Moira Warburton, Reuters
The tech-focused smart city component of Toronto's Quayside neighborhood may be called off, but, depending on who you ask, it may be more to the detriment of Google parent Alphabet than Toronto itself.
2 months ago
Andrew Sheivachman, Skift
By pushing back against Sidewalk Labs, the city of Toronto has shown that the future of the smart city will be forged by compromise and collaboration with local authorities.
8 months ago
Andrew Sheivachman, Skift
It doesn't seem like a good idea to build a business, let alone make your home, in a surveillance experiment controlled by Alphabet. As data security and privacy become more important, the vision for the modern smart city will have to shift.
1 year ago
Chris Ryall, Skift
Some convention and visitor bureaus have turned to technology gimmicks and other new methods to highlight their destination’s finest attributes but personal relationships and experience remain vital. Relationships really do matter.
1 year ago
Kyunghee Park, Bloomberg
Some 120 cabin crew staff in Toronto could lose their jobs as Hong Kong's Cathay Pacific continues its program to be profitable again, which started in 2017. Hopefully, it's the last cut.
1 year ago
Bloomberg, Frederic Tomesco
It sounds like Toronto Island Airport passengers are getting a fair trade by giving up free snacks in exchange for better lounges and restaurants. The freebies will still be waiting for them on board Porter.
2 years ago
Gerrit De Vynck, Bloomberg
Slow and steady may win the race for Lyft, which is surely happy to sit back and let Uber struggle with its high-profile problems.
2 years ago
Natalie Wong, Bloomberg
In Formula One, a racecar will go where the driver's eyes go. In capitalism, a startup will go where its investors see the most potential for market share gain. In the race between Lyft and Uber in Canada, the real winner now is the consumer, thanks to discounting.
3 years ago
Scott Deveau and Josh Wingrove, Bloomberg
Selling a stake to a company that knows how to run an airport well has worked in multiple other markets.
3 years ago
Scott Deveau, Bloomberg
Porter has been distinctive because of its downtown Toronto airport. We hope applying this asset-light strategy won't ruin this edge.
5 years ago
Gerrit De Vynck, Bloomberg
Uber has succeeded in regulatory scuffles by tackling each market’s specific concerns and courting its respective leaders one a time, suggesting that it will also efficiently negotiate for this large of a market.
6 years ago
Joyce Manalo, Skift
A little humor and pride goes a long way with the growing demographic of LGBT travelers.
6 years ago
