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Meta starts testing paid verification for Canadian Facebook, Instagram creators
TORONTO — Meta Platforms Inc. has begun allowing "up-and-coming creators" in Canada to pay to be verified on Facebook and Instagram. The social media company says in a release that the pay-for-verification program is called Meta Verified.
May 31, 2023 2:05 PM
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Funded deals, investment totals fall as VCs adjust to new normal: BDC
TORONTO — Canada's venture capitalists settled into a new normal marked by fewer and more cautious investments last year — and a new report suggests the pattern will continue.
May 31, 2023 8:20 AM
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Shopify faces class action over severance offered to recently laid off staff
A class-action lawsuit alleges Shopify Inc. reneged on a deal it offered some employees who were laid off in a recent round of cuts.
May 30, 2023 9:13 AM
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Technology could be key to future wildfire prevention, fighting: companies
When wildfires hit Alberta earlier this month, leaving more than 10,000 square kilometres of land scorched so far this year, João Lopes was worried about how much more devastation could be on its way.
May 30, 2023 2:00 AM
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Ontario urged to develop 'guardrails' on public sector use of AI
TORONTO — Ontario should put in place "effective guardrails" on the public sector's use of artificial intelligence technologies, the Information and Privacy Commissioner and the Ontario Human Rights Commission said Thursday in a joint statement.
May 25, 2023 2:52 PM
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Death of the password coming as passkey technology on brink of consumer adoption
TORONTO — Anna Pobletts has spent the last few years on a mission to make passwords a thing of the past, but passkeys — the technology that could replace them — have never truly been on the brink of widespread consumer adoption until this year.
May 19, 2023 8:08 AM
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Uber to allow Canadian teens to set up ride-share accounts this summer
TORONTO — Canadian teens will soon be able to hitch a ride with Uber as the ride-hailing app works to expand its market. The U.S.
May 17, 2023 9:53 AM
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Binance to stop serving Canadian market, blames new stablecoin guidance
Cryptocurrency exchange giant Binance says it will be withdrawing its services from Canada. In a tweet, it blamed its decision to depart the country on new guidance related to stablecoins and investor limits provided to crypto exchanges.
May 12, 2023 2:06 PM
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'BlackBerry' pockets rave reviews as tech leaders say phone story doesn't ring true
TORONTO — “BlackBerry” director Matt Johnson is enjoying the controversy simmering around his latest film.
May 12, 2023 11:03 AM
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CBC resumes activity on some of its Twitter accounts after hitting pause over labels
The CBC and Radio-Canada are returning to Twitter after pausing activity last month over their designation as "government-funded media" by the social media platform.
May 9, 2023 7:28 PM
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