ByteDance Partners up with Oracle to Save Tiktok
On Monday, Oracle said it would partner up with China’s ByteDane to keep TikTok operating in the U.S., taking out Microsoft. ByteDance had suggested divesting the U.S. business of its hugely popular short-video app to Microsoft or Oracle after Donal Trump ordered the sale last month. Read more from the News Source HERE
Nvidia sparks fear of chip dominance with plans to purchase U.K.’s Arm
On Sunday, U.S. graphics chip maker Nvidia said it plans to buy U.K.-based Arm Holdings in a deal worth up to $40 billion. The deal caused some concern about the independence of Arm, which is one of Europe’s most influential technology companies. The world’s smartphones run on Arm’s chips and are a vital supplier for […]
Amazon says they’re hiring 100,000 more people in the U.S. and Canada
On Monday, for the fourth time this year, Amazon.com Inc. announced that it would be hiring 100,000 more workers to keep with the demands that went up during the coronavirus pandemic. The positions available will be full-time and part-time work in their 100 new warehouse and operations sites opening this month in the U.S. and […]
Weather Experts Predict Longer Fall Season for most of Canada
According to chief meteorologist Chris Scott, Canadians can look forwards to a nice long fall. On Monday, the Weather Network released its fall forecast, and it looks like people will be able to take advantage of the outdoors for a couple more months. “We’re expecting a fall to savour across the country this year with […]
Oracle Takes the Lead in TikTok U.S. Deal ahead of Microsoft
TikTok attempts to avoid getting shut down while Oracle Corp. is slowly becoming more successful than rival Microsoft Corp. as they battle for the U.S. operations of TikTok. The deal between TikTok owner ByteDance Ltd. and Oracle is more of a corporate restructure than the sale Microsoft proposed. One of the many terms discussed is […]
Mortgage Debt in Canada climbs to 3-year high in May
Data from the national housing agency reported that Canadian Mortgage debt went up at the fastest annual rate in 3 years due to increased property sales and high levels of payment deferrals due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The CMHC reported that mortgage debt rose 6 per cent year-over-year in May, the fastest since July 2017. […]
Premier Completes Pandemic Fall Plan as liberals ask for ‘Ontario bubble’
The city of Ontario is set to release a “comprehensive fall preparedness plan” to prepare a strategy to deal with the surge of new coronavirus cases. The plan would help with funding for hospital capacity, and it includes the most significant flu vaccination campaign in Ontario’s history. Ontario Liberal Leader Del Duca said that the […]
Gloomy skies as more smoke from U.S. wildfires carries slowly toward B.C.
After several days of record-breaking temperatures in British Columbia, Environment Canada’s advisories about wildfires are still in effect. The advisory says that for the next 24 to 48 hours, there can be a potential transport of smoke from dozens of wildfires in the northwestern United States. According to Environment Canada’s air quality health index, the […]
Toronto to allow portable heaters in bid to continue 2020 patio season
According to Mayor John Tory, Toronto hopes to extend its 2020 patio season by allowing all outdoor patios to have portable heaters. Back on June 29, the CaféTO program allowed hundreds of restaurants around Toronto to add or expand patios until the end of fall. The extension would provide additional support to restaurants by allowing […]
Toronto to allow portable heaters in bid to continue 2020 patio season
According to Mayor John Tory, Toronto hopes to extend its 2020 patio season by allowing all outdoor patios to have portable heaters. Back on June 29, the CaféTO program allowed hundreds of restaurants around Toronto to add or expand patios until the end of fall. The extension would provide additional support to restaurants by allowing […]