Uber Canada’s new GM on changing the company’s public perception
Make no mistake, Uber had a rough 2017. Between continued allegations about drivers committing sexual assault, sexual harassment…
Google opening Montreal Google Cloud platform region this year
US-based search giant Google is opening up a Google Cloud Platform (GCP) region in Montreal in the first quarter of 2018. Google…
Sidewalk Labs CEO Dan Doctoroff takes to Reddit to discuss Waterfront Toronto plans
Sidewalk Labs wants to use Toronto to build the “first truly 21st Century city,” according to Dan Doctoroff, Sidewalk Labs’…
Facebook partners with Canadian non-profit to help people recognize false news
Some of the largest social media giants in the world have been criticized for not doing enough to stop the spread of false…
Canada’s privacy commissioner confirms Uber under investigation for security breach
Uber is officially under investigation by Canada’s privacy commissioner. In an email to MobileSyrup, a representative for…
Supreme Court of Canada upholds privacy protections for text messages
Canada’s highest court has ruled in favour of upholding privacy exemptions in regards to text messages. The 5-2 decision…
Innovation Minister Navdeep Bains says Canada is committed to net neutrality
Canada’s Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development has reaffirmed the government’s pro-net neutrality stance.…
City of Toronto partners with Waze to improve city’s traffic awareness
The City of Toronto is partnering with Google’s Waze navigation app to improve the city’s traffic awareness and management.…
Canadians can now add money to their Amazon accounts through Canada Post
A trip to the post office now means you can make cash purchases on Amazon.ca. Thanks to a partnership between Canada Post,…
Competition Bureau wants feedback on FinTech sector report by November 20th
Canada’s Competition Bureau has published its report on the country’s emerging financial services sector. The federal agency…
CIBC launches Remi digital assistant
CIBC, one of the five major banks in Canada, has announced the introduction of Remi, its first digital assistant chat bot.…
Amazon met with Canadian federal government 99 times in the past 12 months
US-based e-commerce giant Amazon lobbied Canada’s Liberal government more than any other tech company in the last 12 months.…
Facebook testing ad transparency measures in Canada first
Facebook’s forthcoming changes to promote better ad transparency and accountability are coming to Canada first. As of…
Uber will continue operations in Quebec, says it’s open to negotiations with gov’t
It looks like Uber won’t be leaving Quebec after all. At least, not yet anyway. Under the conditions of Uber’s pilot project…
Quebec Superior Court rejects demands to revoke Uber’s operational permit
Amidst news that Uber plans on leaving the province because of increased, more stringent regulation, the Quebec Superior Court…