20 January 2020

• Avoiding CIO failure in oil and gas
  Avoiding CIO failure in oil and gas
• AI is transforming the oil and gas industry: Insights from one of Canada’s largest producers
  Canadian Natural Resources Limited (Canadian Natural) is one of Canada’s largest oil and natural gas producers. Which means, from a technology perspective, having a continuous innovation mindset is critically important for maintaining their leadership position
• Windows 7 is dead, but 25% of large businesses in Canada are still running it on desktops, says IDC survey
  No, it won't suddenly cease to function, as anyone who booted it up after the end-of-support deadline of January 14 discovered. It works just fine after you get past the full-screen warning from Microsoft that you're now at risk since you're running an unsupported operating system. But it's not scaring businesses from...
• 3 coolest gadgets at Pepcom
  Check out the coolest gadgets at Pepcom!
• Winnipeg-based online pharmacy warns of data breach
  PlanetDrugsDirect.com's site is now offline after a news site publicly revealed customers were being alerted
• Utilizing real-time incentives to power change
  By Kashmera Self As we enter a new decade, many people will be thinking about how they can improve their health, strengthen their communities or support the environment. Here at Interac Corp., we’re asking the same questions, albeit in slightly different ways. As Canada’s leading payments network, we have a 35-year...
• 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.
• Cyber Security Today – Privacy of mobile apps questioned, medical images poorly protected and more
  Today's podcast reports on the privacy of mobile apps, models at risk on adult sites, medical images poorly protected and an interesting libel ruling by a Canadian court
• Hashtag Trending – A carbon negative Microsoft, Norwegian Consumer Council slams advertisers, China’s high-speed train
  Microsoft says it wants to go carbon negative by 2030, the Norwegian Consumer Council releases a new report highlighting how digital marketing are breaking the rules - a lot, and Twitter can’t get enough of China’s new driverless high-speed train.
• Microsoft commits to carbon negative by 2030, among other environmental commitments
  The environmental crisis is by no means a new issue, but Microsoft is making a renewed effort to combat it, as it announced today that it is committing to becoming carbon negative by 2030, eliminating all past carbon emissions by 2050, and the creation of a $US1 billion fund for investment in carbon removal technologies.