Alex Coop

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

Articles by Alex Coop

Hashtag Trending, May 18, 2021 – South Korea boosts domestic chip production; Apple lossless music streaming; Sharp’s big camera phone

South Korea works with the private sector to invest in a domestic chip supply chain, lossless music streaming comes to Apple music at no extra cost, and Sharp announces a new smartphone with a super camera.

Google Canada commits $2 million to reskill job seekers

This morning, Google Canada announced a $2 million commitment to help train job seekers in Canada for new careers in technology.

Hashtag Trending, May 17, 2021 – Twitter subscription service; Remote worker engagement; Ireland Health Services ransomware attack

Twitter unveils its subscription service, remote worker engagement comes into question, and Ireland Health Services is hit with a ransomware attack.

Hashtag Trending, May 14, 2021 – Tesla tanks Bitcoin; ebay to sell NFTs; Wattpad expands its business

Tesla pausing Bitcoin payments wipes $366 billion from its value, eBay starts selling NFTs, and Wattpad plans to add 100 jobs in Canada.

IBM looks to address business AI adoption challenges with AutoSQL and partner program changes

Since its release three years ago, IBM says DBaaS offerings have gained enormous interest from customers across multiple industries. At THINK this week, it also received several updates.

Hashtag Trending, May 13, 2021- Xiaomi removed from trade ban list; Amazon ‘hire-to-fire’; new Google data centre in Quebec

Chinese tech company Xiaomi is no longer on the U.S. trade ban list, Amazon is accused of hiring and firing workers to meet a turnover quota, and Google is building a new data centre in Quebec.

Recap: MapleSEC Satellite Session – Learning through Training

IT World Canada's latest MapleSEC Satellite session was all about training and awareness and understanding what techniques work best. Here's a quick recap in case you missed it

Hashtag Trending, May 11, 2021 – High pressure sales tactics at The Source; Apple doubles down on Corning; Zoom CEO tired of Zoom

A story about high-pressure sales tactics at a Toronto consumer electronics store gains national attention, Apple invests a few more millions into glassmaker Corning, and guess who's suffering from Zoom fatigue? It’s Zoom’s CEO.

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