A little-known federal government program, Connected Families, which has offered a $10 internet package to low-income families since 2018, was enhanced this week.
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Internet for $20
For $20 a month, faster speeds of at least 50 Mbps will be offered, with data capacities doubled to 200 GB, and low-income seniors will have access. It is, it was clarified at The Press, of the 151,000 recipients who are entitled to the maximum guaranteed income supplement. Some 75,000 households receiving the maximum Canada Child Benefit have benefited so far from this program fully funded by 14 internet providers, including Videotron, Telus, Bell and Cogeco in Quebec.
Catapult
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The Tale of the Extended Warranty, winner of the 2022 Catapult award, is described as “a comedic retro arcade game where the objective is to fend off commission salespeople at an electronics store.”
A showcase for independent Quebec video games since 2014, the Catapulte competition announced last Friday its big winner for 2022: it is the Quebec studio Vidvad, for its totally crazy game called The Tale of the Extended Warranty. Studio founder David Langlois bills it as “a comedic retro arcade game where the objective is to fend off commission salespeople in an electronics store.” This developer within the digital agency nventive describes himself as a “part-time game creator”. The $50,000 Catapult grant, combined with a year-long mentorship from industry experts, will allow him to complete the design of his game, which is slated for release in 2023.
AirTags
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The specialized site Motherboard has obtained 150 police reports in the United States in which AirTags are mentioned, generally by women who feared being stalked by an ex-spouse or relative.
We had a few reasons to worry about the malicious use that could be made of AirTags, these frighteningly effective geolocation pellets launched by Apple in April 2021; now a specialized American site has had 150 proofs. Motherboard has indeed obtained this number of police reports in the United States, from eight services of the dozens requested, in which the AirTags are mentioned. There are 50 complaints from women who received notifications that AirTags were following them, half of which had been placed by a clearly identified man in their entourage – ex-spouse, husband, boss. Apple acknowledged the problem last February and promised a series of improvements.