Pragya Sehgal

Born and raised in the capital city of India - Delhi - bounded by the river Yamuna on the west, Pragya has climbed the Himalayas, and survived medical professional stream in high school without becoming a patient or a doctor. Pragya now makes her home in Canada with her husband - a digital/online marketing fanatic who also loves to prepare delicious meals for her. When she isn’t working or writing around tech, she’s probably watching art films on Netflix, or wondering whether she should cut her hair short or not. Can be contacted at psehgal@itwc.ca or 647.695.3494.

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Trudeau government pushes streaming giants to support Canadian content

Released this week, a report commissioned by the federal government in 2018 suggests U.S. tech companies, including Amazon, Netflix and Facebook, should collect the same taxes as those collected by Canadian companies, and that they make strong commitments to supporting Canadian content on their streaming services. 

Mozilla cleans house, bans and removes 197 malicious Firefox add-ons

It seems that Mozilla’s quest for protecting privacy in its products has intensified. 

Microsoft CEO says privacy is a human right, and businesses should treat it as such

The growing global concern over data privacy took centre stage this week as Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella shared his thoughts on the digital economy at the World Economic Forum in Davos.

Say hello to Microsoft’s new Chromium-based browser

Microsoft officially launched its new Edge Chromium browser across both Windows and macOS operating systems this week and is available for download now.

Deloitte’s 2020 TMT Predictions: 5G’s impact on healthcare will be significant

Expect heavy-duty AI capabilities in your pocket this year thanks to explosive growth in the 5G market, according to Deloitte's annual TMT predictions, growth that will be felt by all industries, especially healthcare.

Accenture announces $1.1 million grant to Acces Employment to develop AI bot for job seekers

Accenture this week announced a more than CA$1.1 million cash and in-kind services grant to the Canadian nonprofit organization Acces Employment to help it deliver more customized services to job seekers across the country through a new chatbot. 

Talking shower heads and toilet paper delivery bots, it’s the wackiest gadgets of CES 2020

Here’s a list of wackiest gadgets from CES 2020 that are hilarious, out of the box, useful, or all of the above. 

Personal health data remains secure after ransomware attack, says Saskatchewan’s eHealth CEO

The computer system storing confidential health data of the residents of Saskatchewan was attacked over the weekend, disrupting a number of eHealth Saskatchewan's services, according to its website.

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