Samira Balsara

Samira is a writer for IT World Canada. She is currently pursuing a journalism degree at Toronto Metropolitan University (formerly known as Ryerson) and hopes to become a news anchor or write journalistic profiles. You can email her at sbalsara@itwc.ca

Articles by Samira Balsara

Canadian company wins CapitaLand Sustainability X Challenge 2022 High Impact Award

CleanAir.ai, a Canadian cleantech company, has won the global CapitaLand Sustainability X Challenge (CSXC) 2022 "High Impact Award" for its ALVI CleanAir Safety System. The...

Hashtag Trending Aug 18 – Physical car controls are still better; Airbnb anti-partying tool; AirTag solves another theft

Physical car knobs beat digital ones, Airbnb launches an anti-partying tool in North America, and AirTag data helps solve another theft case. That’s all the...

Microsoft and Technation launch program to help prepare students for a digital work world

Technation and Microsoft recently launched a Career-Ready internship program called Explore, which brought first and second-year college and university students from across Canada together...

Hashtag Trending Aug 17 – Horizon Worlds hit France and Spain; FTC harassing Bezos?; Amazon freight facility walkout

Meta launches Horizon Worlds in two new countries, Amazon says the FTC is harassing its founder, and workers go on strike at an Amazon...

New survey reveals Canadians are experiencing effects of ‘Information Overload’

OpenText, a company that develops and sells enterprise information management software, released a new survey today revealing the extent to which the effects of...

Coffee Briefing August 16, 2022 – Wagepoint acquires KinHR; Canadian startup joins Mastercard Start Path program; Humi acquires scheduling software Ameego; and more

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 last week’s Coffee...

Gartner releases its annual Hype Cycle for Emerging Technologies

Gartner has released its annual Hype Cycle for Emerging Technologies research report, highlighting 25 technologies to watch. It compiles key insights from over 2,000...

Hashtag Trending August 11 – Meta worries about idle workforce; Microsoft disbands prosumer team; Google grills Apple over texting beef

Meta CEO worries that some employees aren’t doing work, Microsoft cuts team focused on prosumer experience, and Google blasts Apple’s texting standard. That’s all the...

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