Tom Li

Telecommunication and consumer hardware are Tom's main beats at IT World Canada. He loves to talk about Canada's network infrastructure, semiconductor products, and of course, anything hot and new in the consumer technology space. You'll also occasionally see his name appended to articles on cloud, security, and SaaS-related news. If you're ever up for a lengthy discussion about the nuances of each of the above sectors or have an upcoming product that people will love, feel free to drop him a line at tli@itwc.ca.

Articles by Tom Li

Intel Vision 2022: Habana Gaudi2 AI training processor arrives to challenge the Nvidia A100

At Intel Vision 2022, Intel unveiled the Gaudi2 AI training processor fresh from its Habana Labs, the Israel-based AI accelerator chip company Intel acquired...

Hashtag Trending May 9 – Remote work doesn’t hamper productivity; Amazon curbs fake reviews; Nvidia fined by SEC

Another research finds that remote work does not reduce productivity, Amazon is taking legal actions against fake reviewers, and Nvidia was fined for hiding...

Chris Barry named the new president of Microsoft Canada, succeeding Kevin Peesker

With files from Lynn Greiner. Chris Barry will succeed Kevin Peesker as the president of Microsoft Canada, following Peesker's promotion to a worldwide role, Deb...

Hashtag Trending May 6 – Mixed reactions to Netflix’s password sharing charge; head of FDA says misinformation is the leading cause of death; Big...

Survey shows mixed reactions about Netflix’s extra “out-of-home user” charge, the head of the FDA says misinformation is the leading cause of death right...

Microsoft Canada celebrates the opening of its new downtown headquarters

On May 3, Microsoft welcomed the press and Toronto Mayor John Tory in the opening ceremony of its new Canadian headquarters located in the...

Hashtag Trending May 4 – Google fires AI researcher; Android users switch to iPhone; California runs on 100 per cent renewable energy

Files from Samira Balsara. Google is firing its AI researchers, Android users are switching to Apple, and for the first time ever, California briefly runs...

Hashtag Trending May 2 – Stop using Internet Explorer; AI tool to detect deep fakes; cryptomining in Texas rivals Hustan energy use

Microsoft urges Windows users to stop using Internet Explorer, one computer scientist creates an exceptional deep fake detection tool, and cryptocurrency mining in Texas...

Six hour outage of Elavon’s Interac payment system resolved

Elavon’s Interac payment service experienced an outage in Canada on April 29, taking down debit functions on Canada’s major payment terminals, including Godaddy Poynt,...

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