Mandy Kovacs

Mandy is a lineup editor at CTV News. A former staffer at IT World Canada, she's now contributing as a part-time podcast host on Hashtag Trending. She is a Carleton University journalism graduate with extensive experience in the B2B market. When not writing about tech, you can find her active on Twitter following political news and sports, and preparing for her future as a cat lady.

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Hashtag Trending – Snapchat opens up to 3rd party developers, World Cup a testbed for new tech, Tesla announces full autopilot

Snapchat opens its platform up to third party developers, the 2018 World Cup is a testbed for new tech, and Tesla announces full autopilot.

Hashtag Trending – Apple’s new security feature, Microsoft and Walmart want in on cashier-less stores, Elon Musk and Chicago team up

Apple is working on a new security feature that would make it harder for investigators to get data off iPhones, Microsoft wants to make Walmart cashier-less, and Chicago is teaming up with Elon Musk to build high-speed transit tunnels to its airport.

Zero to hero: how Vancouver upped its digital maturity to become one of the most innovative cities in Canada

Vancouver was Canada’s first city to implement a digital strategy more than five years ago in an effort to transform the internal processes of...

Hashtag Trending – Tesla cuts workforce, AT&T cleared to buy Time Warner, Twitter updates

Tesla announces company-wide personnel cuts, AT&T has been cleared for its acquisition of media company Time Warner, and Twitter announces new updates to its platform.

2 Truths and a Lie with Dell EMC’s Michael Sharun

Michael Sharun was crucial in representing Canada's interests during the massive Dell-EMC merger in 2016, and has been the president of enterprise sales in...

HP Spectre X360 2018 Edition Review – All Hands on Tech

IT World Canada called last year's HP Spectre X360 one of the best business laptops around, and with some new upgrades, the latest All Hands on Tech explores whether the 2018 version lives up to the high standards set by its predecessor.

A brief discussion with Netflix co-founder Marc Randolph on how the tech industry has changed

Marc Randolph, one of the co-founders of Netflix, was in Toronto on June 6, 2018 for the second annual Audi Innovation Series, which features notable figures that have had an impact not only the technology landscape, but on the world as a whole. IT World Canada caught up with Randolph at the event to get his perspective on the changing industry.

2 Truths And A Lie with Trend Micro Canada’s Marcia Sequeira

Marcia Sequeira has been Trend Micro’s Canadian country manager for just over a year, but she's spent almost two decades in the tech industry. To get a better feel for Marcia's personal side, we decided to play a little game. Play along and see how you do!

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