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- Your Backup Codes Should Not Live on Your Phone
Matthew Leo · August 31, 2026 · GuidesBackup codes are spare keys to your accounts. Keeping the only copy on the device you might lose creates a recovery loop. Here is a safer storage strategy.
- Canada’s Banks Need an AI Outage Plan, Not Just an AI Policy
Matthew Leo · August 31, 2026 · Canada TechThe FSB says frontier AI can amplify cyber risk and technology concentration. Canadian banks should test what still works when a critical AI provider cannot be …
- Build an Account Recovery Kit Before You Lose Your Phone
Matthew Leo · August 31, 2026 · GuidesYour phone should not be the only key to your digital life. Build a recovery kit with backup codes, recovery contacts and independent ways back into critical ac…
- Frontier AI Is Now a Financial-System Cyber Risk
Matthew Leo · August 31, 2026 · AIThe Financial Stability Board says frontier AI could change the speed and economics of cyberattacks. For Canadian finance, recovery speed now matters as much as…
- CRTC Keeps Videotron’s Cheapest Internet Tiers Alive
Matthew Leo · August 30, 2026 · Canada TechThe CRTC rejected Videotron’s bid to phase out four low-speed wholesale internet tiers, preserving cheaper options used by smaller providers and budget-consciou…
- Nvidia Says AGI Is Here. The Label Still Tells Us Little
Matthew Leo · August 30, 2026 · AIJensen Huang says Nvidia has reached AGI, but the industry still has no agreed test. Reliability, cost and useful work tell us far more than the label.
- Move an Android eSIM to iPhone in Canada With iOS 26
Matthew Leo · August 30, 2026 · GuidesiOS 26 can transfer an eSIM directly from Android to iPhone on several Canadian carriers. Here’s who supports it, the steps, and what to do when it fails.
- Which Cellphone and Internet Fees Are Banned in Canada?
Matthew Leo · August 30, 2026 · GuidesCanada’s CRTC has removed major activation, plan-change and cancellation fees. This guide explains what is banned, what can still be charged and how to dispute …
- Quantum-Safe Encryption in Canada: What Changes First
Matthew Leo · August 30, 2026 · Canada TechCanada is investing in quantum computing while preparing critical systems for post-quantum cryptography. Here’s what the threat means and what should change fir…
- Zillow and Redfin Settlement Forces Rental Competition Back
Matthew Leo · August 29, 2026 · Business & PolicyThe FTC’s Zillow-Redfin settlement forces Redfin back into rental advertising after regulators said a $100M deal removed a major competitor from the market.
- Alabama Is Investigating OpenAI Over the Hugging Face Hack
Matthew Leo · August 29, 2026 · Business & PolicyAlabama has subpoenaed OpenAI over the Hugging Face breach, turning a frontier-model containment failure into a formal consumer-protection investigation.
- GM EV Brake Problems Escalate Toward a Possible Recall
Matthew Leo · August 29, 2026 · NewsU.S. regulators escalated a probe into GM’s eBoost braking system, with more than one million vehicles potentially affected and a recall now a possible next ste…
- That GTA 6 Demo Is Malware. There Is No Playable Demo
Matthew Leo · August 29, 2026 · GamingFake Rockstar websites are offering a GTA 6 “demo” that installs information-stealing malware. No legitimate playable GTA 6 demo exists right now.
- Claude Now Shares Memory Between Chat and Cowork
Matthew Leo · August 29, 2026 · Software & AppsAnthropic merged Claude’s chat and Cowork memory systems, letting project context follow users from conversation into agentic work while exposing stored memorie…
- SpaceX Is Building a $100B Second Starbase in Louisiana
Matthew Leo · August 29, 2026 · NewsSpaceX says it will invest $100 billion in a second Starbase in Louisiana, with construction starting in 2027 as it prepares Starship for much higher launch vol…
- Flock’s Camera Backlash Is Becoming a Bipartisan Tech Problem
Matthew Leo · August 29, 2026 · Business & PolicyFlock Safety’s license-plate camera backlash has become bipartisan as misuse cases and national data sharing raise questions about where public safety ends and …
- OpenAI Paused Frontier Model Training Over Cyber Safety
Matthew Leo · August 29, 2026 · AIOpenAI paused training of some frontier models while adding safeguards after recent AI cyber incidents. The move signals that containment risks are now affectin…
- Pixel 11 Pro Starts at $1,499 in Canada. Is It Worth It?
Matthew Leo · August 29, 2026 · GadgetsGoogle’s Pixel 11 Pro starts at CA$1,499 with Tensor G6, upgraded cameras, faster charging and seven years of updates. The real question is who should upgrade.
- Canada’s Tariff Fight Is Coming for Electronics Next
Matthew Leo · August 29, 2026 · Canada TechNew U.S. tariffs on Canadian goods took effect August 22, and Canada’s September counter-tariffs include electronics. The impact will depend heavily on product …
- AI Labs Still Don’t Show How They’d Contain a Rogue Model
Matthew Leo · August 29, 2026 · AIA new assessment finds little public evidence that leading AI labs have formal plans for containing a model that subverts controls, even after real-world cyber …