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WATERLOO, ONT. — BlackBerry Ltd. says it lost US$42 million in the second quarter of its 2024 fiscal year, compared to a loss of US$54 million in the same period last year. The Waterloo, Ont.-based tech company, which reports its earnings in U.S.

Artificial intelligence pioneer Yoshua Bengio is urging the tech industry to guard against a "race to the bottom" as it explores how AI could be used in areas like defence.

TORONTO — Disney Plus is joining the crackdown on password sharing. The Walt Disney Company started emailing its subscribers this week to signal changes to its streaming platform's user agreement, which include "restrictions on account sharing.

TORONTO — Members of Canada’s tech community are concerned about how the country will rein in the risks of artificial intelligence without stifling innovation.

TORONTO — An artificial intelligence researcher at Google says fixing fairness in the technology "isn't a simple thing," but the world has an opportunity to get it right as the software explodes in popularity.

TORONTO — Amazon.com Inc. says it is ramping up to hire more than 6,000 people across Canada. The Seattle-based e-commerce giant says the new hires will cover full-time, seasonal and part-time roles.

TORONTO — An organization representing more than 150 Canadian tech companies is calling on the country to take a sensitive but speedy approach to artificial intelligence.

TORONTO — In the halls of Parliament, TikTok is banned from civil servants' phones as the government grapples with allegations of foreign interference.

TORONTO — A new report says only four per cent of Canadian businesses are using artificial intelligence.

When Heather Aleinik was laid off from Shopify Inc. last summer, it was "one of the biggest curveballs" of her career.