CTP Ep. 145 – Jan 14, 2018: TTFN, Ta-Ta For Now!

Sponsored by Olio Digital Labs and CodeshipThanks to Techdoz.ca for the loan of the Snowball Blue MicHosts & GuestsStuart ClarkDerek SilvaAnnouncement – We’re taking a hiatus! See you in… 6 months? 2020? 2025? Never? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯Quick HitsGoogle combines Android Pay and Google Wallet under a single banner, Google Payhttps://mobilesyrup.com/2018/01/08/google-android-pay-google-wallet-single-brand-google-pay/Future Samsung smartphones will have working FM chips in Canadahttps://mobilesyrup.com/2018/01/10/samsung-fm-chips/Manitoba to receive $83.9 million in high-speed internet fundinghttps://mobilesyrup.com/2018/01/09/manitoba-receive-83-9-million-high-speed-internet-funding/TD Bank Acquires AI Startup Layer 6https://techvibes.com/2018/01/09/td-bank-acquires-ai-startup-layer-6Public advocacy group calls for CRTC inquiry into Canadian digital service providershttps://mobilesyrup.com/2018/01/08/public-advocacy-group-calls-crtc-inquiry-canadian-digital-service-providers/http://www.cbc.ca/news/business/rogers-employees-pressure-to-sell-1.4481128Razer’s Project Linda imagines a laptop dock for the Razer Phonehttps://www.theverge.com/circuitbreaker/2018/1/9/16866206/razer-project-linda-phone-laptop-dock-touchpad-prototype-android-concept-ces-2018Toronto’s Goal to Become the Smartest City in North Americahttps://techvibes.com/2018/01/10/torontos-goal-to-become-the-smartest-city-in-north-americaBitcoin Mining Looking at Canada Given China’s Digital Currency Stancehttps://discover.coinsquare.io/digital-currency/bitcoin-minining-canada/TopicsMeltdown and Spectre: ‘worst ever’ CPU bugs affect virtually all computershttps://www.theguardian.com/techn