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

Coffee Briefing August 2, 2022- Mastercard launches Changeworks; Zoho celebrates growth and expansion; Trending tech skills in Canada; 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!

Hashtag Trending July 29 – Metaverse profit; videogames harmless in moderation; Microsoft earnings report

Meta loses money in the metaverse, video games do not harm mental health, and Microsoft releases its earnings report. That's all the tech news that’s...

Top Women in Cyber Security: How to thrive and grow in the industry

While there are still challenges when it comes to finding opportunities for women and young girls in the cyber security industry, a path is...

Top Women in Cyber Security: Fighting Ransomware

A study from Telus revealed that 67 per cent of Canadian organizations surveyed reported some form of a ransom incident in the last year....

Top Women in Cyber Security: Closing the inclusion gap

According to reports from Bloomberg, there could be 3.5 million unfilled cybersecurity jobs by 2025 if there are no solutions to close the inclusion...

Government of Canada invests $3 million to help SMEs adopt low-carbon processes and products

The Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev Ontario) has announced an investment of $3 million for Lambton College of Applied Arts and...

Shopify lays off 10 per cent of its global workforce

Shopify is laying off 10 per cent of its global workforce, joining dozens of other tech and non-tech firms that are freezing hiring and...

Hashtag Trending July 26 – Australian companies stop use of facial recognition tech; U.S. social media laws; Intel and MediaTek agreement

Australian retailers stop the use of facial recognition technology, more American states are working on laws to control social media, and Intel announces that...

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