#BlackBerry director Matt Johnson on creating the buzziest new film in Canadian cinema

#BlackBerry director Matt Johnson on creating the buzziest new film in Canadian cinema

(Photography by Elevation Pictures) BlackBerry tells the story of Canadian tech founders Mike Lazaridis and Jim Balsillie, an opposites attract duo who turned a tech innovation (the world’s first smartphone) into a billion-dollar phenomenon—and then watched it flame out in equally spectacular fashion. The movie premiered at the Berlin Film Festival last month, and it’s…

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#Microsoft’s Internet Explorer browser to retire

#Microsoft’s Internet Explorer browser to retire

“Microsoft’s Internet Explorer browser to retire” Internet Explorer is finally headed out to pasture. As of Wednesday, Microsoft will no longer support the once-dominant browser that legions of web surfers loved to hate — and a few still claim to adore. The 27-year-old application now joins BlackBerry phones, dial-up modems and Palm Pilots in the…

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#Will the SEC probe the GameStop stock mania? Not so fast

#Will the SEC probe the GameStop stock mania? Not so fast

“#Will the SEC probe the GameStop stock mania? Not so fast” The GameStop trading frenzy has morphed from an insane market story to a political one as well. Regulatory sources tell me that Wall Street’s top cop, the Securities and Exchange Commission, is eyeing a possible market manipulation case over the tremendous run-up in shares…

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