Alex Coop
IT World Canada
Toronto, ON, Canada
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Hashtag Trending, July 9 – Trump Sues Big Tech; Right-to-Repair Talk; Steve Wozniak Speaks Out
Donald Trump is suing a number of Big Tech companies, Major global leaders are making a push for the right-to-repair, and Steve Wozniak makes a powerful statement. → Read More
Hashtag Trending, July 9 – Trump Sues Big Tech; Right-to-Repair Talk; Steve Wozniak Speaks Out
Donald Trump is suing a number of Big Tech companies, Major global leaders are making a push for the right-to-repair, and Steve → Read More
Hashtag Trending, June 24, 2021- Microsoft reaches a $2 trillion market; What causes Zoom Fatigue; Bill C-10
Hashtag Trending, June 24, 2021- Microsoft reaches a $2 trillion market; What causes Zoom Fatigue; Bill C-10 → Read More
Canada shines on the world stage during SAS Global Forum
Canada was well-represented in the first-ever SAS global Hackathon as three teams were recognized for their impressive handling of SAS software to solve complex problems. → Read More
Hashtag Trending, May 6, 2021 – #DeleteFacebook; Halting bitcoin mining; Amazon sued for false advertising
The #DeleteFacebook hashtag is trending after a court upholds Donald Trump’s Facebook ban; New York bill aims to temporarily halt bitcoin mining, and Amazon is being sued for telling false advertising around its online movie purchases. → Read More
Hashtag Trending, May 6, 2021 – #DeleteFacebook; Halting bitcoin mining; Amazon sued for false advertising
The #DeleteFacebook hashtag is trending after a court upholds Donald Trump’s Facebook ban; New York bill aims to temporarily halt bitcoin mining, and Amazon is being sued for telling false advertising around its online movie purchases. → Read More
Hashtag Trending, May 5, 2021 – Wealthsimple snags $750M in funding; Bill and Melinda split; Use of ad blockers surge
Wealthsimple snags $750 million in funding from venture funds and Canadian celebrities, Bill and Melinda Gates are calling it quits, and ad blockers are growing in popularity → Read More
IT World Canada Coffee Briefing, May 4, 2021 – Red Hat Summit announcements, OVHcloud fire update, plus more
This morning's Coffee Briefing includes Red Hat Summit updates, an update from OVHcloud about the blaze that destroyed its data centres, and much more. → Read More
Hashtag Trending, April 23, 2021 – SolarWinds name change; Signal hacks the cops; Canada’s scale-up challenges
SolarWinds changes its name to N‑able, Signal’s CEO peels apart the cops’ favourite phone cracking tool; and Canada’s tech industry is desperate for talent. It’s all the tech news that’s popular right now. Welcome to Hashtag Trending! It’s Friday, April 23 and I’m your host Alex Coop. It looks like the SolarWinds brand was… → Read More
VMware says Dell split means ‘increased freedom’
Dell Technologies is spinning off its 81 per cent equity ownership of VMware, a move the virtualization firm says will provide itself with "increased freedom" without sacrificing the benefits of their strategic partnership. Dell plans to offer VMware shareholders a special dividend of between $11.5 and $12 billion. Based on the current ownership in VMware, […] → Read More
Reddit opens new office in Toronto
This morning, Reddit announced that its new office in Toronto is officially open. The new headquarters boasts Canadian management, sales, community and → Read More
Ford picks Google as preferred cloud provider to leverage AI and ML, meaning QNX is out
Ford's vehicles are about to get a lot Googlier. The automaker is the latest one to bet big on Google and recently → Read More
Hashtag Trending – Robinhood faces lawsuit; #BellLetsTalk; Apple’s record-setting Q4
Robinhood faces a class-action lawsuit, Bell raises mental wellbeing awareness, and Apple’s record earnings in Q4 2020. It’s all the tech news that’s popular right now. Welcome to Hashtag Trending! It’s Friday, January 29, and I’m your host Alex Coop. The fire that is the GameStop stock continues to burn after Robinhood, a popular stock… → Read More
No office? No problem. Softchoice undergoes rebrand, unveils new logo
One of Canada's most prominent IT players says its latest rebrand is much more than a logo swap. → Read More
Boemska’s low-code skills will help Viya reach the factory and hospital floor says SAS
SAS's latest acquisition in UK startup Boemska is destined to integrate with its Viya platform, and its implications for non-enterprise clients is big, the company says. → Read More
Communitech Academy IP training programs launching this spring
In response to the provincial government's recent call to action, Kitchener, Ont.-based Communitech says it's launching a new program for C-suite executives to help them and their business develop more effective intellectual property strategies. → Read More
IBM acquires Montreal fintech solutions provider Expertus Technologies
IBM has acquired Expertus Technologies Inc., a Montreal-based fintech company. Expertus, a financial technology firm that processes more than $50 billion in → Read More
Webex gets a facelift with noise cancellation, transcriptions, but Cisco says more to come
On Tuesday, Cisco's Jeetu Patel didn't waver from a statement he made back in August about the big changes coming to the Webex platform and its mission to make → Read More
Coffee Briefing, November 24, 2020 – Goodbye old Google Pay, brand refreshes, Telus earns global recognition for privacy, and more
Coffee Briefings deliver our entire audience - the IT administrators and channel partners as well as the C-Suite - the most complete news package with the → Read More
Coffee Briefing, November 13, 2020 – MFA tips from Microsoft, news from OVHcloud and Google, and a new privacy bill
MFA warning from Microsoft, news from OVHcloud and Google, and ISED is set to enact the Consumer Privacy Protection Act. → Read More