Shruti Shekar
Yahoo Finance
Ottawa, ON, Canada
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Shopify partners with TikTok to deliver shoppable video ads
Shopify's partnership with TikTok adds another channel to the platform, core to its growth strategy, an analyst says. → Read More
Shopify announces data breach affecting fewer than 200 merchants
Shopify has notified fewer than 200 merchants of a data breach. It says two rogue employees obtained customer transactional records. → Read More
Canada welcomes U.S dropping aluminum tariff, won't back down if re-imposed
Canada will not be imposing reciprocal countermeasures, but if the U.S. decides to reimpose tariffs again, Canada will not back down. → Read More
Competition Bureau investigating Amazon's practices in Canada
Canada’s Competition Bureau is investigating Amazon to determine if the company is engaging in anti-competitive practices through its Canadian marketplace, Amazon.ca. → Read More
Russian hackers targeted Canada, U.S., U.K., COVID-19 vaccine research
A Russian cyber hacking group tried to attack Canadian organizations, including vaccine research entities, involved in COVID-19 response and recovery efforts. → Read More
Coronavirus prompts Shopify to tell employees to work from home starting March 16
Ottawa-based e-commerce company Shopify announced all of its workers will be working remotely starting March 16 due to COVID-19. → Read More
Collision tech conference cancels in-person event, goes online due to coronavirus
Collision, one of Toronto’s biggest tech conferences, is moving its conference online this year and postponing its in-person event to June 2021 because of concerns surrounding COVID-19. → Read More
Tesla outperforms 2019 goal, sells over 300,000 in the year
Tesla indicates it has delivered over 300,000 cars in the year, outperforming its 2019 goal. Most of the cars delivered were in the last quarter. → Read More
Ikea smart blinds finally get Apple HomeKit support
Ikea’s line of Tradfri smart binds are finally getting HomeKit support, according to 9to5Mac. While the update is rolling out now, not all owners are seeing it yet. To note, the blinds require the Tradfri hub to control it through HomeKit. The blinds launched in early 2019 and are priced between $129 USD (about $165.52 CAD) to $179 USD (about $232.44 CAD). Previously, it was unknown whether the… → Read More
CTA details emerging trends for Canadian technology ahead of CES 2020
The Cosumer Technology Association details technology trends that will be seen amongst Canadians ahead of CES 2020. → Read More
Some shows have left Disney+ because of legacy deals
Some shows have left Disney+ because of past legacy licences, but the streaming services aims to bring them back soon. → Read More
GE announces new switches, dimmers to be released soon
GE has announced a new set of switches and dimmers for smart homes that have been designed so they can be easily installed in older homes. → Read More
Apple re-signs multi-year agreement with chipmaker Imagination
Apple has signed a multi-year agreement with chipmaker Imagination again ending a public spat that had initially separated the two. → Read More
Apple reportedly to show off HomeKit at CES 2020
Apple will be reportedly showing off its HomeKit services at CES 2020, as well as having its senior director of privacy speak at a panel. → Read More
Shruti Shekar’s favourite things of 2019
I watched a lot of TV shows, fell in love with my Apple Watch, read a lot of books and reported live on TV. Here are all my favourite things from 2019. → Read More
Huawei Mobile Services gets more functionality
The beta version of the Huawei Mobile Services 4.0 seems to be on track to be poised as a rival to Google’s Mobile/Play Services. → Read More
‘Survival will be our first priority,’ says Huawei rotating chairman in NYE letter
Eric Xu, one of Huawei's rotating chairman, indicates the company's outlook for 2020 in a letter penned to letters. → Read More
Samsung Galaxy Fold 2 could be ‘immediately’ available after launch
The Samsung Galaxy Fold 2 could be immediately available for purchase right after it is expected to be announced in February. → Read More
Wyze admits 2.4 million customers hit with data breach
Wyze has confirmed it has been hit with a data breach exposing personal information of 2.4 million customers. → Read More
Here’s how the Apple Watch has become part of my lifestyle
I can't stress this enough -- you need to get an Apple Watch. → Read More