Alex Coop

Articles By Alex Coop

Hashtag Trending – Sony’s new car, Toyota’s new smart city, #boycottCES

The 2020 Consumer Electronic Show continues, and so does the news flow as Sony announces its own electric car, Toyota unveils its plans for a smart city at the bottom of Mt. Fuji,

Published on: January 9th, 2020 Alex Coop @ItsJustAlexCoop

Hashtag Trending – More CES, Facebook bans deepfake vids, flying car unveiled

CES hasn’t stopped, so how can we not talk about it, Facebook says it’s going to ban deepfake videos, and Uber and Hyundai unveil their concept electric flying car for the future of

Published on: January 8th, 2020 Alex Coop @ItsJustAlexCoop

Hashtag Trending – CES, Apple gets roasted, outdated IT

CES is underway in Las Vegas, and there are too many things to talk about, Apple gets a shoutout during the Golden Globes - not the one Tim Cook wanted though - and

Published on: January 7th, 2020 Alex Coop @ItsJustAlexCoop

Hashtag Trending – Streaming sustainability, Samsung Galaxy lites, Canada and Huawei

Our obsession with streaming isn’t going away, but what does it mean for our planet? We walk Samsung and its new lite devices, and people are anxiously waiting for the Trudeau government to

Published on: January 6th, 2020 Alex Coop @ItsJustAlexCoop

Hashtag Trending – LG’s rollable TV, Google AI helps in healthcare, new privacy law

Happy New Year everyone! And welcome back to another episode of Hashtag Trending. Get used to hearing more about rollable TVs as LG announces a new one, Google announces a breakthrough in the

Published on: January 3rd, 2020 Alex Coop @ItsJustAlexCoop

Ontario’s healthcare shakeup attracting cyberattacks, says security expert

The Ontario government has described its new model for healthcare as the biggest health system reform in 50 years, but according to a security expert, it’s leading to a spike in cyberattacks. The

Published on: December 30th, 2019 Alex Coop @ItsJustAlexCoop

Hashtag Trending – Downward-tilting toilets, Instagram bans certain branded posts, Netflix Cancon

A story about a downward-tilting toilet is getting clicks, Instagram says goodbye to branded posts that advertise vapes, weapons, and tobacco, and Canada wants to force streaming services to show more Canadian content.

Published on: December 19th, 2019 Alex Coop @ItsJustAlexCoop

Hashtag Trending – Delivery worker safety, sports gif of the decade, Air Canada problems

A 1,000-person WhatsApp community keeps delivery workers safe, Twitter can’t decide what’s the sports gif of the decade, and Air Canada’s new booking system is causing headaches. Delivery workers across Mexico are under

Published on: December 16th, 2019 Alex Coop @ItsJustAlexCoop

Hashtag Trending – Glassdoor rankings, Galaxy Folds sales, new Google Assistant

Facebook and google get bounced out of glassdoor's top 10 best places; Samsung has already sold over 1 million Galaxy Folds globally, and Google’s new assistant arrives in Canada. Facebook and Google have

Published on: December 13th, 2019 Alex Coop @ItsJustAlexCoop

Hashtag Trending – $52,000 Mac Pro, self-driving commercial truck, Beijing replaces foreign tech

Twitter goes nuts over the new Mac Pro’s price tag, A self-driving truck delivered butter from California to Pennsylvania in three days, and the Chinese government wants to get rid of all of

Published on: December 11th, 2019 Alex Coop @ItsJustAlexCoop

Breaking down cybersecurity best practices one castle wall at a time

It’s not a situation Marilyn Gallagher-Crawford is accustomed to, but last week the councillor for Ajax Ward 1 found herself fending off a small army of foot soldiers trying to penetrate her castle.

Published on: December 10th, 2019 Alex Coop @ItsJustAlexCoop

Challenge-based RFPs and open data keys to solving Toronto’s biggest problems, municipal leaders say

When audience members at this week’s Technicity event were asked if they were engaged with the City of Toronto on a procurement basis, out of the roughly 300 people in attendance, very few

Published on: December 6th, 2019 Alex Coop @ItsJustAlexCoop

Hashtag Trending – BMO slashes jobs, Evil Corp., TikTok suppresses content

The Bank of Montreal slashes thousands of jobs, the US and UK take down a Russian cyberhacking ring called Evil Corp., and TikTok admits to suppressing the reach of content created by certain

Published on: December 6th, 2019 Alex Coop @ItsJustAlexCoop

Basketball Hall of Fame aims to display more of its collection with the help of Dell

Not unlike a sports car, shiny museums and exhibits aren’t reaching their full potential without the right engine running under the hood, says Jason Fiddler. Based out of Springfield, Massachusetts, the Naismith Memorial

Published on: December 4th, 2019 Alex Coop @ItsJustAlexCoop

Hashtag Trending – Cyber Monday, Huawei’s new research centre, PlayStation turns 25

Cyber Monday overshadows Boxing Day, Huawei is moving its U.S. research centre to Canada due to American restrictions on its activities, and the PlayStation turns 25. For the past couple of years, Canadians