Eric Emin Wood

Former IT World Canada associate editor turned consultant with public relations firm Porter Novelli. When not writing for the tech industry enjoys photography, movies, travelling, the Oxford comma, and will talk your ear off about animation if you give him an opening.

Articles by Eric Emin Wood

GM’s new Markham-based Technical Centre to act as company’s software hub

General Motors' Greater Toronto facility will play a crucial role in the company's digital transformation efforts by developing software for autonomous and connected vehicles, infotainment, and active safety, one of its vice-presidents says.

Amazon reveals shortlist for HQ2 – and it includes Toronto

Looks like Toronto's collaborative, incentive-free strategy for courting Amazon.com Inc. paid off. The Seattle-based tech giant, which announced that it would be soliciting bids for...

Hashtag Trending – Facebook’s changing its news feed again, BlackBerry CEO to deliver keynote at Detroit Auto Show

Facebook’s changing its news feed again. The Detroit Auto Show has begun - and today’s keynote is being delivered by BlackBerry CEO John Chen. Trending...

Hashtag Trending – Samsung’s next phones will double as radios, Dropbox files IPO

Samsung is turning its next phones into radios. Dropbox has quietly filed for an IPO. And today’s CES highlights include a bricklaying machine and...

Hashtag Trending – French authorities investigating Apple for ‘planned obsolesence’; dancing robots at CES

Apple is being investigated by French prosecutors for allegedly designing iPhones to deliberately stop working after two years. People are talking about James Damore’s...

Hashtag Trending – Microsoft drops Bitcoin support, Apple pressured to address childhood iPhone addiction

Microsoft is no longer supporting Bitcoin. Two investors with $2 billion USD in Apple stock are pressuring the company to address childhood iPhone addiction....

IBM marks more than 100,000 patents in 25 years with AI, cyber security enhancements

The inventors who serve as the backbone of International Business Machines Corp. passed a significant milestone this year, and a diverse array of fields...

CIBC targets technology industry with new Innovation Banking arm

The Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce is targeting the technology industry - and its most tech-savvy customers - with its newest division. On Monday the...

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