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Tech trends researcher and writer. CIO advisor. Raptors fan. #WeWantItAll

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A deep and actionable research report on how to get started on quantum computing, with an appendix that acts like a catalog of partners to help your organization advance. ised-isde.canada.ca/site/spectru... #quantumcomputing #CIO #CIOsky #quantumCanada

13.03.2026 14:44 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

When I'm Prime Minister, I'm banning NPS surveys.

12.03.2026 17:55 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

This personalization attempt has nothing to do with AI.

12.03.2026 14:18 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Canada has been dragging its feet on updating privacy laws for years, while the federal privacy commissioner has been asking for better tools. Time to make it happen. #privacy #biometrics #facialrecognition #PIPEDA

10.03.2026 13:56 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Curious about setting your money on fire? This gadget lets you try it.

10.03.2026 13:50 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Why Quantum Computing Still Isn’t Close To Its ChatGPT Moment The next time someone tells you that quantum computing is ready for prime time, take a breath.

Quantum computing isn't going to explode to millions of users in a matter of months. But the use cases for quantum annealers are real and more are being deployed to address optimization problems. #quantumcomputing #techtrends
www.forbes.com/councils/for...

10.03.2026 13:28 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Where's Devlin on the wedgie recognition though?

09.03.2026 16:34 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Google Chrome's new post-quantum cryptography may break TLS connections Some ​Google Chrome users report having issues connecting to websites, servers, and firewalls after Chrome 124 wasΒ released last week with theΒ new quantum-resistant X25519Kyber768 encapsulation mechan...

As post-quantum cryptography efforts from vendors roll-out, we'll see more friction like this. The new encryption standards require more compute to support and won't always play nice with older appliances designed for legacy encryption standards. www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/securit... #Qday

09.03.2026 16:09 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I'm still waiting for Instagram to improve its desktop site functionality.

09.03.2026 14:26 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Tampering!

08.03.2026 16:24 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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a man sitting on a swing in the desert ALT: a man sitting on a swing in the desert

Me joining my Friday 4 PM videoconference and waiting for the other participants to show up.

06.03.2026 21:11 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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A deer wandered into my backyard this afternoon. How am I supposed to work in these conditions? #deer #TorontoWildlife

06.03.2026 19:15 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Microsoft patents reveal AI systems to play games and unlock Xbox achievements for you Newly uncovered patents reveal that Microsoft has been working on an AI-powered Xbox game assistant that can play games and unlock achievements for players.

I'm too busy to play videogames much, so glad to hear AI will soon do it for me. share.google/olXgCeSC832R...

05.03.2026 13:49 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I was reflecting on that back at the trade deadline when there was talk of AD or Sabonis trades going beyond one FRP. Conservative Canadian approach I guess.

04.03.2026 19:12 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Nvidia partners with optics technology vendors Lumentum and Coherent to enhance AI infrastructure Its investment of $2B in each company is viewed as laying the groundwork for its future as a competitive provider of AI training infrastructure.

Recent AI training deals made by Google and Amazon are pushing NVIDIA to innovate its GPUs and achieve better energy efficiency. Read my comments and more www.networkworld.com/article/4139... #Nvidia #photonics #AItraining #CIOsky

04.03.2026 16:49 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Intuit is betting its 40 years of small business data can outlast the SaaSpocalypse Intuit lost 42% of its market cap as AI agents threaten to replace QuickBooks and TurboTax. Here's what the company says agents can't replicate.

Software as Service poses an existential threat to SaaS. But not an acute deathblow that should lead to a 33% loss of market cap. My thoughts and more in @venturebeat.bsky.social -
venturebeat.com/infrastructu... #SaaSpocalypse #softwareasservice #serviceasservice #Intuit #Anthropic

03.03.2026 16:00 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

AI master: Now that vibe coding is possible, there's nothing holding you back from making your good ideas come to life.

Me: Finally I can make my website that turns dream journaling into a social media game.

02.03.2026 20:26 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Amazon Bets Big on Agentic AI Development With $50 Billion OpenAI Investment Amazon will bring OpenAI models to its customers for the first time with a $50 billion investment into the ChatGPT creator. Amazon will support AI agent development on the latest GPT models both throu...

Amazon admits that its exclusive third-party provider of OpenAI Frontier comes with overlap with Amazon Bedrock for AI agent development. But it prefers to give customers choice.
www.infotech.com/software-rev... #AmazonOpenAI #OpenAIFrontier #AmazonBedrock #CIOSky

02.03.2026 18:34 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Amazon to invest $50 billion into OpenAI. If this were an acquisition, it would rank as the third biggest tech acquisition of all time. Behind EMC and Dell, just ahead of AMD and Xilinx. www.businesswire.com/news/home/20... #AWS #openAI #agenticAI #tech

27.02.2026 15:23 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Burger King will use AI to check if employees say β€˜please’ and β€˜thank you’ Have it your way?

Burger King employees to be surveilled by AI assistant that monitors their politeness, among other features. #employeesurveillance #AIagents #CIOsky
www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...

27.02.2026 15:01 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Why Quantum Computing Still Isn’t Close To Its ChatGPT Moment The next time someone tells you that quantum computing is ready for prime time, take a breath.

Quantum computing will probably never get a β€œChatGPT moment” because while AI is versatile, quantum computing is specialized for a very small subset of mathematically hard problems. www.forbes.com/councils/for... #quantumcomputing #quantum #techtrends

26.02.2026 20:32 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Do we have a quantum computer? Expert perspectives on current status and future prospects The rapid growth of quantum information science and technology (QIST) in the 21st century has created both excitement and uncertainty about the field's trajectory. This qualitative study presents pers...

Interesting survey of what some experts think about the present, future, and potential of quantum computing. All of the conclusions here seem consistent with the impression I've got too from speaking to folks in the business.
www.arxiv.org/abs/2602.15217

23.02.2026 09:47 πŸ‘ 16 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I think the perception of the loss of value is in IBM's consulting services, where there's a concentration of COBOL developer talent (now hard to find on the market.) But really it was apparent that AI was effective at modernizing COBOL before Anthropic's announcement IMO.

26.02.2026 20:10 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Don't talk about backs breaking around Jak please.

25.02.2026 03:05 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Why Quantum Computing Still Isn’t Close To Its ChatGPT Moment The next time someone tells you that quantum computing is ready for prime time, take a breath.

The hype is all focused on gate-based quantum processors But there’s another type of quantum computer that’s seeing commercial deployments in enterprise environments today.
www.forbes.com/councils/for... #quantum #ciosky #qubits

22.02.2026 23:22 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

So all the Leafs fans are feeling happy for Austin Matthews and his Golf medal win, no doubt?

22.02.2026 15:58 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Right. I just think Shai wins it either way.

21.02.2026 13:53 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Looks like it wont really affect the MVP race though.

20.02.2026 19:50 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

All I want for my birthday is a shower beer.

14.02.2026 14:07 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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What the 2026 Global Risks Report means for CIOs | TechTarget Global risk is now an IT issue. See how the WEF Global Risks Report 2026 reshapes CIO priorities and enterprise resilience.

What should CIOs take away from the WEF 2026 Global Risk Report? @techjournalist.bsky.social summarizes some insights, including from myself: www.techtarget.com/searchcio/fe... #CIOsurvey #riskmanagement #globalrisk

10.02.2026 21:49 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0