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Think scam calls are bad now? Experts warn growing use of AI will make problem worse

Think scam calls are bad now? Experts warn growing use of AI will make problem worse

TORONTO — Generative artificial intelligence is expected to drastically change the way phone scammers target potential victims, including the potential for them to tailor their attacks toward specific recipients.
Telecoms must up network investments to meet growing demand for mobile data: report

Telecoms must up network investments to meet growing demand for mobile data: report

TORONTO — While Canada’s largest telecom company is set to slash spending on its fibre network expansion, industry stakeholders say phone carriers will need to boost their network investments amid forecasts that data consumption could double by 2027.
Why going dark makes sense for some struggling B.C. tech companies

Why going dark makes sense for some struggling B.C. tech companies

Public markets continue to be bearish for tech stocks

Ballard Power Systems reports Q3 loss, revenue up nearly 30% from year ago

VANCOUVER — Ballard Power Systems Inc. reported a larger loss in its latest quarter compared with a year ago despite a nearly 30 per cent rise in revenue. The fuel cell company, which keeps its books in U.S. dollars, says it lost US$62.
CRTC allows smaller internet companies to sell service over telecoms' fibre networks

CRTC allows smaller internet companies to sell service over telecoms' fibre networks

TORONTO — In a move it says is meant to revive dwindling competition for internet services in Canada's two largest provinces, the CRTC will allow independent competitors to sell over the large telephone companies' fibre networks in Ontario and Quebec
Telus CEO shores up company’s stock with $10M purchase

Telus CEO shores up company’s stock with $10M purchase

Darren Entwistle has bought nearly 400,000 Telus shares in recent weeks
Telecom companies discuss increased adoption of AI at annual conference

Telecom companies discuss increased adoption of AI at annual conference

TORONTO — Wireless network outages could be predicted and reduced, and customer service practices overhauled, if Canada's telecom sector embraces artificial intelligence. That was one of the messages from Telus Corp.
Telus profit plunges 74% in the third quarter as restructuring costs bite

Telus profit plunges 74% in the third quarter as restructuring costs bite

VANCOUVER — The cost savings from recent layoffs at Telus Corp. will have a bigger impact on the company’s financial results in the coming quarters, Telus president and CEO Darren Entwistle said.
Vancouver's BBTV is going dark

Vancouver's BBTV is going dark

Three years after going public, BBTV plans to return to a private company
Vancouver's Telus aiming to link smartphones to satellites

Vancouver's Telus aiming to link smartphones to satellites

Outside urban areas and major highways, vast areas of B.C. is a cellular dead zone