This week’s top tech news: GTA VI, GameStop, and Gemini AI

This week had a ton of news, from Google’ launching its GPT-4 competitor, Gemini, to the GTA VI trailer finally dropping. Fortnite launched a new Lego variant, and the Competition Bureau is looking into Rogers’ ‘Infinite’ plans.

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Welcome back to Antenna. It's been quite a week in Canadian tech despite being a 'calm' before the inevitable storm of Boxing Day deals. Here's what you need to know this week: Big gaming news! Rockstar finally dropped a GTA VI trailer after multiple leaks. In other news, Fortnite is getting the Lego treatment, and it looks surprisingly good. In Canadian telecom news, Rogers expanded 5G to several regions in eastern Ontario. Meanwhile, the Competition Bureau is looking into Rogers' 'Infinite' plans for not actually being infinite. 🤖 Finally, Google unveiled its GPT-4 competitor, Gemini. The new foundational model will power several experiences, though Canadians won't have access to some of them. Notably, a version of the model design to run on-device, Gemini Nano, is rolling out to the Pixel 8 Pro, and that will be accessible in Canada.     Lego Fortnite is a brilliant mix of Minecraft and Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom I'm normally not a fan of survival crafting experiences, but this Fortnite-Lego collaboration quickly won me over. Read more     Even thieves don’t want Android phones The victim reported that armed thieves had him empty his pockets, and they took everything, including his phone and car keys. But before driving off, they handed back the phone, saying, "we don’t want this. I thought it was an iPhone." Read more   GameStop rumoured to end its current loyalty program in Canada Multiple sources have reported that GameStop will end its Edge Rewards program in Canada. However, other reports indicate the company plans to revamp Edge in 2024. Read more       Telecom news this week         Rogers expands 5G to 15 regions in eastern Ontario as part of Cell Gap Project Areas getting Rogers 5G include the counties of Renfrew, Northumberland, Haliburton, Peterborough and more. Read more           Fido, Virgin, Koodo launch new 50GB plans The plans aren't as good as the recent Black Friday deals. Read more           Competition Bureau probing Rogers’ ‘Infinite’ plans, carrier ordered to produce documents Rogers, alongside Bell and Telus, offers plans with "unlimited" data that is throttled beyond a certain amount of data. Read more         Rockstar drops GTA VI trailer early following several leaks Vice City is back 🦩       Google’s Gemini multimodal AI model remains out of reach for Canada Google unveiled its GPT-4 competitor Gemini this week. The new foundation model now powers some Google experiences and will come to more in the following weeks and months. Gemini is behind big improvements to Bard (which isn't available in Canada) and is now on the Pixel 8 Pro, powering some new features (which will be available in Canada). Walmart Canada to invest $1 billion in store modernization Walmart Canada will also launch a "store of the future" concept in Mississauga, Ontario, which will showcase the latest innovations in retail technology. Sonos reveals its upcoming holiday discounts Begun, the Boxing Day deals have.

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