Samira Balsara

Samira is a writer for IT World Canada. She is currently pursuing a journalism degree at Toronto Metropolitan University (formerly known as Ryerson) and hopes to become a news anchor or write journalistic profiles. You can email her at [email protected]

Articles by Samira Balsara

Newfoundland and Labrador to strengthen its research and innovation with a new $18-million investment

IBM Canada, the Government of Canada and the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador have announced an investment of more than C$18 million to strengthen...

ITWC Digital Transformation Conference: Telling Your Digital Story Effectively

On day two of the Digital Transformation Conference, Cindy Xiong spoke about how to effectively tell a story digitally.  Xiong, an assistant professor at University...

Hashtag Trending May 26 – Tesla stock price drop; new Google image AI; California bill lets parents sue social-media platforms

Tesla’s stock price drops to an  11-month low, Google showcases a photorealistic image generator that uses text inputs, and a new California bill could...

Toronto-based company launches platform to help solve podcasters’ challenges

CoHost, a Toronto-based podcasting platform which launched earlier this month, is helping podcasters with one of their biggest challenges—audience growth. The company combines a suite...

Hashtag Trending May 20 – Google Russia bankruptcy; Netflix loses loyal subscribers; and IT admin wipes four servers

Google Russia files for bankruptcy, Netflix is losing its most loyal subscribers, and an IT admin gets seven years in prison for wiping four servers.

Burnout in the tech sector: Why is it happening and what are the solutions?

As more organizations focus on digitally transforming their businesses, and the need for technology and its services grow, tech workers are facing burnout and...

Hashtag Trending May 18 – Twitter deal hangs; Twitter legal team accuses Musk of breaking NDA; Intel shareholders reject proposed compensation for execs

The Twitter deal hangs as Musk presses for proof of bot count on the platform, Twitter’s legal team accuses Musk of breaking an NDA,...

Concerns around data hacking and identity theft via biometrics are on the rise, report says

A Capterra study of 756 Canadians has revealed that the use of biometric data has risen among consumers since the start of the pandemic,...

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