How to stop location tracking on your Android phone (mostly)
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Location tracking can be very handy — it’s convenient when an app can tell you, say, where the nearby restaurants or gas stations are — but it’s also a privacy issue (something that at least one of Google’s competitors has used in its
Read moreCoffee Briefing Jan. 30 – CGI and National Bank of Canada deepen partnership; OpenText’s new cloud editions release; Telus’ new AI report gathers a diversity of perspectives; and more
Coffee Briefings are timely deliveries of the latest ITWC headlines, interviews, and podcasts. Today’s Coffee Briefing is delivered by IT World Canada’s editorial team! Missed the last Coffee Briefing? We’ve got you covered. CGI and National Bank of Canada renew partnership for 10 years CGI and the National Bank of
Read moreApple Card users earned more than $1B in Daily Cash in 2023
Apple revealed today that users earned more than $1 billion in Daily Cash from spending on Apple Card last year. The tech giant also announced that Apple Card has topped more than 12 million users. Apple Card, which first launched in 2019, is exclusively available in the United States. The
Read moreFederal government launches new platform to recruit digital talent
The government of Canada has launched the Digital Talent Platform, an online recruitment site for digital and IT professionals. The platform simplifies the application process for individuals who specialize in digital and IT who are looking to apply for jobs within the government. It will also provide federal institutions with
Read moreHeart failure monitoring startup, Acorai, turns heads with oversubscribed seed
Swedish medical device startup Acorai is pairing proprietary sensing hardware and machine learning software with the goal of putting a non-invasive heart pressure monitoring tool in the hands of clinicians — starting with doctors in the US. Patients hospitalized with heart failure typically need to undergo an invasive procedure, such
Read moreGovernment vows to address corporate privacy worries in proposed cybersecurity law
Parliamentary hearings opened Monday into proposed new laws that would give Ottawa authority over the cybersecurity readiness of critical infrastructure providers, with the government quickly signaling that it’s sensitive to complaints about the amount of information companies may have to give bureaucrats. The committee had set aside an hour for
Read moreAurora Solar lays off 20% of employees after reportedly missing growth targets
The SaaS startup, which provides software to solar installers, reportedly missed its growth targets for the past year. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Read moreU.S. has disabled parts of Chinese hacking infrastructure, says Reuters
American authorities got legal authorization to remotely disable aspects of a Chinese-based hacking campaign, sources have told Reuters. The news agency said in an exclusive story Monday that the action against the hacking group, dubbed Volt Typhoon by Microsoft and other threat researchers, came because the government worries it’s part
Read moreTesla’s next-generation vehicle: all the news about Elon Musk’s next big EV bet
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Will it be the Model 2? Model C? Whatever it’s called, Tesla’s long-promised $25,000 EV could be a game-changer. For years, Tesla CEO Elon Musk has been promising an affordable electric vehicle, likely priced at $25,000, as a way to broaden the appeal
Read moreTeam, timing, and execution — the trilogy of success
What makes startups more likely to succeed is the quality of the team, their ability to execute, and their sense of timing. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
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