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

Hashtag Trending – Huawei under U.S. investigation; Twitter’s terrific quarter; Gmail redesign unveiled

Chinese smartphone giant Huawei is being investigated by the U.S. justice department. Twitter posts a profit for the second quarter in a row. And...

Secrets of Salesforce, FreshBooks, and other tech stars on the 2018 list of Best Workplaces in Canada

Certification agency Great Place To Work Canada has released its annual Best Workplaces Canada list, and as usual tech made a strong showing, with 15 of the top 30 companies - the top 10 businesses in each of the three categories measured - operating in the tech industry.

Hashtag Trending – Google CEO’s $380M payday; Amazon, Netflix team up for lawsuit; Cambridge Analytica founder speaks out

Google CEO Sundar Pichai receives an astronomical paycheque. Amazon and Netflix are teaming up for a lawsuit against a leading U.S. provider of Android TV boxes. And Cambridge Analytica founder Aleksandr Kogan calls Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg a hypocrite.

Techstars Toronto class of 2018 is transforming data sharing, digital identification, and more

On April 19, international startup accelerator network Techstars revealed its first class from Ontario's capital, a series of 10 tech startups - some of them with roots from outside Canada - that are disrupting data management, digital identification, and more.

Hashtag Trending – Startup Genome to release 2018 report; Toronto mayor’s Silicon Valley tour; Backpage shut down

A prominent think tank is releasing the latest edition of its annual startup report; Toronto Mayor John Tory is embarking on a streaming-centric tour...

Hashtag Trending – Gmail’s getting a facelift; Facebook collects data on non-users; HomePod a bust?

Google’s email platform is getting a facelift; Mark Zuckerberg acknowledges that Facebook collects data on non-users; and Bloomberg reports that the HomePod isn’t selling as well as Apple hoped.

Complaints up 73%, but Wireless Code breaches down during latter part of 2017, CCTS finds

The Commission for Complaints for Telecom-television Services (CCTS) received a record number of complaints last year, but also recorded fewer breaches of its Wireless...

Tech a minor component of Toronto’s new ‘smart neighbourhood,’ Sidewalk Labs exec says

It's easy for the layperson to interpret Sidewalk Labs' newest project as "Google is building a high-tech neighbourhood in Toronto," but the startup's first roundtable presentation on Tuesday did its best to paint a picture that depicted anything but.

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