Buckley Smith

Staff writer for IT World Canada. Covering the world of technology as it applies to business. Buckley is an avid sports fan who loves travel, food, and music. Can be contacted at [email protected] or 416-290-2000.

Articles by Buckley Smith

Vaughan partners with VentureLAB, York U, and Mackenzie Health to plan modern health precinct

As the City of Vaughan works towards the opening of the brand-new Mackenzie Vaughan Hospital in late 2020, it announced a partnership today with...

Waze integrates city data into Google Cloud

Waze is bringing its city data (Waze for City Data) to the Google Cloud to allow for cities to more easily access, organize, store, interpret, and share its transportation data.

Hashtag Trending – WeWork pulls its IPO; Facebook testing out removing visible likes; female streamers face harassment on Twitch

WeWork pulls its IPO; Facebook testing out removing visible likes; female streamers face harassment on Twitch The chaos surrounding WeWork continues and it is trending...

BlackBerry launches BlackBerry Labs to develop cybersecurity solutions

Blackberry is looking to ramp up its research and development in the world of cybersecurity as it announced today it is launching a new business unit entitled BlackBerry Advanced Technology Development Labs (BlackBerry Labs).

Hashtag Trending – WeWork to clean house; More CEOs bite the dust; Facebook top propaganda platform

WeWork to clean house after CEO steps down; Even more CEOs leave their companies; Facebook listed as top platform for political misinformation Following the exit...

Metro Toronto Convention Centre to install weapon detection tech that uses machine learning

Weapons detection technology that uses machine learning is set to be tested at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre (MTCC) later this year.

Elevate: The smart city debate

Smart cities are a hot topic today; all the more so in Toronto with all of the controversy surrounding the proposed smart city district at the Quayside.

Cisco selects SingularityNET to host decentralized AGI project

Cisco announced this morning SingularityNET and its blockchain-based platform will host its decentralized Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) project.

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