Kevin Jiang

6 days ago | thespec.com | Kevin Jiang

Advocates of generative artificial intelligence have asserted the rapidly developing technology has the potential to supercharge our productivity and improve our lives. But that overreliance on AI could come with a cost. It’s been more than a year since OpenAI released its first demo of ChatGPT, kicking off a tech arms race. It’s been more than a year since OpenAI released its first demo of ChatGPT, kicking off a tech arms race.

1 week ago | thespec.com | Kevin Jiang

When the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) demanded Toronto café owner Leighton Walters strip his stores’ shelves of Vegemite, the Australian-Canadian citizen said it felt like a punch to the gut. The CFIA had flagged his latest shipment, containing more than $8,000 of the iconic Aussie spread, as being non-compliant with regulations — even though Walters said he’d imported the same Vegemite for years. “That’s over two months worth of rent for one of our shops.

2 weeks ago | thespec.com | Kevin Jiang

Rogers and Fido customers who exclusively use its 2G and 3G networks will be slapped with an extra monthly fee starting in May. The update comes as Canadian mobile carriers begin to sunset their 3G networks. Rogers plans to retire its own 3G network by July 31, 2025. Rogers and Fido customers were notified of the change via email last week. Affected users were warned if their phone number used 3G.

3 weeks ago | thespec.com | Kevin Jiang

U.S. President Donald Trump‘s global blanket tariffs have left very little untouched, with duties levied on almost every country and territory from major trading partners to uninhabited, volcanic islands. The sweeping import taxes against more than 180 countries and territories will come into force in the coming days, starting from a 10 per cent baseline and ratcheting up higher against countries the Trump administration believes have been unfair to the States.

3 weeks ago | thespec.com | Kevin Jiang

As the clock ticks down to April 3, the date when U.S. president Donald Trump‘s 25 per cent tariffs on all imported vehicles are expected to kick in, economists warn that all new North American cars could soon see a price hike in the thousands of dollars. How much the price of a certain vehicle may be affected will depend on where it is manufactured, said Charles Bernard, the lead economist at the Canadian Automobile Dealers Association.