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

Canada is outpacing the U.S. with its tech talent workforce growth

Canada is outpacing the U.S. with its growth in its tech talent workforce over the past 12 months, according to LinkedIn’s Workforce Report for Canada.

Hashtag Trending April 14 – Uber criticized for increasing prices; Elon Musk faces lawsuit over Twitter shares; Meta gets greedy in metaverse

Uber faces backlash for increasing prices during a shooting, Elon Musk is facing a lawsuit for disclosing his Twitter stake too late, and Meta will be taking a huge cut from transactions made in its metaverse.

In the midst of a talent shortage, how can Canada keep up with its tech sector growth?

Major tech companies are currently looking to hire tech talent in Canada, but with an ongoing digital skills shortage, the question arises: Does Canada...

ServiceNow launches its Now Platform San Diego release

ServiceNow has launched its Now Platform San Diego release, which aims to help organizations move beyond pandemic-induced transformation by driving productivity, scaling automation through the enterprise, and creating better experiences for a hybrid world. 

Shopify announces a 10-for-1 stock split

Shopify Inc. today announced a 10-for-1 split of its class A and class B shares, subject to shareholder approval.

Payments Canada and TCS partner to implement modernized payments system for Canadians

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) and Payments Canada are partnering to help implement the Payments Canada Real-Time Rail (RTR) system, allowing Canadians to initiate payments and receive funds in seconds, at any time.

Hashtag Trending April 7 – Google Maps to show tolls; Pinterest combat climate misinformation; new social engineering attack

Files from Tom Li Google Maps to show toll fees, Pinterest bans misinformation on climate change; BlackBerry is warning people of a new type of...

Reports from Square reveal new ways to transform businesses with technology in 2022

Two new commerce reports from Square, a software, payments and hardware solution for businesses, indicate Canadian businesses are looking for new ways to reach customers and transform businesses.

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