As TechCrunch recently reported, YouTube has won the rights to stream the Oscars, Hollywood’s glitziest awards ceremony, exclusively on its platform beginning in 2029. For these rights, the online platform outbid other prominent entities from both network television and digital streaming, including ABC, the Academy Awards’ historic home since 1961. The initial streaming deal, signed between Google’s YouTube and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (the “Academy”),

Xposure Technology Inc.  (“Xposure Music”), a technology-driven financing and investment platform, leverages data analytics and artificial intelligence to identify and acquire music catalogs that it believes are positioned for long-term success. Founded in 2021 and based in Montréal, its goal  is to unlock a “new front door” to the music industry by providing a platform that benefits both musicians and those looking to discover them.   Xposure Music’s proprietary underwriting

January 26, 2026 Lego’s new Smart Play system  has added interactive Lego blocks to the well-known analog franchise. The new system makes use of smart bricks, smart tag tiles and smart minifigures which interact with each other to create a more life-like style of play. The smart bricks are powered by an ASIC chip which uses near-field magnetic positioning to recognize nearby tags, and includes a miniature speaker, accelerometer and LED array. In addition to the smart bricks,

January 23, 2026 Canada’s consumer-driven banking framework  is entering a pivotal phase, marking a turning point towards modernizing Canada’s financial sector. Consumer-driven banking, also known as open banking, is a secure framework that allows individuals and businesses to share financial data with approved financial service providers of their choice. This provides users with greater control over their data, fosters innovation in the financial sector, and ensures the secu