Rogers customers report brief internet and television outage

Rogers customers report brief internet and television outage

Open this photo in gallery: The Rogers Building, the green-topped corporate campus of Canadian media conglomerate Rogers Communications is seen in downtown Toronto, Ontario, July 14, 2022.CHRIS HELGREN/Reuters Thousands of Rogers Communications Inc. customers in Ontario briefly reported issues with their internet and television service on Thursday evening, according to outage tracking website Downdetector.ca. Downdetector, …

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Wireless home internet is latest battleground for telecoms

Wireless home internet is latest battleground for telecoms

A new competitive front is emerging in Canada’s home-internet business. A recent promotional offer from Rogers Communications Inc. RCI-B-T on fixed-wireless home internet has telecom analysts watching for signs that the service could become more popular in Canada – and possibly erode the sector’s profitability. Fixed wireless refers to the provision of home-internet service via …

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Ontario tech workers create chatbot to help those with breast cancer

Ontario tech workers create chatbot to help those with breast cancer

A group of Waterloo-based tech industry workers have launched a free chatbot designed to help answer questions related to breast cancer. By visiting the AskEllyn.ai website, users can ask standalone questions or have full conversations with the chatbot, which uses the tone of cancer survivor Ellyn Winters-Robinson. After being diagnosed last year and having a …

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