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Hashtag Trending - EMS use SpaceX's Starlink; Cross-platform messaging on Facebook; Talking COVID-19 via social media

Washington emergency responders are the first to use SpaceX’s Starlink internet, Facebook launching cross-platform messaging on Instagram and Messenger, and using social media to spread COVID-19 information

Hashtag Trending - YouTube cuts crowd-sourced captions; Read before you retweet; Future of work

YouTube kills crowd-sourced captions, Twitter is bringing the ‘read before you retweet’ prompt to all users, and LinkedIn features post-pandemic work predictions.  

Hashtag Trending - Google removes Android apps; Uber in London; Amazon Prime Day is set

Google removes 17 Android apps involved in billing fraud, Uber is coming to London, and Amazon has set the dates for Prime Day. #Podcasts #HashtagTrending

Hashtag Trending - Arm looks to dominate; Amazon release new gizmos; Civil Rights group targets Facebook

The core wars are heating up, Amazon releases new gizmos and one of them, in particular, is driving people crazy, and a Civil Rights group mounts an attack against Facebook.

Hashtag Trending - TikTok update; Facebook slammed in The Times; iOS 14 home screens

An update on TikTok, Facebook gets slammed in the New York Times, and iPhone owners are suddenly obsessed with sharing their flashy new home screens.

Hashtag Trending - Another 1-on-1 with Gates; DuckDuckGo is growing; Civil rights group calls out Facebook

Bloomberg goes one-on-one with Bill Gates, DuckDuckGo is picking up steam, and a civil rights group calls out Facebook.

Hashtag Trending - iOS 14, Facebook’s new VR headset, Database drama overseas

iOS 14 is here, and so is Facebook’s new VR headset, and an overseas Chinese information database has some inside scoops on influential people. 

Hashtag Trending - Apple’s new gadgets; underwater data centres; Amazon’s new hiring spree

Apple announces some new gadgets, Microsoft’s underwater data centers turn heads, and Amazon announces a hiring spree.

Hashtag Trending - Oracle wins TikTok, AirPods and fraud, and vinyls crush CD sales

Oracle gets TikTok's U.S. operations, AirPods and fraud, and vinyls beat CDs in sales. 

Hashtag Trending - Office space decisions; Back to school issues; Amazon’s inflated prices

A story about a CEO keeping the office open while asking employees to stay home catches fire, back to school challenges are aplenty, and Amazon gets caught inflating prices during the pandemic.

Hashtag Trending - Harmony OS 2.0; Federal Court dismisses internet appeal; techy face masks

Huawei says its phones will run Harmony OS in 2021, Federal Court dismisses case from big ISPs, and technology companies are innovating face mask.

September 10 - Facebook engineer quits; Apple’s ongoing feud with Epic Games; Canada gets Spot!

Facebook engineer quits saying Facebook profits off of hate, Apple’s battle with Epic Games continues, and a new robot is coming to Canada.

Hashtag Trending - China bans Scatch; Maximum internet speeds; U.S. to ban Chinese chipmaker?

China bans Scratch, Canadians are getting maximum internet speeds overall, and the Trump administration is considering to ban China’s top chipmaker.

Hashtag Trending - T-Mobile’s big promise; Robot dogs; Coronavirus benefiting tech giants

T-Mobile makes a big promise, a robot dog joins the fight against COVID-19, and a story about how the coronavirus is benefiting big tech is making its rounds on Reddit.

Hashtag Trending - Rogers’ 5G expansion; NSA’s phone spying program exposed; Zuckerberg makes a promise

Rogers’ is touting ultra next-generation wireless services, NSA’s phone spying program was illegal, according to a recent judge ruling, and Zuckerberg is promising misinformation won’t be tolerated on the platform.

Hashtag Trending - Cogeco mega deal still on the table; Microsoft tackles deepfakes; India bans more apps

The Audet that owns Cogeco has opposed Altice’s $10.3 billion offer to buy Cogeco and sell Canadian assets to Rogers, Microsoft tackles deep fakes, and India bans more Chinese apps.

Hashtag Trending - Nvidia’s new graphics cards; Zoom is zooming; Apple approves some malware

Nvidia’s new graphics cards turn heads, Zoom’s revenue continues to skyrocket, and Apple accidentally approves Malware to run in macOS. 

Hashtag Trending - CenturyLink outage; Apple and Tesla stocks split; Getting chatty about algorithms

A U.S.-based internet service provider suffers a major outage over the weekend and it can be traced back to Mississauga, everyone is going bananas after Apple and Tesla stocks split, and LinkedIn gets chatty about algorithms. 

Hashtag Trending - Neuralink reveal; Hackers target Tesla; Hoaxes on social media cause doctors headaches

We finally get a demo for Neuralink, hackers target Tesla, and The New York Times digs deep into how conspiracy theories are making doctors’ jobs harder.

Hashtag Trending - TikTok chief quits 100 days in; Apple makes advertising harder; Scots Wikipedia snafu

TikTok’s CEO steps down after 100 days in office, Apple is making it harder for Facebook to advertise, and in a shocking turn of events, it turns out Scots version of Wikipedia was written by someone who was clueless about the language.

Hashtag Trending - Google privacy woes; Super-speedy internet; The rise of the CHO

Google employees acknowledge that it’s privacy laws are not so simple at all, researchers say they were able to download the entire Netflix library in a second, and is it time to hire a Chief Health Officer?

Hashtag Trending - Nortel’s 2004 breach in retrospect; Cineplex is back; Canada’s high-speed hyperloop

A lengthy story about Nortel’s giant breach in 2004 makes its rounds, Cineplex is back, and Canada is getting its first high-speed travel pod.

Hashtag Trending - Apple says sorry to WordPress; Making virtual events; Neuralink demo announced

Apple apologizes to WordPress, LinkedIn is chatty about virtual events, and Elon Musk says we can expect a Neuralink demo this week.

Hashtag Trending - TikTok suing the U.S.; Apple and WordPress lock horns; PIPEDA chatter on Reddit

TikTok says it’s planning to sue the Trump administration, Apple and WordPress lock horns after Apple gets a little greedy, and a story about PIPEDA and Tim Hortons catches fire on Reddit. #HashtagTrending #Podcasts

Hashtag Trending - Oracle eyes TikTok; Rideshare giants stay open in California; Apple hits US$2 trillion mark

A corporate giant is eyeing to scoop up TikTok, Uber and Lyft may not shut down in California after all, and Apple is a valuable company, didja know?

Hashtag Trending - Online grocery fees; Blackberry’s new phone; Netflix shuffle feature

Upcoming fees you need to know with online grocery shopping, there’s a new BlackBerry coming out next year, and Netflix is going to help you choose shows with a shuffle feature because we stink at it.

Hashtag Trending - Facial recognition in New York; Airbnb at Blockbuster; Swiping right at work

The New York City Police Department uses facial recognition to find a man who allegedly shouted into a police officer’s ear with a bullhorn, you may soon be able to experience the nostalgia of BlockBuster, and swiping right at work for lunch dates is a thing now. 

Hashtag Trending - Amazon investigation in Germany; CRA hack; WeChat ban lash back

Amazon is being investigated by Germany’s privacy watchdog for allegedly abusing its market position during the pandemic, the CRA has been hacked, and a very large amount of Chinese users say they will ditch the iPhone if WeChat is banned.

Hashtag Trending - Snowden back in the news; Ontario’s $100K bid for new talent; Fortnite hits Apple with Epic ad

Donald Trump says he is considering pardoning whistleblower Edward Snowden, Ontario makes a bid for Silicon Valley talent, and Fortnite throws a counterpunch at Apple.

Hashtag Trending - Bill Gate's closeup with Bloomberg; Alexa bug draws concerns; Sidewalk Labs and Toronto’s proposed smart city in retrospect

Bill Gates sits down for a one-on-one with Bloomberg, it turns out Alexa’s web services had bugs that a hacker could have exploited to grab a target's entire voice history, and a story looking back at the rise and fall of Sidewalk Labs’ proposed smart city project in Toronto goes viral.

Hashtag Trending - Read the fine print before buying this car; Instagram might get hit with massive fine; The elevator debate begins

Read the fine print before buying this new vehicle, Instagram may face $500 billion in fines, and the elevator debate begins on LinkedIn.

Hashtag Trending - Rideshare giants ordered to reclassify drivers; facial recognition ruling in U.K.; Canadians cautious about the office

A judge orders Uber and Lyft drivers to be reclassified as employees, British Court of Appeal rules that British police violated human rights using facial recognition technology, and Canadians are not yet convinced to return to the workplace. 

Hashtag Trending - Amazon eyeing Sears and JCPenney; Google Home snooping; A new app for police encounters

Amazon wants to convert Sears and JCPenney to fulfillment centers, Google Home may be listening to just about everything, and a highschool student builds an app that records your interaction with police and shares it to Instagram and Facebook right away.

Hashtag Trending - Reddit gets hacked; Facebook doubles down on WFH; Holograms over Zoom

A massive hack hits Reddit, Facebook doubles down on its work from home policy, and Zoom’s old news - it’s all about holograms now.

Hashtag Trending - Google ends Pixel 4; cell service outage in eastern Canada; Excel dates human genes

Google discontinues its flagship smartphones, residents in eastern Canada were hit with a cell service outage yesterday, scientists renamed 27 human genes to appease Excel.

Hashtag Trending - Samsung Unpacked unpacked; Twitter braces for big fine; Instagram launches Reels

We unpack a bunch of news from Samsung’s virtual event, Twitter braces for a mega fine, and Instagram is doing its best to keep you off of TikTok.

Hashtag Trending - iMac updates; TikTok tensions continue; Google’s new Pixels

Hashtag Trending - Microsoft confirms interest in scooping up TikTok; Big tech CEOs get richer during COVID; NASA astronauts return home

Microsoft confirms its interest to buy TikTok, Mark Zuckerberg and Jeff Bezos added billions to their bank accounts during the height of the pandemic, and NASA astronauts return home after a critical SpaceX mission.

Hashtag Trending -Three big moments in the tech giant antitrust probe

CEOs of four major tech companies stood before U.S. attorney generals from 48 states on Wednesday for a pivotal antitrust probe, so today’s episode is all about trust or the lack of thereof.

Hashtag Trending - JULY 30 EPISODE

Hashtag Trending - India bans more Chinese apps; E-commerce booming; Bill Gates talks COVID-19

India bans more Chinese apps, e-commerce has doubled during the pandemic, and Bill Gates weighs in on the coronavirus. 

Hashtag Trending - July 28 - Google’s WFH plans; Jeff Bezos prepares for Congress; WFH downsides

Google employees will work from home until summer 2021, Jeff Bezos will face off against Congress this week, and the downsides to working from home are discussed online.

Hashtag Trending - iPhone 11s in India; Windows 95 PC inside Minecraft; Siemens doubles down on WFH

Apple shifts some of its manufacturing to India, a new mod allows players to run Windows 95 PC inside Minecraft, and multinational conglomerate Siemens is doubling down on its work from home policies.

Hashtag Trending - AT&T delivers a scare; New survey states the obvious about social media; Musk’s warning about AI

AT&T delivers a scare by telling customers they’ll need to upgrade their phone to maintain service, a new survey states the obvious about social media, and Elon Musk issues another warning about artificial intelligence.

Hashtag Trending - Twitter bans QAnon; iPod flashbacks; Apple’s carbon neutral goals

Twitter bans 7,000 QAnon accounts, it’s time to throw it back to 2001 with iPods, and Apple vows to go carbon neutral by 2030. 

Hashtag Trending - Facebook’s response to TikTok: Jeff Bezos $13B richer; Elon Musk’s Neuralink

Facebook’s new video editing app looks to compete with TikTok, in a single day Jeff Bezos got a $13 billion dollars richer, and Elon Musk’s upcoming Neuralink chip has a music listening feature. 

Hashtag Trending - United Arab Emirates launch mission to Mars; Diversifying the C-Suite; VPN providers breach

The United Arab Emirates launched its own mission to Mars last week, there’s a lot of chatter online about how to diversify the C-Suite, and millions of users of free VPN services may have had their information leaked in a recent data breach. 

Hashtag Trending - Disney halts ads on Facebook; Teen spends $20K on Twitch; Netflix adds 10M new subscribers

Disney says it’s halting ads on Facebook, a teen spends more than $20K of their parents’ money on Twitch donations, and the good times keep rolling at Netflix, which announced it added more than 10 million subscribers in Q2.

Hashtag Trending - Twitter hack fallout; Apple wins tax fight; A day 4 update from the DTAwards

The story around Twitter’s massive breach continues to develop, A European Union court sides with Apple in a battle over unpaid taxes, and one last recap from ITWC’s virtual Digital Transformation Week event.

Hashtag Trending - Massive bitcoin scam rocks Twitter; DTAwards recap of Day 3, Google’s new certification programs

Prominent Twitter accounts suddenly get hacked to promote a bitcoin scam, a recap of Day three of ITWC’s digital transformation Week, and Google’s new certification programs.