Business groups push for pause on Canada’s digital services tax targeting tech giants
Ottawa is under pressure to pause digital services tax legislation that directs large tech companies to make a big retroactive payment by June 30.
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Lack of appropriate safeguards led to 23andMe data breach, joint investigation finds
Inadequate security measures opened the door to a data breach discovered two years ago at genetic testing company 23andMe, Canada’s privacy watchdog says.
Amazon hopes to deliver 10,000 robotaxis annually with new factory, challenging Waymo
Amazon is gearing up to make as many as 10,000 robotaxis annually at a sprawling plant near Silicon Valley as it prepares to challenge Waymo.
Texas Instruments plans US$60B investment amid Trump’s onshoring push
Texas Instruments said it would spend more than $60 billion to expand its U.S. manufacturing footprint, the latest chipmaker to ramp up domestic production amid pressure from the Trump administration to reshore the semiconductor supply chain.
Elon Musk’s X sues over requirement to show how social media platforms handle problematic posts
Elon Musk ’s X sued Tuesday to try to stop New York from requiring reports on how social media platforms handle problematic posts — a regulatory approach that the company successfully challenged in California.
Amazon CEO Jassy says AI will reduce its corporate workforce in the next few years
Amazon CEO Andy Jassy anticipates generative artificial intelligence will reduce its corporate workforce in the next few years.
Nvidia-backed AI startup SandboxAQ creates new data to speed up drug discovery
SandboxAQ, an AI startup spun out of Alphabet’s Google and backed by Nvidia, released data it hopes will speed up the discovery of new medical treatments.
Construction sector ramping up tech investments to address labour gap: KPMG survey
A new survey says most Canadian construction companies are still coping with a shortage of skilled labour, however their productivity and efficiency has improved in recent years as a result of investments in technology.
‘It never comes back to you’: Corrupt Service Ontario worker brags about her role in a scheme to sell stolen cars
A W5 investigation is shedding light on how at least one corrupt employee of the agency that licenses vehicles has been helping thieves steal cars.
Trump says he will probably extend TikTok deadline again
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he would likely extend a deadline for China-based ByteDance to divest the U.S. assets of short video app TikTok.
‘It’s crippled me’: How a car dealer discovered stolen cars being sold out of his shop
This is the second part of a five-part series into re-vinning, a lucrative tactic by car thieves to disguise stolen cars for sale to unwitting drivers.
Nvidia’s pitch for sovereign AI resonates with EU leaders
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has been pitching the idea of “sovereign AI” since 2023. Europe is now starting to listen and act.
They bought a car from a dealership but it turned out to be stolen. This is how it happened.
This is the first part of a five-part CTV W5 series into re-vinning, a lucrative tactic by car thieves to disguise stolen cars for sale to unwitting drivers.
Nova Scotia’s offshore wind transmission line could cost $10 billion: premier
It could cost between $5 billion and $10 billion to build a transmission line that would connect Nova Scotia’s proposed offshore wind farms with the rest of the country, Premier Tim Houston says.