Brian Jackson

Former editorial director of IT World Canada. Current research director at Info-Tech

Articles by Brian Jackson

AI-powered CAA roadside assistance will be dispatched before you break down

CAA has developed its own machine learning algorithm in a bid to improve wait times for drivers that need help.

Hashtag Trending – Elevate Tech Fest; Dialog launch; USB recording interfaces

Tech CEOs release a plan to boost Canada’s digital economy, a new online community is dedicated to call-in audio shows, and everyone wants to know - what’s the best USB interface to record to your computer?

Hashtag Trending – Apple’s Shazam deal, Nomad wireless charger; unboxing the iPhone rainbow

Apple closes its Shazam acquisition, everyone’s shopping for a new wireless charging station, and what its like to unbox the new iPhone in all three colours.

Shopify’s Tobias Lütke and other tech CEOs chart a path to scaling up Canada’s faltering digital economy

A group of Canada's digital economy luminaries say the country needs to double the number of billion-dollar digital firms here by 2025, in a...

Could digital secretary ‘Amelia’ be the future face of Government of Canada’s AI services?

The Government of Canada is looking to create a list of pre-qualified suppliers for AI services.

Here’s what new Amazon Alexa products are coming to Canada – and what’s not

Amazon made a slew of device announcements on Thursday, ranging from new versions of the Echo Dot and Echo Plus to a microwave and a wall clock.

VW to offer personalized key fobs 3D printed by HP’s new Metal Jet

Most people's encounters with 3D printing technology so far have involved feeding long ropes of plastic into a desktop unit that shapes it into...

New Equinix CEO won’t affect Canadian operations

Equinix has a new CEO but says that Canada operations remain the same.

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