Features
Longer reads on the forces shaping Canadian tech: prices, policy, infrastructure and the companies behind them. A new feature every Tuesday.
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Canadian small businesses aren't just buying AI tools. Some are building their own
AI use among Canadian businesses has tripled in two years. A Cambridge sign shop shows the next step: building free tools of its own on open-source AI that runs in your browser.
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Jensen Huang is out at Nvidia. What we know, what's alleged, and what it means for Canada
A timeline of the scandal that ended Huang's 33 years running Nvidia, separating what's confirmed from what's reported, plus the stakes for Canadian pensions and AI companies.
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What Bill C-22 would actually require, and why Signal says it would rather leave Canada
The lawful access bill is now before the Senate. We read the text: what it asks of apps and carriers, what it says about encryption, and who says they'd pull out.
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AI data centres want Canada's electricity. Who pays for the power?
Alberta, Quebec, Ontario and B.C. all promise data centres will pay their own way. They have four very different plans for making sure of it, and the details matter for your bill.
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Is it in Canada yet? What this week's tech launches actually brought here
Apple and Amazon launched a pile of new gear and features this week. Some arrived in Canada on day one, some only in certain provinces, and some not at all. Here's the scorecard.
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Is there a 'Canada tax' on gadgets? We checked nine prices against the loonie
A $949 iPad mini looks steep next to $699 USD, but at today's exchange rate it's cheaper here. The real markups are on foldables and flagships. Here's the math.
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Sony's PlayStation problem: discs, jailbreaks and a trust gap
Profits are up, but a month of hacks, firmware lockouts, account takeovers and the end of discs has PlayStation fans asking what they actually own. Here's what's going on, and what it means in Canada.
