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Josh Kolm

Toronto, Windsor
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Business and tech reporter. I don't tweet much anymore.

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Josh Kolm’s Journalist Portfolio

Welcome to the wild world of weed

Welcome to the wild world of weed

How brands in a new billion dollar industry are navigating regulations and social perceptions as they prepare…

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Are you (really) ready for AI?

Are you (really) ready for AI?

A reality check on whether or not your brand can handle the data (and responsibility) of voice, blockchain an…

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WPP to cut staff and offices as part of restructuring

WPP to cut staff and offices as part of restructuring

The holding company's three-year plan involves further simplifying its operations and investing more in creat…

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Why are so many of Canada's young people out of work? | CBC News

Why are so many of Canada's young people out of work? | CBC News

Some may call them whiny and self-important, but when it comes to jobs, Generation Y's sense of entitlement i…

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Parliamentary pause puts tech bills in limbo

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By Josh Kolm
Regulations that have taken a really long time to hit parliament may have to start from scratch. What happened: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau prorogued parliament alongside his resignation announcement, putting the future of several pieces of legislation relevant to the tech industry up in the air. Similar to when parliament is dissolved ahead of an election, any legislation that has not yet received royal assent dies when parliament is prorogued, and all committee activity ceases.
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Ransomware gets more destructive

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By Josh Kolm
Hackers are changing their playbook to cause as much chaos as possible. Driving the news: Ransomware hackers are increasingly targeting tech and software vendors that count big companies among their customers in a “kill multiple birds with one hack” situation. Unit 42, Palo Alto Networks’ threat intelligence team, says this more destructive approach will be a major thread in 2025.
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Canadian news outlets get in the AI copyright fight

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By Josh Kolm
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Nov 29 2024, 10:02 pm Rival news organizations are banding together for a noble cause: protecting their copyrighted materials from ChatGPT. What happened: A coalition of Canadian news companies is suing OpenAI, claiming the company illegally trained its AI models on their news stories. The group wants $20,000 per article used by OpenAI, which could put the total damages in the billions. The group includes Torstar, The Globe and Mail, Postmedia, Canadian Press, and CBC.
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