The Canadian Tech Podcast Episode 70 – Sun, May 8, 2016

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Hosts & Guests

• Stuart Clark
• Derek Silva

Topics

• Passwords and emails don’t match up in cache of 272 million logins
  • http://www.cnet.com/news/passwords-and-emails-dont-match-up-in-cache-of-272m-logins-email-services-say/
• Google starting hardware division
  • http://thenextweb.com/gadgets/2016/04/28/google-starting-hardware-division/
• Bell to acquire Manitoba-only company MTS
  • http://www.bce.ca/investors/bce-mts/2016-press-release-bce-announces-agreement-to-acquire-mts.pdf
  • http://www.iphoneincanada.ca/carriers/bell-acquires-mts/
  • http://www.michaelgeist.ca/2016/05/why-bells-plan-to-buy-mts-could-kill-the-governments-fourth-wireless-carrier-strategy/
• Toronto legalizes UberX in marathon meeting
  • https://t.thestar.com/news/city_hall/2016/05/03/toronto-city-council-debates-uber-rules.html

 

 

• Couple watches house burn from smartphone after fleeting Fort McMurray blaze
  • http://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/couple-watches-house-burn-from-smartphone-after-fleeing-fort-mcmurray-blaze-1.2891903
• Court hears it took computer whiz kid Stephen Solis-Reyes six seconds to get into the Canada Revenue Agency system
  • http://www.lfpress.com/2016/05/06/court-hears-it-took-computer-whiz-kid-stephen-solis-reyes-six-seconds-to-get-into-the-canada-revenue-agency-system
• PayPal Canada to offer free returns to ease reluctant online shoppers
  • http://www.theglobeandmail.com//report-on-business/paypal-canada-to-offer-free-returns-to-ease-reluctant-online-shoppers/article29933755/

 

Local Story

• City spurs fibre optic expansion
  • http://www.lfpress.com/2016/05/06/city-spurs-fibre-optic-expansion
• Explode Conference
  • http://www.techvibes.com/blog/conference-tap-londons-exploding-digital-media-sector-2016-04-21

Stuff We Like

• Stuart – Solomon’s Keep
• Derek – Jengris Puzzle 3D