Technology News for IT Professionals in Canada

Coffee Briefings are timely deliveries of the latest ITWC headlines, interviews, and podcasts. Today’s Coffee Briefing is delivered by IT World Canada’s editorial team! Missed...

More Briefings

Best of the Web

Artificial Intelligence

Robot startup uses ChatGPT to enhance its communications and reasoning skills

Humanoid robot startup Figure has secured a significant $675 million investment from a group of high-profile investors, including Jeff Bezos, Nvidia, OpenAI, and others, marking a significant step forward in the development and deployment of humanoid robots in the workforce.

Artificial Intelligence

Lawsuit requires Pegasus spyware to provide code used to spy on WhatsApp users

NSO Group, the developer behind the sophisticated Pegasus spyware, has been ordered by a U.S. court to provide its code for Pegasus and other surveillance products to WhatsApp.

Artificial Intelligence

OpenAI claims New York Times manipulated ChatGPT “fabricate data”

OpenAI has challenged the New York Times’ copyright lawsuit, asserting the newspaper manipulated ChatGPT to fabricate evidence.

Artificial Intelligence

Wendy’s leverages digital tech to test “surge pricing”

Wendy’s is set to experiment with Uber-like surge pricing, a concept referred to as “dynamic pricing,” starting in 2025.

SENIOR CONTRIBUTORS

Bolster your first line of defence – 5 tips to foster a security culture

Darren Gallop -

While the shift to hybrid work and the rise of interconnected systems have created new opportunities for business, this evolution exposed organizations to new...

Understanding Current Cybersecurity Challenges in Law: Legal Considerations for Artificial Intelligence and Technological Development (Article 6)

Melissa Lukings and Arash Habibi Lashkari -

With strong competition among countries around the world to become cutting edge leaders in AI, artificial intelligence has been a driving force of innovation...

Successfully managing Cybersecurity projects in the Age of AI

Yogi Schulz -

Managing cybersecurity projects in the age of AI has become more demanding. The stakes are higher. The cost to recover from a successful cyberattack...

D&A leaders must improve risk culture among their teams

Gartner -

Geopolitical, regulatory, economic and technological factors have caused much disruption in organizations and are forcing senior business leaders to prioritize risk management to navigate...

TRENDING THIS WEEK

Communications & Telecom

Government of Canada announces major broadband investments in the west

The government of Canada has announced significant investments to improve connectivity in British Columbia and Alberta over the past...

Mobility

Review: OnePlus 12 vs OnePlus 12R – A solid pair of devices

OnePlus is probably not the best-known phone brand in Canada, since the major carriers haven’t picked it up, but...

Featured Downloads

What Canadian corporate leaders think about generative AI

AWS

Bring Google security capabilities everywhere you operate

Google

State Of Cloud 2023 Report

Pluralsight

The Epson Business Scanner Advantage: Organizations Share Their Document Scanner Success Stories

Epson

Automation 201: A Deep Dive into Clarifying Your Requirements for Project Success

Epson

ITWC's Top Technology PODCASTS

Cyber Security Today, May 3, 2024 – North Korea exploits weak email DMARC settings, and the latest Verizon analysis of thousands of data breaches

Cyber Security Today, April 29, 2024 – Credential stuffing attacks are hitting firms using Okta ID management solutions, and more

This episode reports on a job scam aimed at app developers, the latest data breach notifications and more

Cyber Security Today, Week in Review for week ending Friday, April 26, 2024

This episode features a discussion on the latest in the Change Healthcare ransomware attack, a vulnerability in an abandoned Apache open source project, the next step in Canada's proposed critical infrastructure cybersecurity law and the future of TikTok

Meta’s new release sparks debate about open versus closed source AI: Hashtag Trending for Friday, April 19, 2024

Broadcom backs down on VMWare pricing: Hashtag Trending for Wednesday, April 17, 2024

YouTube clamps down on third party apps that block ads. Experts predict a new cyber-war between Iran and Israel. Elon Musk backs...

Google users say two-factor authentication didn’t protect them. Hashtag Trending for Monday, April 15th

Early Saturday morning listeners may have missed my weekend interview segment with Senator Colin Deacon. If you did, it was totally my...

Leadership in the Digital Enterprise: Patricia Kosseim

Manfred Boudreaux-Dehmer CIO, NATO – Interview on Leadership in the Digital Enterprise

Ten key attributes of leadership success Leadership in the Digital Enterprise: Gary Davenport

INDUSTRY VOICES

Cybersecurity in 2024: Priorities and challenges for Canadian organizations

January 24, 2024

By Derek Manky As predictions for 2024 point to the continued expansion of cyber threats, cybersecurity experts are calling for a renewed commitment to cyber...

Survey shows generative AI is a top priority for Canadian corporate leaders.

January 8, 2024

Leaders are devoting significant budget to generative AI for 2024 Canadian corporate leaders are making generative AI a top strategic priority, a new generative AI...

Leveraging ERP and AI to Anticipate and Respond to Consumer Behaviour

January 8, 2024

As companies aim to stay ahead of the curve with new trends and innovations, the tides are turning, and consumer influence is compelling them...

Three reasons NOT to invest in Cybersecurity

December 21, 2023

By: Martin Hoz Are you an executive within a medium or large organization? Have you recently been approached about investments in cybersecurity but feel that...

Stemming the tide of cybercrime

November 22, 2023

By: Derek Manky Technology continues to play a significant role in accelerating cyberattacks and increasing their effectiveness, reflecting a global trend that sees cybercriminals growing...

Featured Technology Jobs

President to President VIDEOS

President to President: Paul Pinkney, General Manager, Red Hat Canada, Sales

ITWC’s Fawn Annan sat down with Paul Pinkney, General Manager, Red Hat Canada, to discuss Paul's journey with Red Hat and what led to...

President to President: Jeanette Irekvist, President, Ericsson Canada

ITWC’s Fawn Annan sat down with Jeanette Irekvist, President, Ericsson Canada to discuss Jeanette's Ericsson Journey, what's changed around the R&D agenda, and the...