Meagan Simpson

Meagan Simpson is a Jr. staff writer for IT World Canada. A graduate of Carleton University’s journalism program, she loves sports, travelling, reading and photography, and when not covering tech news she can be found cuddled up on the couch with her cat and a good book.

Articles by Meagan Simpson

Ikea Canada launches bluetooth speakers

The Swedish furniture maker has announced that its Canadian division will be releasing its line of Bluetooth speakers, which it calls Eneby.

Canadian startup teams up with Google to advance quantum computing

Google's quantum computer is known for suffering a high error rate. A Canadian startup might be able to help with that.

Hashtag Trending – Robot dogs; Airbnb’s priciest cities; and museums want more nudity on Facebook

The robotics industry is going to the dogs. Find out the most expensive cities to Airbnb. And Facebook’s nudity policies are being criticized by museums.

Chances are, Toronto’s new tech workers feel underpaid

New reports indicate Toronto created more new tech jobs than Silicon Valley, but chances are those workers feel underpaid.

Hashtag Trending – Toronto beats San Francisco in tech job creation; London taxi drivers sue Uber for £1 billion; We interrupt your Netflix binge...

Toronto beats San Francisco in tech job creation, London taxi drivers sue Uber for £1 billion, and we interrupt your Netflix binge with this emergency alert

BlackBerry CEO urges U.S. Senate to pass driverless car legislation

BlackBerry CEO John Chen has signed a letter addressed to members of the U.S. Senate, urging them to pass legislation that will be game...

CRTC lays down first-ever fines for malware-infected ads

The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) is fining two companies $250,000 for their involvement in installing malicious software through online advertisements, a first...

Canadians using Bitcoin for investment purposes, Bank of Canada says

Almost 2 million Canadians own Bitcoin, the Bank of Canada found in its study.

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