EP&T Magazine

1 week ago | ept.ca | Stephen Law

Everything from thought-provoking panels to hallway conversations led the inaugural Chips North Executive Summit to a successful debut in Kanata last week. Organized by Canada’s Semiconductor Council, the two-day gathering focused on semiconductor business and a national strategy, which highlighted the critical role of collaboration across government, industry, and academia in building a resilient and competitive semiconductor ecosystem in Canada.

1 week ago | ept.ca | Stephen Law

As the cybersecurity landscape continues to evolve, organizations require more sophisticated tools to protect themselves. CIRA, the national non-profit that protects over eight million Canadians with its cybersecurity products, is responding to this challenge by launching a new enterprise-grade service, CIRA XDR, that leverages an open-source codebase to protect organizations in Canada for which other solutions may be out of reach.

2 weeks ago | ept.ca | Stephen Law

Apple CEO Tim Cook said Thursday that the majority of iPhones sold in the U.S. in the current fiscal quarter will be sourced from India, while iPads and other devices will come from Vietnam as the company works to avoid the impact of President Trump’s tariffs on its business. Apple’s earnings for the first three months of the year topped Wall Street’s expectations thanks to high demand for its iPhones, and the company said tariffs had a limited effect on the fiscal second quarter’s results.

2 weeks ago | ept.ca | Stephen Law

Emerson revealed several software announcements, including its anticipated Nigel AI Advisor for LabVIEW and TestStand at the annual NI Connect conference. A single intelligence trained across the NI software suite and built on Emerson’s secure cloud network, the Nigel AI Advisor is able to analyze code, offer suggestions for changes, and allow users to ask questions in plain language to surface the correct tools across more than 700 functions more quickly.

2 weeks ago | ept.ca | Stephen Law

A Toronto-based AI startup is rapidly changing how healthcare is delivered in Canada, with a first-of-its-kind app for screening for skin cancer at home and fast-tracking treatment.