Alex Radu

is a Video Producer for IT World Canada. When not writing or making videos about the tech industry, you can find him reading, watching TV/movies, or watching the Lakers rebuild with one eye open.

Articles By Alex Radu

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Hashtag Trending – GDPR’s complications; Canada protects net neutrality; Trudeau to speak on Canadian infrastructure

Editor's Note: This may be the last episode for Alex Radu, one of several of our hosts for Hashtag Trending, but the podcast will continue bringing you top trending tech news every day.

Published on: May 28th, 2018 Alex Radu

2 Truths and a Lie with Sourced Group’s Jon Spinks

During his time in the tech industry, and as the CEO and founder of Sourced Group, Jon Spinks has traveled the globe, so we figured that he would be the perfect candidate for

Published on: May 24th, 2018 Alex Radu

How you can hire the tech professionals moving to Toronto

Last year, when Vikram Rangnekar founded MOV North, a website that acts as a resource for global tech professionals to learn about Toronto and entice them to move here, he called Toronto "the

Published on: May 24th, 2018 Alex Radu
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Hashtag Trending – Trump shut down on Twitter habits; U.S. senators’ identities were stolen for comments on net neutrality

A United States federal judge has deemed it unconstitutional for Trump to block users on Twitter, two U.S. senators’ identities were stolen in order to make fraudulent comments on net neutrality, and employees

Published on: May 24th, 2018 Alex Radu

2 Truths And A Lie with Twitter Canada’s Leanne Gibson

After finding success at the likes of Yahoo Canada and AOL Canada, Leanne Gibson has been at the helm of social media giant Twitter Canada for nearly a year. So to get a

Published on: May 16th, 2018 Alex Radu
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Hashtag Trending – Amazon moves into blockchain; Uber finally gets rid of harmful tactic; LG giving out free TVs

Amazon is making a play into the world of blockchain, Uber is getting rid of harmful tactics that silence sexual assault victims, and LG is giving out 4K TV’s with pre-orders of its

Published on: May 16th, 2018 Alex Radu

AI, Azure, and second chance tech: Highlights from Microsoft’s Build 2018

At its annual Build conference, Microsoft showcased what's coming for the tech giant in the realm of artificial intelligence, cloud, and more, including an old Microsoft experiment finding a new home with Azure.

Published on: May 8th, 2018 Alex Radu

2 Truths and a Lie with HP Canada’s Mary Ann Yule

As the president and CEO of HP Canada, Mary Ann Yule is a superstar in the Canadian technology channel. But to get a better feel for Yule's personal side, we decided to play

Published on: May 7th, 2018 Alex Radu
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Hashtag Trending – Chrome now blocks autoplay videos; Facebook fires employee who brags about access to private info; Amazon bids $12B for Indian e-commerce site

The latest version of Chrome can stop annoying videos from autoplaying, Facebook has fired an employee that bragged about access to private info, and Amazon makes a bid to buy a majority stake

Published on: May 4th, 2018 Alex Radu
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Hashtag Trending – Facebook’s new dating feature; Court ruling could force changes at Uber and Lyft; LG announces G7 ThinQ

Facebook is entering the dating game with a new dating feature, a new court ruling could force companies like Uber and Lyft to convert drivers to employees, and LG has announced its G7

Published on: May 3rd, 2018 Alex Radu

LG G7 ThinQ First Look – All Hands on Tech

There’s been a lot of talk about artificial intelligence in smartphones in 2018, but in most cases, there aren’t an awful lot of tangible examples of what AI can do in a phone.

Published on: May 2nd, 2018 Alex Radu
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Hashtag Trending – Whatsapp CEO’s Facebook is costly; Twitter turns to video; Tesla has major cash problems

WhatsApp CEO Jan Koum is leaving Facebook and it could be quite the costly exit, Twitter is taking a bigger step into video, and Tesla has a pretty serious cash problem. From Google

Published on: May 2nd, 2018 Alex Radu

2 Truths and a Lie with Dell EMC’s Deanna Thomson

As our #1 Newsmaker of the Year for 2017, we know what Dell EMC Canadian channel chief Deanna Thomson can accomplish. But to get a better feel for Thomson's personal side, we decided

Published on: May 1st, 2018 Alex Radu
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Hashtag Trending – Customer takes Bell to court and wins; Amazon HQ2 could drive up rent; Facebook pushes out downvote button to more users

A Toronto customer took telecom giant Bell to court and won, a new report warns cities that Amazon HQ2 could raise rent prices, and Facebook is pushing out its downvote button to more

Published on: May 1st, 2018 Alex Radu

How this concussion network is helping grow concussion awareness – Tech in Sports Ep. 41

The Tech in Sports crew explores all the latest tech news from the last week including Steph Curry's return to YouTube, Puma entering the wearables game, and the ranking of safest NFL helmets.

Published on: April 30th, 2018 Alex Radu