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In this episode of WRLWND Radio, J. Richard Jones talks with Zoe Chilton, Head of Technical Partnerships, Aston Martin Red Bull Racing. Zoe leads a team managing key relationships with Aston Martin Red Bull Racing’s technical and innovation partners, based at the team’s headquarters in Milton Keynes, UK. The diverse portfolio of 14 Partnerships spans a wide range of technical capabilities and products – from some of the World’s biggest names in telecoms and IT, to leading experts in manufacturing and product development. Zoe joined Aston Martin Red Bull Racing in 2015, coming from 5 years industry experience in motorsport and high-performance engineering in the UK’s Motorsport Valley. Initially joining the Team as a Senior Partnership Manager, Zoe’s role is to liaise directly with the team’s key technical partners, and also engineering stakeholders within the business, to ensure innovation partnerships deliver the maximum value to both parties. Hear about the role between racing and technology, the challenges

The demand for security services is growing around the world. The industry itself is projected to increase by 6 per cent annually over the next few years. With such a growth, Montreal’s tech startup TrackTik Software Inc. is on a mission to provide organizations managing security guards around the world with the tools to run leaner and more responsive automated operations. In this episode, Marcello Sukhdeo talks with Julie Lacasse, VP of Operations at TrackTik about the future of managing security services. Recently, TrackTik received a Deloitte Technology Fast 50™ award, ranking it as Canada’s 11th fastest growing technology, media and telecommunications company in recognition of over 1,700 per cent revenue growth over the past four years. The company is also on LinkedIn’s list of the Top 25 Startups in Canada and placing 36th on the Canadian Business 2018 Startup 50 ranking of Canada’s Top New Growth Companies. Hear about their secret to success. Also, Julie talks about the challenges in the industry and wh

In October of this year, Bloomberg Businessweek published a story about an alleged attack by Chinese spies of almost 30 US companies, including Amazon and Apple. The story reveals that the attack was done through microchips from Super Micro that were apparently planted during the manufacturing stage of motherboards that were used in servers. These servers were then sold to many US customers including the US Department of Defense. In the show today, Marcello Sukhdeo and Johnathan Mansour talk about the ramifications of such an attack and how Super Micro, Apple and Amazon have all denied it. To see the full story from Bloomberg, go to: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2018-10-04/the-big-hack-how-china-used-a-tiny-chip-to-infiltrate-america-s-top-companies.

In this episode of WRLWND Radio, Marcello Sukhdeo and Johnathan Mansour talk about the worrying signs coming out Apple. The cutback on production of the iPhone, the unaffordability of Apple products, the lack of innovation and the desperate means that Apple is employing to meet its revenue targets. Is Apple going to end up like BlackBerry? Subscribe to our weekly newsletter here. Follow us on Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn.

By now you may have heard about the announcement from Apple about their new products - the new Macbook Air, the Mac Mini and iPad Pro. This announcement reveals a trend that Apple is on that should be concerning to us. With the price hike, Apple is pushing their products out of reach for many, and soon it will become unaffordable. Other than the price increase, should you upgrade? That's the burning question that we tackle on today's show. Visit our website for more!

On October 17, Fujitsu Canada, Inc. announced the ScanSnap iX1500, a new flagship colour duplex model, joining the Fujitsu ScanSnap Series of document scanners. The core appeal of the ScanSnap Series is in its ability to effortlessly convert most office documents into PDF’s, searchable PDF’s, Word and Excel documents, and more. ScanSnap is an essential productivity tool for knowledge workers whether they are scanning to their desktop, a network folder or to a Cloud service. On today’s episode of WRLWND Radio, Steve Oblin, Senior Marketing Manager at Fujitsu Canada, Inc., is on the line to discuss the new iX1500 scanner, it’s new features and how it fulfills your business’s needs.   Subscribe to our weekly ITinCanada newsletter!   Stay connected on Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn.

Is it worth it to upgrade your iPhone or Apple Watch?   The big news this week is that Apple announced three new iPhones including its biggest and most expensive model yet and the new Apple Watch Series 4. Is it worth it to upgrade your iPhone or Apple Watch? That’s the question that Marcello Sukhdeo tackles in this episode of WRLWND Radio.  Show Notes:  At its special event, Apple announced three new iPhones. These phones are already being criticized by people around the world for lacking innovation and it is being seen as part of Apple's strategy to increase revenue by increasing the prices.  These iPhones are bigger, faster and more expensive. That is the strategy that Apple is using to continue growing revenue.   By making the phones larger and faster, and then charging more for them, the company is milking a product line that has already saturated the market. The new iPhones would start at $750, $1,000 and $1,100. The starting prices last year were $700, $800 and $1,000.   The Apple Watch Se

What will the future of work look like? That’s a question that many companies are pondering. With the evolution of the workplace and how we interact with technology, our work is changing in so many different ways. In the show today, Marcello Sukhdeo talks about some exciting changes based on his visit to BoxWorks 2018 – like having a system that will feed you documents that need your attention, easy automation of tasks and working in any file format right within your only platform. BoxWorks is an event hosted by Box. Box is a company that provides a cloud content management platform where you can work, share and collaborate securely. Box has over 87,000 customers with many coming from 69 per cent of the Fortune 500 companies. For more information, go to Box.com. Visit us at WRLWND.

Apple announced yesterday its annual fall iPhone event will be held on September 12 in Cupertino, California. We can expect to hear about Apple's new lineup of iPhones to soon hit the market. On today’s episode, we give you a rundown of the latest rumours and specs concerning these new iPhones and what you need to know. Amazon hit another all-time record of $2000 per share in the early trading hours of August 30, putting them just $30 per share short of joining Apple in the $1 trillion market value club. To put that into perspective: a $100 investment in Amazon in 1997 would today we worth $125,000! For these stories and more, tune in to today’s episode of WRLWND Radio, with guest-host Johnathan Mansour.   Subscribe to our weekly newsletter   Tags: Amazon, Apple, iPhone, AMZN   Links:    https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-08-27/apple-to-embrace-iphone-x-design-with-new-colors-bigger-screens   https://www.theverge.com/2018/8/27/17785594/apple-iphone-xs-september-launch-three-new-devices-rumors   http

Helping large companies to migrate and secure cloud infrastructure is a challenge. It’s also a big opportunity to improve business efficiencies. Join WRLWND radio guest host J. Richard Jones as he chats with Jonathan Spinks, CEO from Sourced Group. Learn about the challenges of cloud adaptation, how Canada measures up to other countries and the future of cloud, in this episode of WRLWND radio. To learn more: https://www.sourcedgroup.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonspinks/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/jrichardjones/

Today on the show, Windows 95 is back and this time you can run it on Mac and Linux. Take a trip down memory lane with Wordpad, phone dialer, MS Paint, and Minesweeper. And we are headed to information apocalypse? Don’t panic, some say the solution is more technology.   SEGMENT 1 The New York Public Library is using Instagram Stories to bring classic novels to your smartphone The New York Public Library—an essential provider of free books, information, ideas, and education for all New Yorkers for more than 100 years is doing something unprecedented! It is now using Instagram's Stories feature to make classic novels more accessible and enticing to read, especially to the younger generation. It has teamed up with ad agency Mother in New York to create "Insta Novels," which turns classic pieces of literature into animated digital novels illustrated by various visual artists. These digitized versions take inspiration from the layouts of the original classics, featuring elements that reflect the novels' designs. T

On today’s episode, we take a look at how SpaceX is training NASA astronauts to fly on the company’s Dragon capsule, breathing new life into space exploration and into space and tech industries respectively. A simple parody website prompted us to examine social media transparency and what to be aware of. Also, be sure to hear our coverage of MVMT’s big announcement. For these stories and more, tune in to today’s episode of WRLWND Radio, guest-hosted by Johnathan Mansour. The opinions expressed on this show may The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the presenters and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of IT in Canada or WRLWND media. Links: http://www.itincanadaonline.ca/index.php/insights/eric-jacksch/2385-maybe-it-is-time   https://www.cnet.com/news/mike-pence-parody-site-tops-google-search-results-for-his-name/   https://www.cnet.com/news/the-answer-to-facebook-twitter-and-youtubes-problems-with-infowars-transparency/   https://www.theverge.com/2018/8/15/17688

In this episode, AI could be doing the hiring in the future. A massive blow to Uber and Lyft as New York votes to limit rideshares and Zume to receive millions of dollars to perfect their pizza robot.  Show Notes:  Employee referrals, still make up the bulk of companies’ hires. This of course tends to leave out the majority of applicants, where their resumes are dumped into the trash, literally and electronically.   Added to that, recruiters and hiring managers also bring their own biases to the process, often choosing people with the “right-sounding” names and educational background.   We see these biases in almost every business. If you are looking for a job you can identify with these issues. But that could change.   Enter AI.   People who support AI, argue that this technology can eliminate some of these biases. Instead of relying on people’s feelings to make hiring decisions, companies such as Entelo and Stella.ai use machine learning to detect the skills needed for certain jobs.   Now the

  In this episode, Marcello Sukhdeo talks about banning the use of smartphones in the classroom. Is it going to help or detract from kids’ education? The screens on smartphones are increasing in size getting close to the 7-inch range. And Google wants to help people with their digital well-being. Sounds ironic, but it has some good features to get us off our phones.  Show Notes:  A Study done in 2015: "Teens are spending more than one-third of their days using media such as online video or music — nearly nine hours on average, those between the ages of 8 and 12, the average is nearly six hours per day."  One country is taking a serious step to get rid of this problem in schools - France.   French lawmakers voted to ban smartphone use in schools.  Lawmakers decided that students under the age of 15 must leave their cellphones at home, or at least have them turned off during the school day.   The ban also includes the use of tablets, computers, and other internet-connected devices as well. There ar

Amazon’s facial recognition system failed to recognize over 5% of US Congress members. Exactly what dirt your digital assistant has on you? And you have been looking at your cards in your wallet the wrong way.  Show Notes  Digital assistants like Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant learn more about you by listening and recording conversations you have with them to learn your tone of voice, prompts, and requests.   It is common for smart speakers to pick up a random part of your conversation if you use the wake word - like Alexa or Hey Google when talking. If you changed the trigger to a more common everyday word, then you are in a bad position, because whenever you use that word, your speaker will listen and record.  Check your recordings on Amazon Alexa device:  Go to you Alexa app, Tap the dropdown icon on the top left side of the screen to open the menu options. Click on the Settings menu, then find History.  If you would like to delete a recording in your Alexa history, you can do so individual

Facebook and Instagram are changing their policy to crack down on underage children on their network. And Nike has opened another experimental store to provide a better and more personalized service to customers.   Show Notes  Nike has rolled out another of its retail-of-the-future experiments in opening a concept store with the aim to lure the digital shopper with personal services and experiences.    Though its interaction with customers, Nike will know what people are buying and not buying. This will help the company to know what to keep in stock.   Google Maps  Google Maps recently added a neat new feature to the web version, one that most of us likely missed because it’s the kind of smart feature you expect your mobile device to deliver.   Google Maps on the web can now notify you when it’s time to leave, in order to make sure you arrive at your destination on time. Of course, this is already on the mobile version.    A second option was added to the Notifications toggles in Google Maps’ s

Do you have a cracked smartphone screen and would like to replace it with a third-party one? Not such a good idea because criminals can see what you are touching on your phone. And a cool feature in Google Pay that makes it easier for you to get back money from your friends when you're out for a bite.    Show Notes  A university in Israel has shown that it's possible to impersonate a user by tracking touch movements on smartphones with compromised third-party touchscreens. Some of these third-party screens have malicious code embedded in them.   Whether you're sending emails, doing a financial transaction or even playing games, the codes are capturing your touches that can be used against you.  The research pointed out that "if an attacker can understand the context of certain events, he can use the information to create a more effective customized attack."  Samsung Family Hub  Samsung has launched its latest Family Hub refrigerator that integrates with its voice assistant - Bixby.  The Family

In this episode, as Netflix, the world’s leading video streaming continues to dominate, the company is looking to add a new plan for subscribers and it is going to be more expensive. Also, crypto-jacking, you could be mining cryptocurrency for criminals.  Show Notes:  Netflix is the world's leading internet entertainment service with over 120 million subscribers in over 190 countries, enjoying more than 140 million hours of TV shows and movies per day.   Today, Netflix offers three packages - Basic, Standard, and Premium. Now the company is looking at adding a fourth option - Ultra.  Netflix is testing out a new “Ultra” subscription that would up the monthly price even higher than the current premium option $13.99.  It looks like the Ultra plan would cost $16.99 where you can have four simultaneous 4K streams at once. For those with a premium plan, you know that four streams are already offered on the Premium plan.   Crypto-jacking   Criminals can infect devices like smart fridges with untracea

Hypersonic jet to fly from New York to London in two hours         In this episode, a new hypersonic passenger jet that could fly across the Atlantic in two hours. And if you use Samsung Messages app, you may want to start deleting your embarrassing photos.  Show Notes:  Boeing has revealed a new concept, a hypersonic jet that could fly passengers from New York to London in just two hours.   The chief scientist of hypersonics at Boeing, said a hypersonic passenger vehicle could be airborne in 20 to 30 years and eventually enter use as a jet for global travel. Boeing is considering both commercial and military applications.  Samsung Messages app  If you have a Samsung phone and use the default Samsung Messages app for all your texting needs, you may want to check your gallery to make sure you don't have any embarrassing photos in it.   The reason why I am telling you this is - there is a bug is causing Samsung Messages to randomly send pictures to contacts without leaving any sort of evide

Facial scan is coming to airports. Are we ready for it?  In this episode, Marcello Sukhdeo talks about the subject of facial scan at airports. If you are flying to Florida in the next little while you might be subjected to a facial scan. Is this technology ripe and ready for this type of large scale use?    Show Notes  Orlando International Airport, the busiest airport in Florida where about 6 million people pass through every year is looking to become the first airport in the US to use facial scan of passengers on all arriving and departing international flights, including U.S. citizens.  This is the first airport that will try to scan all passengers. There are some airports like in Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Houston, Las Vegas, Miami, New York and Washington which are already using face scans for some departing international flights, but they don't involve all international travelers at the airports. In the case with Orlando, this program will be expanded to include all passengers.   The question