Anita Balakrishnan
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New York, NY, United States
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‘No one knows what tomorrow will bring:’ Urgent matters for kids, families persist as pandemic rages
‘Right now, families need more cooperation. And less litigation,’ judge says in decision → Read More
New child welfare system takes effect
“This brings in a lot of change. The first change is that there are new federal rules taking effect January 1,” she says. “Any entities — government, child welfare agencies, Indigenous peoples and others involved in the child welfare sector — they are going to be looking to lawyers to get advice on those federal rules, compare them to the existing provincial rules, and take a close look at what… → Read More
Mercer elected treasurer of LSO
Toronto lawyer Malcolm Mercer was elected to lead the Law Society of Ontario over the next year, amid a contentious time for the regulator that governs the province’s lawyers. → Read More
Court of Appeal in Ontario grants stay on previous decision on 25-ward Toronto election
A panel of Court of Appeal judges on Wednesday granted the province of Ontario's motion to stay an earlier court decision on the size of city council, putting the Toronto city council on track for a 25-ward election. → Read More
Court sets aside Doug Ford's plans to slash city council, citing Charter rights of voters and candidates
In an “unprecedented” decision, a judge at the Ontario Superior Court of Justice said on Monday that the province’s bill to cut the size of city council “clearly crossed the line.” → Read More
Banks added to alleged conspiracy class action
Entities related to TD Bank and BMO will be added as parties to a class action suit against major banks, after Ontario’s Court of Appeal overturned a lower court’s decision. → Read More
US hits China's ZTE with $1 billion penalty in deal to end crippling sanctions, Commerce Secretary Ross says
Ross says the deal includes a $1 billion penalty against ZTE and a U.S.-chosen compliance team to be embedded at the Chinese telecom giant. → Read More
Amazon reportedly had discussions about offering home insurance
The report said, "There's nothing that suggests Amazon has any concrete plans for insurance." → Read More
WhatsApp's co-founders reportedly gave up $1.3 billion as Facebook merger devolved to 'low class' spat
The Journal reported on Tuesday that WhatsApp co-founders Brian Acton and Jan Koum gave up $900 million and $400 million, respectively. → Read More
At Apple, hardware is no longer king
Apple is known as a hardware company, but none of its strengths —health and safety, privacy, augmented reality, education, enterprise and music— is tied to a single piece of hardware. → Read More
Apple reveals MacOS Mojave and desktop dark mode
The update comes as Apple has vowed to refocus its desktop "pro" line for power users, as graphic-heavy fields like virtual reality become more popular. → Read More
Apple unveils a revamped operating system for the Apple Watch
Apple on Monday updated the software for its Apple Watch. → Read More
Apple's Stocks app is getting a big update with interactive charts and news stories
Apple said on Monday it would expand its standard "Stocks" app to include business news and other business metrics, like extended trading. → Read More
Coders have now earned $100 billion through the App Store, Tim Cook says
Apple chief executive Tim Cook addressed the company's global gathering of coders and computer scientists on Monday. → Read More
Silicon Valley is scrambling for talent, and now Microsoft owns two of the top professional networks
There's no sign that Silicon Valley's war for top talent will subside soon — and while neither GitHub nor LinkedIn focus on education, both offer tools to help professionals stay competitive. → Read More
Apple is reportedly eyeing the ad business, despite past stance that targeted ads are 'creepy'
The Journal, citing anonymous sources, reported that Apple has met with ad-based companies like Pinterest and Snap. → Read More
Domo, an analytics start-up created by Omniture co-founder Josh James, has filed to go public
Domo, a company that helps business owners access real-time data from their smartphones, filed for a public offering on Friday. → Read More
Facebook has lost 'trust' with customers, says Salesforce CEO
"They're not running a start-up anymore. They're running a huge company that's so important to the future of our industry, our country, our world. And sometimes it's a little bit of a difficult switch," Marc Benioff said. → Read More
Next time you buy a TV at Best Buy, you may be also offered health care
Executives told Wall Street this week that they're interested in making money in the health space. → Read More
The US government could save $1 billion by combining its 12,062 data centers — but it's way behind schedule
Beancounters have been trying to get the government to cut down for years on investing in new servers. → Read More