Mandy Kovacs

Mandy is a lineup editor at CTV News. A former staffer at IT World Canada, she's now contributing as a part-time podcast host on Hashtag Trending. She is a Carleton University journalism graduate with extensive experience in the B2B market. When not writing about tech, you can find her active on Twitter following political news and sports, and preparing for her future as a cat lady.

Articles by Mandy Kovacs

2018 Honda Odyssey completes Honda’s automation upgrade

Honda is trying to make self-driving technology safe and affordable for the average consumer by incorporating the tech into almost all of its vehicle models. It’s also been testing the features in harsh climates in hopes of making it the obvious choice for Canadian customers.

Hashtag Trending: Aug. 9, 2017 – Google’s diversity spat; VR in the browser

Google’s internal policies are publicly criticized, Firefox introduces virtual reality capabilities, and video games are officially bad for your health.

LinkedIn unveils new Tinder-like mentorship service

If you think Tinder (and related apps) is the scourge of the earth, you may not like that LinkedIn is taking a page from its book.

Financial woes for Canadian telecom tech company DragonWave continue

A Canadian telecommunications company is in dire financial straits, and the situation is not looking up.

Top industries gaining and losing millennials according to LinkedIn

Millennials ain’t your average generation. Those born between 1980 and 1996 (although the exact age group ranges depending on who you ask) have been called everything, from lazy to narcissistic to serial job-hoppers, and accused of killing industries like bar soap, napkins, golf, diamonds, and even department stores.

Canadian government buying into big data with new forward-thinking vision

Canada has unveiled plans to become a leader in the big data revolution.

Open procurement process hopes to improve open by default pilot portal, speed up innovation

It’s no secret that the procurement system in Canada needs upgrades, and the federal government is testing out a new tool to improve its open by default pilot portal.

Former Google Canada exec will keep Pelmorex ahead of digital disruptions

Sam Sebastian announced his departure from Google Canada just this week, and he’s already planning his first few steps as president and CEO of Pelmorex Corp., a position he starts on Sept. 5.

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