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

Yukon’s fibre-to-the-home assets now Indigenous-owned

For the first time in Canada, the majority of a province or territory's in-community fibre assets are now Indigenous-owned.  Northern Canada's telecommunications provider Northwestel announced...

Hashtag Trending May 5 – Intuit fined for misleading ads; ISPs ordered to block illegal streams; Musk wants to charge corporations for tweets

Intuit fined for misleading tax filers, U.S. internet service providers ordered to block illegal streaming services, and Elon Musk wants to charge corporations to tweet.

The Government of Ontario to use Anaplan on a cloud platform

The Government of Ontario will use products from Anaplan, a business planning software company, on a cloud platform to support improved financial processes across...

Ontario government and not-for-profit partner to launch training project for both employers and job seekers

With funding from the Ministry of Labour, Training and Skills Development's Skills Development Fund, the Cooperation Council of Ontario (CCO) will launch a major project that will help train and educate employers and individuals who want to optimize their tech and leadership skills in the job market.

Hashtag Trending May 3 – HP disables subscription ink; Microsoft Edge VPN; India’s first semiconductor fab

HP disables printer cartridges if you opt out of its subscription program, Microsoft is planning a VPN service in Edge, and India will build its first semiconductor fabrication plant.

Snap announces new features for Snapchat platform

Snap Inc., a U.S.-based camera and social media company, announced a plethora of new features across its Snapchat platform at its annual Snap Partner Summit....

CIO Association of Canada’s 2022 Impact Award Winners

On Tuesday, CIOs celebrated the CIO Association of Canada (CIOCAN) 2022 Impact Awards. The Impact Awards acknowledge and celebrate the company’s peers and technology leadership...

Canadian company develops human-like AI meeting assistant

An Ottawa-based company is making virtual meetings more productive with its human-like artificial intelligence (AI)-powered meeting assistant. Uncanny Lab Ltd.’s bluecap technology enhances the meeting...

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