Technology

U.S. congressional panel calls for crackdown after ‘meme-stock’ saga

Online streaming bill could make YouTube ‘manipulate’ its algorithms, CRTC chair says

U.S. crypto firm Harmony hit by $100-million heist

Toronto’s BlueCat sells for $700-million plus amid slew of deals for Canadian tech firms

Tech leaders and investors confront industry’s sudden slump as Collision Conference returns

Instagram tests new tools for age verification

Shopify unveils partnerships with Apple, Google and Twitter, offers crypto feature

Montreal to host delayed COP 15 summit to halt global biodiversity loss

Collision tech conference kicks off in Toronto amid industry downturn, layoffs

Google resolves French copyright dispute over online content

German watchdog launches Google Maps investigation

Celsius Network ‘will take time’ to restore transactions, as several U.S. states launch investigations into crypto firm amid industry tailspin

Delta, Kellogg join IBM pledge to fight bias in online ad targeting

TikTok moves U.S. user data to Oracle servers

Health Canada to drop COVID Alert contact-tracing app immediately as rule changes limit usefulness

Internet Explorer gravestone goes viral in South Korea

Crypto company FTX Exchange acquires Bitvo, plans to officially launch in Canada

Wholesale marketplace Faire, a major presence in Kitchener, opens Toronto office

Plastic-eating 'superworms' offer recycling hope

Shopify-backed ecommerce delivery startup Swyft latest Canadian tech company to cut staff

Snowflake set to hire hundreds and open Toronto office to support U.S. cloud giant’s apps push

Elon Musk to address Twitter employees for the first time this week

Google, Facebook, Twitter will have to tackle deepfakes or risk EU fines, sources say

Ottawa to announce the end of troubled COVID Alert app this week, sources say

Spotify forms council to deal with harmful content after Joe Rogan backlash

Bitcoin plunges as Caisse-backed crypto company Celsius Network freezes customer withdrawals, transfers

Vancouver drug developer Zymeworks adopts poison pill to ward off hostile bid

Spotify expects to reach $100-billion in revenue in 10 years

Twitter tests reminder feature for limited edition product sales

Microsoft scales down Russia operations due to Ukraine crisis

PayPal allows select U.S. customers to transfer cryptocurrencies to external wallets

Shopify shareholders grant CEO Tobias Lutke 40% voting stake, approve 10-for-1 stock split

Canadian tech community braces for possible downturn as stocks fall, inflation rises

Elon Musk threatens to drop Twitter deal if fake-account data not provided

Chief executive of Amazon’s worldwide consumer business to step down after 23 years

Elon Musk’s deal for Twitter dodges lengthy U.S. antitrust review

EU deal on single mobile charging port likely June 7 in setback for Apple, sources say

Microsoft warns of forex hit, cuts forecast

Nasdaq to acquire Montreal-based analytics platform Metrio

Lightspeed launches new platform to ease product ordering amid supply-chain crunches

Repare stock soars after Montreal cancer drug developer strikes US$1-billion-plus deal with Roche

BlackBerry’s $600-million patent sale hits a snag