Pragya Sehgal

Can be contacted at psehgal@itwc.ca or 647.695.3494. Born and raised in the capital city of India - Delhi - bounded by the river Yamuna on the west, Pragya has climbed the Himalayas, and survived medical professional stream in high school without becoming a patient or a doctor. Pragya now makes her home in Canada with her husband - a digital/online marketing fanatic who also loves to prepare beautiful, healthy and delicious meals for her. When she isn’t working or writing around tech, she’s probably watching art films on Netflix, or wondering whether she should cut her hair short or not.

Articles By Pragya Sehgal

Say hello to Microsoft’s new Chromium-based browser

Microsoft officially launched its new Edge Chromium browser across both Windows and macOS operating systems this week and is available for download now. One of the biggest issues facing IT professionals is high

Published on: January 17th, 2020 Pragya Sehgal

Deloitte’s 2020 TMT Predictions: 5G’s impact on healthcare will be significant

Expect heavy-duty AI capabilities in your pocket this year thanks to explosive growth in the 5G market, according to Deloitte's annual TMT predictions, growth that will be felt by all industries, especially healthcare.

Published on: January 16th, 2020 Pragya Sehgal

Warner Bros. says its next blockbuster will benefit from new AI film management system

Hollywood is embracing the same technology that it often portrays as world-ending in its movies. Warner Bros. recently signed a deal with Cinelytic, a Los Angeles-based startup that makes use of machine learning

Published on: January 12th, 2020 Pragya Sehgal

Talking shower heads and toilet paper delivery bots, it’s the wackiest gadgets of CES 2020

 

Published on: January 10th, 2020 Pragya Sehgal

Twitter to introduce features to limit replies on the compose screen

Twitter, at CES 2020, announced that it will put options to stop and restrict people replying to tweets. This means that Twitter users will soon have more control over who can reply to

Published on: January 9th, 2020 Pragya Sehgal

Personal health data remains secure after ransomware attack, says Saskatchewan’s eHealth CEO

The computer system storing confidential health data of the residents of Saskatchewan was attacked over the weekend, disrupting a number of eHealth Saskatchewan's services, according to eHealth's website. The attack on eHealth, which

Published on: January 8th, 2020 Pragya Sehgal

CES 2020: Dell introduces the XPS 13 Developer Edition laptop

Aimed at power users and developers, Dell today announced its latest Dell XPS 13 developer edition at CES 2020. When it debuts next month, the latest Dell XPS 13 will be available with

Published on: January 7th, 2020 Pragya Sehgal

Canadian software firm AlayaCare acquires a division of Complia Health 

AlayaCare recently acquired Procura, a division of Complia Health and a global provider of enterprise software for long-term and post-acute care firms. Founded in 2014, AlayaCare provides technology solutions to the industry to

Published on: January 6th, 2020 Pragya Sehgal

Software developers are in high demand, according to ITWC’s Salary Calculator data

Another year comes to an end, which means another year’s worth of data to analyze. We pulled out data from the 2019 IT Salary Calculator to find out which jobs were the most

Published on: December 20th, 2019 Pragya Sehgal

Cyberattack on LifeLabs puts private information of millions of Canadians at risk 

Laboratory testing company LifeLabs says a cyberattack that involved unauthorized access to its computer systems has put the private information of roughly 15 million LifeLabs patients at risk. LifeLabs released an open letter

Published on: December 17th, 2019 Pragya Sehgal

Ontario medical laboratory adopts Verified.Me network

SecureKey Technologies announced Dec. 12 that medical laboratory services company Dynacare has become a part of its blockchain-based digital identity network, Verified.Me.  SecureKey, a leading identity and authentication provider that simplifies consumer access

Published on: December 16th, 2019 Pragya Sehgal

Bird Canada to provide summer employment to disadvantaged youth in Toronto 

The e-scooter company, Bird Canada, will be providing the vulnerable and at-risk youth seeking employment in Toronto with an opportunity to work in operations roles with them.  The company has partnered with Youth

Published on: December 13th, 2019 Pragya Sehgal

Secrets to a strong Twitter ad campaign – 9 examples of success

Published on: December 13th, 2019 Pragya Sehgal

Payments Canada report says nearly 75% of all payments are digital, and online transfers surge

Debit and credit card use in Canada still reign supreme, Payments Canada recently revealed in its annual Canadian Payment Methods and Trends report. Payments Canada provided an insight into both year-on-year and five-year

Published on: December 11th, 2019 Pragya Sehgal

Technicity in photos

Published on: December 9th, 2019 Pragya Sehgal