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

City of Toronto updates its open data portal, adds new datasets

The City of Toronto recently updated its open data portal; adding new features and new datasets.

Microsoft commits to carbon negative by 2030, among other environmental commitments

The environmental crisis is by no means a new issue, but Microsoft is making a renewed effort to combat it, as it announced today that it is committing to becoming carbon negative by 2030, eliminating all past carbon emissions by 2050, and the creation of a $US1 billion fund for investment in carbon removal technologies.

Accenture opens new intelligent operations centre in St. Catharines

Accenture is kicking off the new year with a bang by opening a new intelligent operations centre in St. Catharines today, its second location in the Niagara Region.

Bell announces Mirko Bibic as new president and CEO

Bell Communications today announced that it has appointed Mirko Bibic as its new president and chief executive officer following yesterday's retirement of former CEO, George Cope.

Website accessibility is still an issue in Ontario, says expert

Many businesses in Ontario are way behind on becoming compliant with Ontario's newest website accessibility laws that come into effect next January, a mistake that could not only cost them customers but also a lot of money, according to the managing director of Siteimprove, Mike Cart.

Ridesharing services could soon replace personal vehicles, according to Accenture study

A future in which personal vehicles are no longer popular and ridesharing services rule the road may be closer on the horizon than some may expect.

Samsung unveils new TV lineup

Samsung got ahead of a big news week at CES 2020 by unveiling its newest line of TVs, including MicroLED, QLED 8K, and Lifestyle TVs.

Malware is going to get weirder in 2020, so it’s time for enterprises to get weird too, says Trend Micro exec

As we leave 2019 behind, a new year approaches. And with it comes the impending waves of new malware that businesses will have to defend themselves from.

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