Alex Coop

Former Editorial Director for IT World Canada and its sister publications.

Articles by Alex Coop

CEOs are leaning on CIOs to do a lot more, says new report, but few CIOs are following through

A new survey from Oxford Economics reaffirms the notion that business skills, not technology skills, are becoming more important for a chief information officer...

Hashtag Trending – #AmazonStrike, social media linked to depression, FTC approves $5B Facebook settlement

#PrimeDayAmazon is joined by the Amazon Strike, social media, not video games, is linked to depression according to a new report, and the Federal Trade Commission approves a $5B settlement with Facebook.

Hashtag Trending – A new streaming service, Google Assistant recordings, Former Tesla employee in the hot seat

Another player enters the streaming wars, it turns out human workers are listening to recordings from Google Assistant, and a former Tesla employee is in the hot seat.

Toronto’s chief information officer Rob Meikle exits after six years

IT World Canada has learned that the City of Toronto’s Rob Meikle is no longer its chief information officer.

Hashtag Trending – Instagram tackles bullying, Juggalo makeup to the rescue, IBM closes Red Hat deal

Instagram is stepping up its efforts to stomp out bullying on its platform, Juggalo makeup, it turns out, can block facial recognition technology, and IBM finally closes its acquisition of Red Hat.

DMG says Facebook’s new Libra coin is a ‘great idea’ and will push crypto into the mainstream

Facebook is probably not the company most people want to see dabbling in cryptocurrency, but the corporation's launch of its new digital coin next...

Hashtag Trending – AI and the Beatles, British Airways gets fined, Steve Jobs was a ‘wizard’

AI helps unlock some of the Beatles greatest secrets, British Airways gets slapped with a fine by the GDPR, and Bill Gates describes Steve Jobs as a wizard.

Hashtag Trending – Facebook goes down, Amazon snaps back, Elizabeth Warren wants answers

Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp go down, Amazon says everything is fine at its warehouses, and Democratic presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren has her eyes locked on  the FCC.

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