PARIS — France is resuming collection of a special tax on Big Tech companies like Amazon and Facebook despite the threat of U.S. retaliatory tariffs on French Champagne, cheese, handbags and other goods. The tax brought about 400 million euros to