Alex Coop

Former Editorial Director for IT World Canada and its sister publications.

Articles by Alex Coop

What to expect at Apple’s WWDC 2018

The rumour mill has been pretty quiet leading up to Apple’s upcoming annual developer conference in San Jose, Calif., but there are a few things we’re expecting to see at this year’s event.

Canada still a ‘fast follow’ market, says ServiceNow country manager

Canada is a hotbed for tech talent, but the country is slow to adopt new technologies, especially in the enterprise space, says ServiceNow’s Canada country manager.

Hashtag Trending – HomePod adds multi-room function; Startup ICO raises $4 billion; Papua New Guinea bans Facebook

Apple’s HomePod adds multi-room functionality and sets a date for its launch in Canada, a startup company from the Cayman Islands is on track to raise more than $4 billion through its initial coin offering, and Papua New Guinea bans Facebook for a month.

Auditor general calls Phoenix pay system rollout an ‘incomprehensible failure’

Michael Ferguson didn’t mince words this morning when he cited a new report that slammed the federal government’s mismanaged Phoenix pay system, describing it as an “incomprehensible failure of project management and oversight.”

Samsung launches AI centre in Toronto

Samsung Research America (SRA) is going to launch a new artificial intelligence centre at the MaRS Discovery District in Toronto.

Canadian banks, TMX, use open source blockchain pilot to process security settlements instantly

An ongoing pilot project is continuing to transform the Canadian financial infrastructure, and recently, proved that blockchain can instantly settle both cash and security settlements.

Round-trip car sharing firms remain confident about Toronto operations after Car2Go exit

Round-trip car sharing firms still expect sunny days ahead after Car2Go announced its suspending its service in Toronto starting June.

Hashtag Trending – Car2Go pulls out of Toronto; New details emerge about pedestrian killed by Uber’s self-driving car; Elon Musk bashes media, suggests media...

Car2Go pulls out of Toronto, new details emerge about Uber’s self-driving car that killed a woman in March, and Elon Musk gets roasted online after bashing the media, saying he plans to create a website evaluating journalists credibility.

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