198 place 0

940 Inside Ottawa’s cautious experiment with an AI-powered digital help desk

BetaKit
Alex Riehl @ BetaKit · 11/24/2025 05:00 EDT

Inside Ottawa’s cautious experiment with an AI-powered digital help desk

Plus: It’s ‘Valley or Bust’ for Canada’s young entrepreneurs.

To see detailed statistics for the news please log in »

Read the original

Add your comment
You must be logged in with Facebook to read and write comments.

A newsletter a day!

You may get 10 most important news around midday in daily newsletter. Press the button and we will send you the most important news only, no spam attached.

or register

LIKE us on Facebook so you won't miss the most important news of the day!

News from the same source
BetaKit BetaKit
Business Insider
Ben Shimkus @ Business Insider 1 place · 01/14/2026 15:42 EDT

Suspended Ford employee who heckled Trump sparks nearly $700,000 in GoFundMe donations

Fundraising campaigns for a Ford employee who was suspended after shouting at President Trump have raised hundreds of thousands. Read more

6,712 fresh

🔮
15.01.2026 ♏︎ Horoscope for Scorpio Today Dear Scorpio, today will bring you a variety of emotions and... Read more ›
Android Authority
Adamya Sharma @ Android Authority 1 place · 01/14/2026 23:44 EDT

Android 16 QPR3 Beta 2 quietly rolls out a Recents menu downgrade

The change quietly downgrades a helpful multitasking feature that many users may have overlooked. Read more

2,511 fresh

Gizmodo
Matt Novak @ Gizmodo 1 place · 01/14/2026 13:15 EDT

GoFundMe Campaign for Autoworker Who Got the Middle Finger From Trump Hits $340,000

The autoworker called the president a "pedophile protector," a reference to his suppression of the Epstein files. Read more

1,567

Gizmodo
Matt Novak @ Gizmodo 2 place · 01/14/2026 17:10 EDT

Dem Congressman Wants to Make ICE Agents Wear QR Codes

There's this analog device called a badge that has worked wonders for generations, maybe consider that too? Read more

892 fresh

Mashable
Mashable 1 place · 01/14/2026 22:00 EDT

Wordle today: Answer, hints for January 15, 2026

Here's the answer for "Wordle" #1670 on January 15 as well as a few hints, tips, and clues to help you solve it yourself. Read more

396 fresh

Vox
Danielle Hewitt @ Vox 1 place · 01/14/2026 16:00 EDT

The Minnesotans trying to stop ICE

When Renee Good was shot by an ICE officer last week in Minnesota, it brought attention to the robust effort to combat US Immigration and Customs Enforcement in the Twin Cities. Residents of Minneapolis and the surrounding areas are joining decentralized networks of activists who are committed to alerting their neighbors to ICE presence on […] Read more

343 fresh

Financial Times
Financial Times 1 place · 01/14/2026 18:54 EDT

White House sets export tariffs to take 25% cut of Nvidia and AMD sales in China

Semiconductor levies are designed to enact a deal Donald Trump cut with chipmakers to allow shipments of AI processors Read more

341 fresh

Vox
Eric Levitz @ Vox 2 place · 01/14/2026 13:15 EDT

The Trump administration can’t stop winking at white nationalists

Progressives have long argued that Donald Trump’s immigration agenda is a fundamentally fascistic enterprise. In their telling, the president’s goal is not merely to enforce America’s borders but to purify its blood — and unleash state violence against anyone who resists his campaign of ethnic cleansing. Of course, there’s nothing new about the left deriding […] Read more

316

MacRumors
Joe Rossignol @ MacRumors 1 place · 01/14/2026 21:20 EDT

iPhone SOS: Verizon Apologizes for Outage, Promises Customer Credits

Verizon today experienced a major outage, which it is still working to fully resolve. In response, the carrier has promised that all affected customers will be credited an unspecified amount, with more details to be shared soon. "Today, we let many of our customers down and for that, we are truly sorry," said Verizon. "We are working non-stop and making progress," the carrier assured. "Our teams will continue to work... Read more

238 fresh

Mashable
Mashable 3 place · 01/14/2026 13:38 EDT

Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile outages, disruptions: Which services are down right now.

Verizon, T-Mobile, and AT&T customers all reported service problems starting midday on Wednesday, Jan. 4. Verizon has acknowledged network problems. Read more

221

Gizmodo
Isaiah Colbert @ Gizmodo 3 place · 01/14/2026 16:40 EDT

Warner Bros. Heads Say ‘Joker: Folie à Deux’ Was Good, You Guys Are Just Mean

We're two years divorced from Todd Phillips' 'Joker' sequel, and the studio is still claiming the disappointing DC film was merely misunderstood. Read more

187 fresh

Wired
Maxwell Zeff @ Wired 1 place · 01/14/2026 19:40 EDT

Two Thinking Machines Lab Cofounders Are Leaving to Rejoin OpenAI

The news is a blow for Thinking Machines Lab. Two narratives are already emerging about what happened. Read more

183 fresh

Wired
Lily Hay Newman @ Wired 2 place · 01/14/2026 13:54 EDT

Verizon Outage Knocks Out US Mobile Service, Including Some 911 Calls

A major Verizon outage appeared to impact customers across the United States starting around noon ET on Wednesday. Calls to Verizon customers from other carriers may also be impacted. Read more

172

Wired
Lauren Goode @ Wired 3 place · 01/14/2026 17:48 EDT

Tech Workers Are Condemning ICE Even as Their CEOs Stay Quiet

The killing of George Floyd in 2020 prompted a wave of statements from tech companies and CEOs. Today, pushback against ICE is largely coming from employees, not executives. Read more

158 fresh

The Information
Stephanie Palazzolo @ The Information 1 place · 01/14/2026 19:08 EDT

Murati’s Thinking Machines Lab Removes CTO

Thinking Machines Lab, the high-profile startup cofounded by former OpenAI Chief Technology Officer Mira Murati, has removed Barret Zoph, its chief technology officer, according to a person with knowledge of the change. Murati confirmed Zoph’s departure in a post on X and said Soumith Chintala, ... Read more

154 fresh

The most popular news from the same source for the last week
BetaKit BetaKit
BetaKit
Jacqueline Loganathan @ BetaKit · 01/08/2026 07:00 EDT

Why European startups are coming to Canada

How Europe’s top startups are finding a smarter way to enter North America. Read more

0

BetaKit
Jesse Cole @ BetaKit · 01/08/2026 09:49 EDT

Amii launches AI scholarship for environmental and atmospheric sciences

Research institute is accepting applications for AI for Earth program until the end of February. Read more

0

BetaKit
Josh Scott @ BetaKit · 01/08/2026 11:35 EDT

D-Wave strikes $550-million USD deal to acquire Quantum Circuits

After spending decades on quantum annealing, D-Wave hopes to make a splash in gate-based computing. Read more

0

BetaKit
Madison McLauchlan @ BetaKit · 01/08/2026 12:19 EDT

Grok’s non-consensual sexual images highlight gaps in Canada’s deepfake laws

Experts say Canada’s murky privacy and online harm laws leave victims with limited options. Read more

0

BetaKit
Alex Riehl @ BetaKit · 01/08/2026 13:51 EDT

MDA Space signs contract with US Department of War agency to potentially help with “Golden Dome” project

Contract lets MDA bid on “a broad range of work to strengthen defence against threats from land, sea, air, cyberspace, and space.” Read more

0

BetaKit
Isabelle Kirkwood @ BetaKit · 01/09/2026 07:00 EDT

What five years of Canadian tech exits signal for founders heading into 2026

Fasken’s Exit InSights Study points to an exit window that appears earlier than most founders expect. Read more

0

BetaKit
Alex Riehl @ BetaKit 3 place · 01/09/2026 12:04 EDT

Kinaxis appoints former Plainview head Razat Gaurav as CEO

Former leader John Sicard retired in 2024 after 30 years with the company. Read more

0

Most popular sources

  • You see 882 news out of 882.
  • Sources 61 out of 61.
Business Insider 28% 13
TechRadar 22% 21
Gizmodo 11% 2
Mashable 6% 3
Wired 4% 11
View sources »

LIKE us on Facebook so you won't miss the most important news of the day!

15.01.2026 00:09
Last update: 23:56 EDT.
News rating updated: 07:03.

What is Times42?

Times42 brings you the most popular news from tech news portals in real-time chart.
Read about us in FAQ section.


Times42 © 2026