Canada Stories - Page 2

Kiwi Stories

Canada stories

Study backs wider glucose monitors for type 2 diabetes

People with type 2 diabetes on intensive insulin therapy could gain months of life and cut later healthcare costs if wider monitoring is funded.

By Mara Sugue • 5 min read • Last week

Global Stories

Canada stories

Generative AI

NEC C&C Prize honours clock pioneer & AI researchers

Each winning group will receive JPY ¥10 million for work that could sharpen timekeeping and strengthen AI decision-making across industry.

By Mara Sugue • 3 min read • Last week

Software-as-a-Service

Intuit rolls out AI tools for QuickBooks in Canada

Small businesses and accountants in Canada can now automate routine finance tasks in QuickBooks as Intuit expands its AI rollout internationally.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 5 min read • Last week

Fintech

Banks overrate fraud readiness as data gaps persist

Operational gaps are undermining banks' fraud defences, with only 41% fully connecting key data despite strong plans to increase AI spending.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • Last week

Encryption

LG and Apple launch seven new smart home accessories

Privacy-conscious homes get new choices as LG and Apple roll out seven connected devices, including cameras, a lock and a thermostat.

By Mara Sugue • 4 min read • Last week

Private Cloud

Apple launches HomeView smart home screen with Siri AI

The new device blends smart home controls, FaceTime and personalised apps, while its EU launch is blocked by Siri AI's regional limits.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last week

Data centers

LGMG launches compact electric scissor lift in Canada

Rental fleets in Canada gain a 10-metre indoor lift that fits through standard doorways and supports tighter warehouse and fit-out jobs.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Last week

Smart Home

Apple's expanded Home spread: HomePod mini 2, Apple TV 4K

The new hardware lineup gives Apple a bigger play in the smart home, with Siri AI, surround sound and accessories.

By Jake MacAndrew • 4 min read • Last week

Digital Transformation

Forever New completes global eCommerce move to Shopify

The nine-month overhaul should cut delays to digital updates and give the fashion retailer a single eCommerce system across four major markets.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last week

Construction

GIS Cloud doubles user growth as AI tools drive uptake

AI tools have helped the mapping platform top 220,000 users across 60 countries, with daily sign-ups now above 100.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • This month

Stories from Other Regions

Canada stories

Risk & Compliance

Asset Panda launches Canadian data hosting for clients

The move should help Canadian public-sector and regulated customers adopt the asset management platform without moving records, files or backups abroad.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • Last week

Fintech

LoanPro partners with KOHO on new Canadian products

The deal lets KOHO speed up new launches for its 2.5 million Canadian members while keeping app control and outsourcing back-end lending work.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Last week

Phishing

One in three Canadians targeted by scam, survey finds

Banks and phone firms face pressure to do more, as 34 per cent of Canadians say they were targeted by a scam in the past year.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last week

Artificial Intelligence

TD expands agentic AI into mortgage funding operations

The bank expects the new tools to double colleague productivity in early funding and discharge checks, while staff keep final oversight.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • Last week

Private Cloud

Kyndryl VP: Canadian firms face barriers to modernising for AI

Kyndryl's Umair Dinarwala says Canadian firms have the ambition to modernise, but budgets, resistance to change and capacity hold them back.

By Jake MacAndrew • 4 min read • Last week

Artificial Intelligence

Virtual Hallway launches AI tool for Canadian clinicians

Free access to evidence-based answers could speed decisions for Canadian frontline clinicians as Virtual Hallway widens its specialist network with AI.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last week

Fintech

Plaid launches AI credit & fraud models for lenders

Lenders may now approve more borrowers and catch more fraud, as Plaid's new models use cash flow and transaction data instead of credit scores alone.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • This month

Agricultural Technology

Structural Battery Company joins UK-Canada incubator

The start-up will gain Canadian customers and testing support as it seeks faster sales of its load-bearing battery technology in defence and aerospace.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • This month