James McLeod
SudburyStar
Toronto, ON, Canada
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Who needs banks? How tech companies are taking a bite out of financial services
Tech companies moving to create 'frictionless' experience so small businesses can get access to money quickly → Read More
Quietly waiting in the background of the pandemic, AI is about to become a big part of our lives
Soon deep learning will be embedded in everything and become so normal nobody will even talk about it → Read More
Black people make up 0.8 per cent of corporate boards, Ryerson study finds
New research from Ryerson University paints a bleak picture about the state of systemic racism in Canada by quantifying the shortcomings in board diversity, especially among corporations. The report looked at 9,843 people who hold positions on boards in various sectors — government agencies, non-profits, hospitals, schools and corporations — and found that 10.4 per cent of them were racialized… → Read More
Black people make up 0.8 per cent of corporate boards, Ryerson study finds
Article content continued “Clearly, some corporations think it’s sufficiently important to have women on their boards that they have intentional strategies to find them,” Cukier said.“I would argue that if you’ve got zero (women), it’s because you’re not looking hard enough.” > This is what systemic racism looks like. This is what systemic sexism looks like Wendy Cukier, Ryerson University… → Read More
BCE profit plunges 64% on COVID-19 economic turmoil and lower TV revenue
Biggest hit to profit of all of Canada’s large telecom players → Read More
BCE profit plunges 64% on COVID-19 economic turmoil and lower TV revenue
Biggest hit to profit of all of Canada’s large telecom players → Read More
Telus sees 'elevated risk' of customers missing payments in the fall as pandemic persists
Telus managed to grow its revenue slightly in the second quarter, but the company’s profits were down by nearly 40 per cent → Read More
Telus reports 3.6% revenue increase as COVID-19 batters telecoms
However, the company’s net income of $315 million was 39.4 per cent lower than the same quarter in 2019 → Read More
COVID-19 took a bite out of Canada's startup M&A, but deals may be coming soon
Though the coronavirus threw 'a very large rock slide into that path,' now $2 trillion is waiting for action → Read More
COVID-19 crisis takes a double-digit bite out of Rogers earnings
While the overall telecom business remains solid, Rogers is getting hammered by fluctuations caused by the pandemic → Read More
COVID-19 crisis takes a double-digit bite out of Rogers earnings
Article content Rogers Communications Inc reported second-quarters Wednesday and in nearly every metric highlighted, the numbers were down by double digits. Total revenue dropped 17 per cent for the three months ended June 30, and net income was down by 53 per cent from the same quarter in 2019. In the face of a global pandemic and accompanying economic crisis battering the company’s cash flow,… → Read More
Want the personal data corporations have on you? Good luck, it's not nearly as simple as it sounds
Canada’s data privacy law hasn’t kept pace with 21st century technology, and legal compliance is half-hearted at best → Read More
Apple and Google’s big privacy push is reshaping the data economy — and cementing their dominance
Experts say the push to emphasize privacy is partly about marketing, but it’s also a canny business move → Read More
Shopify moves to poach foreign talent blocked by Trump’s immigrant visa ban
CEO publicly invites engineers to give Canada a try instead as company sets up website to recruit engineers affected by ban → Read More
Shopify moves to poach foreign talent blocked by Trump's immigrant visa ban
CEO publicly invites engineers to give Canada a try instead as company sets up website to recruit engineers affected by ban → Read More
Data wars: Why technology advocates believe privacy regulations need serious reform
Privacy policies use broad language giving companies enormous latitude to collect data and users have no way to know what’s happening behind the scenes → Read More
Data wars: Why technology advocates believe privacy regulations need serious reform
Privacy policies use broad language giving companies enormous latitude to collect data and users have no way to know what’s happening behind the scenes → Read More
Privacy watchdogs taking a look at Tim Hortons app's location tracking technology
Comes after Financial Post reported Tim’s app uses technology that can infer the location of customers' homes, where they work and other sensitive data → Read More
Privacy watchdogs taking a look at Tim Hortons app’s location tracking technology
Comes after Financial Post reported Tim’s app uses technology that can infer the location of customers' homes, where they work and other sensitive data → Read More
Privacy watchdogs taking a look at Tim Hortons app's location tracking technology
Multiple watchdog agencies including the federal privacy commissioner say they’re now looking at the Tim Hortons app’s use of location tracking technology. Last week, the Financial Post reported the Tim’s app uses technology → Read More