Microsoft celebrates women inventors, awareness on International Women's Day

While every day should be International Women's Day, it is great that a single day in March has been singled out to devote to celebrate women's social, economic, cultural, political and global achievements. While the gender gap is still a huge issue of debate and one that the World Economic Forum predicts won't be solved until 2133, many fields including STEM (Science Technology Engineering and Math) continue to struggle with enabling equal pay and benefits to women.

Microsoft is celebrating International Women's Day by raising awareness and calling girls around the workd to #MakeWhatsNext. A longtime supporter of enabling girls to code early as well as get the inspiration and training to become the best they can be.

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Huawei partnering with Ontario government for 5G Ontario initiative, 250 new jobs

Huawei plans to invest up to $303 million in new 5G-related research initiatives in Ontario over the next five years

Huawei and the Government of Ontario announced a partnership called "5G Ontario," which is a major research and development project that promises to secure hundreds of new jobs in the Province of Ontario.

Announced during Premier Kathleen Wynne’s visit to Huawei’s Canadian headquarters in Markham today, 5G Ontario will see the government invest up to $16 million through the Jobs and Prosperity Fund (JPF) to support Huawei’s initial $212 million investment. The initiative will create 250 new R&D jobs in the province, while maintaining 250 existing R&D jobs. The partnership builds on an agreement Premier Kathleen Wynne announced with Huawei in Beijing during her first trade mission to China in 2014.

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First look at Samsung's Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

Samsung's latest flagships, the Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 Edge are slated for release in Canada and offer a significant upgrade to the S6 series of devices from a year ago. With new aluminum and glass enclosures, the Samsung Galaxy S7 (with a 5.1-inch display) and the larger S7 Edge (with a 5.5-inch dual edge display for $100 more), both offer a more integrated build, water resistance and an improved camera with f/1.7 aperture that lets in more light plus. Here are some impressions.

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Aston Martin's new standard bearer turns it up to 11

"This is not only the most important car that Aston Martin has launched in recent history, but also in its 103-year existence," CEO Andy Palmer said in a statement. "The DB11 rightfully places Aston Martin once again as a leading brand in the luxury automotive market."

Revealed at the Geneva Auto Show was the Aston Martin DB11, a successor to the DB9 and a realized step up and production version of James Bond's bespoke SPECTRE DB10, the DB11 blasts Aston Martin into a new era of motor production with a 600 horsepower 5.3 litre twin-turbo V12.

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