Tom Li

Telecommunication and consumer hardware are Tom's main beats at IT World Canada. He loves to talk about Canada's network infrastructure, semiconductor products, and of course, anything hot and new in the consumer technology space. You'll also occasionally see his name appended to articles on cloud, security, and SaaS-related news. If you're ever up for a lengthy discussion about the nuances of each of the above sectors or have an upcoming product that people will love, feel free to drop him a line at [email protected].

Articles by Tom Li

Hashtag Trending Feb. 23 – TikTok’s privacy issues; Apple faces fines; taking U.S. tech giants to court?

TikTok uses device tracking to get full access to user data, Dutch antitrust watchdogs fine Apple, and some groups want the power to take...

Hashtag Trending Feb. 22 – Nvidia spends $10B for semiconductors; White Castle hires robots; NYC wants to slow down delivery times

Nvidia spends big to secure semiconductor supply, White Castle employs robots at 100 of its locations, and NYC introduces bills to slow down grocery...

Windows 11 will block WEP and TKIP Wi-Fi connections

Windows 11 will soon block Wi-Fi connections to networks running the ancient WEP and TKIP security protocols, according to a Microsoft blog posted on...

Western University commits $1M to research 5G use cases

Western University and Bell are partnering on eight new projects to bring next-generation experiences onto 5G networks, announced Western on Feb. 16. The university...

Hashtag Trending Feb. 17 – ‘Metamates’; Elon Musk’s Neuralink; Kids Online Safety Act

Mark Zuckerberg has a new name for his Meta employees, Elon Musk is developing new neurotechnology with his Neuralink company, and U.S. senators introduce...

Ontario’s major cities have the worst Uber passengers

Uber has finally added rider score breakdown to its ride-hailing app. It has also released a list of cities with the best and worst...

Buy more to make more: Intel acquires Tower semiconductors

Intel has entered into an agreement to scoop up Israel-based Tower Semiconductors for US$5.4 billion as it continues its quest to boost its foundry...

Hashtag Trending Feb. 15 – Ads in Snapchat stories; exploit for unlimited Ethereum; Chinese startup takes on Starlink

Snapchat testing ads in Stories, computer scientist discovers an exploit to create Ethereum, and a Chinese startup wants to take on Starlink. That’s all the...

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