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645 episodes - English - Latest episode: 1 day ago - ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsA daily news program covering the top stories in technology with a weekend in depth interview.
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Hashtag Trending - AWS backtracks on TikTok warning; iOS apps crash thanks to Facebook, Microsoft stomps out fraud campaign
July 13, 2020 09:00 - 2 minutes - 2.64 MBAWS backtracks on its TikTok warning, iOS apps keep crashing thanks to Facebook, and Microsoft stomps out a nasty fraud campaign targeting CEOs. NOTE: This podcast was recorded prior to AWS' update on TikTok this weekend.
Hashtag Trending - 2020 Facebook fails civil rights audit; Hackers go through police body cameras; #ThanksToVideogames
July 09, 2020 09:00 - 3 minutes - 3 MBFacebook fails its first civil rights audit, hackers are snooping around on decommissioned police body cameras, and a trending gaming hashtag we just had to include.
Hashtag Trending - Microsoft and Zoom defy China; Tik Tok exits Hong Kong, and Uber gets into groceries
July 08, 2020 09:00 - 2 minutes - 2.32 MBMicrosoft and Zoom will not process data requests through China’s new security law, Tik Tik exits Hong Kong, and Uber going into grocery delivery.
Hashtag Trending - Reddit's snooping your clipboard too; Roblox Trump Propaganda; Zuckerburg brushes off boycotts
July 07, 2020 09:00 - 3 minutes - 3.01 MBReddit is one of *those* apps, hackers spread pro-trump data on a popular kids video game, and Mark Zuckerburg expects advertisers to return soon enough.
Hashtag Trending - Twitter’s edit button; TikTok vs Anonymous; Tesla now most valuable car maker
July 06, 2020 09:00 - 2 minutes - 2.38 MBTwitter says it will add an edit button if everyone wears masks, TikTok is being flamed by hacktivist group Anonymous, Tesla is now the most valuable carmaker in the world.
Hashtag Trending - Big banks join Facebook boycott; MIT pulls plug on racist AI; What’s your Zoom shirt?
July 03, 2020 09:00 - 3 minutes - 2.88 MBCanada’s big banks are joining the Facebook boycott, Tesla is now worth more than Toyota, and everyone is suddenly talking about their personal “Zoom shirts”
Hashtag Trending - #CanadaDay; Google acquires North; Cashless reigns supreme
July 01, 2020 09:00 - 2 minutes - 2.29 MB#CanadaDay discusses what’s great - and not so great - about the Great White North, another Canadian company gets scooped up by big tech, and new data shows cashless continues to reign supreme.
Hashtag Trending - India bans Tik Tok; Data caps return; Reddit bans r/The_Donald
June 30, 2020 09:45 - 3 minutes - 3.01 MBIndia bans Tik Tok and 58 other Chinese Apps, no more unlimited data as data caps return today, and Reddit bans 2000 subreddits including r/The_Donald.
Hashtag Trending - Apps snooping on clipboard data; Zuckerberg losing billions; Amazon warehouse workers strike
June 29, 2020 09:00 - 2 minutes - 2.49 MBIt turns out dozens of apps are still snooping around your clipboard data, Mark Zuckerberg is a little bit poorer now, and Amazon warehouse workers in Germany are planning to strike today.
Hashtag Trending - June 26 - Amazon’s Climate Pledge Arena; The end of Olympus; Collision Day 3
June 26, 2020 09:00 - 3 minutes - 2.77 MBAmazon buys the naming rights to Seattle’s KeyArena and changes the name to Climate Pledge Arena, Olympus quits the camera business after 84 years, and Collision from Home wraps up.
Hashtag Trending - Collision From Home continues, U.S. work visas put to a halt, Facebook boycotts continue
June 25, 2020 09:00 - 2 minutes - 2.66 MBCollision From Home continues, the U.S. says it will suspend foreign work visas until the end of the year, and Facebook boycotts continue.
Hashtag Trending - Collision From home 2020; Data Dividend Project; Ontario changes math curriculum
June 24, 2020 09:00 - 3 minutes - 3.6 MBCollision from home 2020, Andrew Yang says big tech should pay for user data, and Ontario’s new math curriculum will feature coding and more.
Hashtag Trending - It's all about Apple's WWDC
June 23, 2020 09:00 - 2 minutes - 2.33 MBWe’ve dedicated today’s Hashtag Trending episode to summarize all the big announcements from Apple’s World Wide Developer Conference. Strap in, listeners, because there’s a ton to talk about.
Hashtag Trending - Clearview AI in the news again; Fraudulent N95 masks leads to lawsuit; WFH inequality
June 11, 2020 09:00 - 3 minutes - 2.92 MBClearview AI facial recognition will not delete Canadian faces from its collection of billions of photos; 3M sues third party Amazon sellers for fraudulent N95 mask sales; Remote work raises concerns about work from home inequality.
Hashtag Trending - IBM says no to facial recognition tech; New Google Maps features; WFH perks
June 10, 2020 09:00 - 3 minutes - 2.96 MBIBM says no to facial recognition; Google Maps launches new features for COVID-19 travel alerts, and social media talks about the perks that come with WFH
Hashtag Trending - Twitter fact checking; Jeff Bezos getting richer; cyberattack against CAA
June 09, 2020 09:00 - 2 minutes - 2.54 MBTwitter puts a fact-checking label on tweets linking COVID-19 TO 5G, Jeff Bezos gets $35 billion richer, and the Canadian Accounting Association has been hit with a cyberattack.
Hashtag Trending - Predator drones fly over protests; Messaging tech gives protesters an edge; Matrix 4
June 08, 2020 09:00 - 2 minutes - 2.6 MBThe rare sighting of a predator drone flying over protests causes a stir, a story about how messaging technology is helping protestors remain organized catches fire over the weekend, and social media gets hyped about the next Matrix sequel.
Hashtag Trending - Amazon sells surveillance tech to police, Zuckerburg slammed for inaction on Trump tweets, CES returns.
June 05, 2020 09:00 - 2 minutes - 2.5 MBAmazon says Black Lives Matter while selling surveillance tech to police, Mark Zuckerburg defends his do nothing approach to Trump's offensive tweets, and the show goes on for CES 2021.
Hashtag Trending - Google privacy lawsuit; Zoom encryption criticism; Microsoft rolls out Chromium Edge
June 04, 2020 09:00 - 2 minutes - 2.72 MBGoogle faces a $5 billion lawsuit for tracking 'private' internet use, Zoom revenues soar and faces criticism for denying free users encryption, and Microsoft rolls out the new Chromium Edge browser for Windows 10. #HashtagTrending #Podcasts
Hashtag Trending - Bell chooses Ericsson for 5G; China’s new digital currency; Former Reddit CEO slams platform
June 03, 2020 09:00 - 2 minutes - 2.27 MBBell Canada chooses Ericsson for its 5G ambitions, China’s new digital currency makes a ton of noise, and the former CEO of Reddit slams the social media platform for amplifying hate, racism, and violence.
Hashtag Trending - K-pop fans disrupt police ‘snitch’ app; Highly sought after skills; Apple pays big bucks for finding a bug
June 02, 2020 09:00 - 3 minutes - 2.96 MBK-pop fans spam Dallas police 'snitch' app with videos and memes to support protesters, we take a glance at today’s most desirable skills, and Apple puts a call out to developers to find a serious bug in its system.
Hashtag Trending - Anonymous hacker group resurfaces; SpaceX uses touchscreens to fly; port scanning
June 01, 2020 09:00 - 2 minutes - 2.23 MBThe anonymous hacker group returns, SpaceX successfully launches the first commercial flight into space and the ship’s main controls scream Star Trek, and websites that port scan visitors becomes a hot topic on Reddit.
Hashtag Trending - Science behind Zoom fatigue; Anti-5G USB stick; Trump targets social media giants
May 29, 2020 09:00 - 2 minutes - 2.72 MBPeople are trying to find the best ways to combat Zoom fatigue, law enforcement in the UK try to halt sales of a device that says it can protect you from 5G via quantum technology, and Trump is very mad with Facebook and Twitter.
Hashtag Trending - Huawei’s Meng Wanzhou extradition, Twitter fact checks Trump, Facebook algorithms
May 28, 2020 09:00 - 2 minutes - 2.53 MBHuawei’s Meng Wanzhou loses the first challenge in extradition case, Twitter fact checks one of President Donald Trump’s tweets, and new reports suggest Facebook knew its algorithms divided users but the tech giant didn’t care.
Hashtag Trending - TikTok booms; virtual workouts; VPN demand in Honk Kong surges
May 27, 2020 09:00 - 2 minutes - 2.24 MBTikTok is booming during the lockdown, trainers open up about moving their clients to a virtual setting, and the demand for VPNs in Honk Kong surge after Beijing proposes tough new national security laws.
Hashtag Trending - GitLab tests its employees; Virtual escape rooms; Home school for adults
May 26, 2020 09:00 - 2 minutes - 2.47 MBGitLab conducts an interesting exercise to test its employees cybersecurity chops, virtual escape rooms are gaining popularity, and a growing number of adults join the millions of school-age and university students who have been studying at home during lockdowns.
Hashtag Trending - WFH with Facebook; iOS update; Twitter bots unite to reopen America
May 25, 2020 09:00 - 2 minutes - 2.38 MBFacebook’s work from home policies come with a catch, Apple’s latest iOS update includes coronavirus contact tracing, and researchers say a lot of the noise on Twitter around reopenining America is coming from bots.
Hashtag Trending - WFH with Shopify; Ransomware gang wreaks havoc; Medical Repair Database goes viral
May 22, 2020 09:00 - 2 minutes - 2.59 MBShopify is following Twitter’s footsteps and telling its employees they can work from home indefinitely, a ransomware gang executives a nasty attack against a law firm in New York City, and a medical repair database goes viral on Reddit.
Hashtag Trending - Workforce confidence during COVID-19; Apple Glass leaks; More Shopify news
May 21, 2020 09:00 - 2 minutes - 2.31 MBLinkedIn’s latest Workforce Confidence Index shows the impact remote work has Canadian workers, Apple Glass details leak, and more Shopify news.
Hashtag Trending - Shopify and Facebook team up; Facebook gets fined; Email etiquette during COVID
May 20, 2020 09:00 - 2 minutes - 2.22 MBShopify and Facebook team up after Canada’s competition bureau slaps Facebook with a small $9M fine, and social media gets chatty about email etiquette during the pandemic.
Hashtag Trending - Apple unveils reopening plans; Google Classroom; and another COVID-19 conspiracy theory
May 19, 2020 09:00 - 2 minutes - 2.47 MBApple unveils its reopening plans, thousands of students take their anger to social media after they get Google Classroom notifications on a holiday, and hey look, it’s another preposterous COVID-19 conspiracy theory making its rounds on social media.
Hashtag Trending - Uber drivers, riders must wear masks; WFH burnout; Patriot Act amendments
May 15, 2020 09:00 - 2 minutes - 2.43 MBUber says all of its drivers and passengers have to wear masks, longer workdays for people working remotely is leading to burnout, and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell wants the FBI to collect records on Americans' web-browsing and search histories without a warrant.
Hashtag Trending - Facebook compensates content mods; Google Play Music shutdown; Google Pixel division loses key execs
May 14, 2020 09:00 - 2 minutes - 2.3 MBFacebook finally acknowledges its content moderator’s mental health deterioration, Google Play Music will get merged with YouTube Music later this year, two key executives leave Google Pixel phone development.
Hashtag Trending - Twitter employes work from home; a misinformation index; Musk defies order, restarts plant
May 13, 2020 09:00 - 2 minutes - 2.35 MBTwitter tells its employees to work from home forever while announcing the launch of a misinformation index, and Tesla CEO Elon Musk stands his ground as he defines local shutdown orders.
Hashtag Trending - cable and satellite woes; creepy facial recognition; Apple production in India
May 12, 2020 09:00 - 2 minutes - 2.29 MBOutlets are reporting massive drops in cable and satellite subscribers, new facial recognition tech is giving everyone the heebie-jeebies, and reports about Apple looking to set up more production plants in India has turned heads on social media.
Hashtag Trending - Tesla sues Alameda; Teen hackers accused of $24M crypto theft; Facebook, Google double down on WFH policies
May 11, 2020 09:00 - 2 minutes - 2.38 MBTesla sues Alameda County to try and force the reopening of their factory in California, a group of teen hackers are accused of stealing millions of dollars worth of cryptocurrency, and Goole and Facebook double down on work from home policies.
Hashtag Trending - Sidewalk Labs dies; Rideshare apps struggle; Telus revenue short
May 08, 2020 09:00 - 2 minutes - 2.49 MBSidewalk Labs officially pulled out of Toronto after years of controversy, hacker bribed a Roblox worker to reveal user account data, Telus’ revenue falls by nearly 20 per cent year over year.
Hashtag Trending - Shopify turn heads; Airbnb slashes 25% of jobs; Purchased Tesla part has extra surprise
May 07, 2020 09:00 - 2 minutes - 2.16 MBToday Shopify’s latest earnings call turns heads; Airbnb says it’s cutting a quarter of its staff; and a hacker buys old Tesla equipment and finds them full of user data.
Hashtag Trending - WeWork's ex-chief sues SoftBank; Children’s computer game gets hacked; IBM Think
May 06, 2020 09:00 - 2 minutes - 2.27 MBWeWork's ex-chief sues SoftBank, a popular children’s computer game gets hacked, and IBM’s Think conference goes virtual this week. #hashtagtrending #podcasts
Hashtag Trending - Facebook bans anti-lockdown protesters; Amazon VP condemns Amazon, quits; New Apple Macbooks
May 05, 2020 11:52 - 2 minutes - 2.22 MBAnti-quarantine protesters jumped onto other social platforms after being shut down by Facebook, Amazon Vice President Tim Bray said Amazon is designed to create a climate of fear and quits the company, Apple releases new MacBook 13 with improved keyboard and more storage.
Hashtag Trending - Data Transfer Project; Amazon and COVID-19; and NVIDIA’s open source ventilator
May 04, 2020 09:00 - 2 minutes - 2.26 MBFacebook is rolling out a tool that lets users in the US and Canada transfer photos and videos from its platform to Google Photos, Amazon says it plans to spend all of its profit for the second quarter, an estimated $4 billion, on its response to the coronavirus pandemic, and NVIDIA’s chief scientist rolls out designs for a low-cost open-source ventilator.
Hashtag Trending - Meet for free; Raspberry Pi’s new camera; Intel’s new processors
May 01, 2020 09:00 - 2 minutes - 2.26 MBGoogle makes Meet video conferencing app free for everyone, Raspberry Pi gets a new high-definition camera attachment, Intel’s new consumer processors have up to 10 cores!
Hashtag Trending - Free internet access for the vulnerable; Elon Musk under fire; Conspiracy theories
April 30, 2020 09:00 - 2 minutes - 2.37 MBThe City of Toronto partners with tech giants to provide free temporary internet access for vulnerable Torontoians, Elon Musk is under fire for recent Tweets, and a bizarre conspiracy involving Bill Gates is circulating online.
Hashtag Trending - Canadian government Zooms; Zoom taps Oracle in new deal; NHS rejects Apple-Google coronavirus app
April 29, 2020 09:00 - 2 minutes - 2.26 MBThe Canadian government holds its first virtual House of Commons session on Zoom amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Zoom and Oracle pen a new deal, and the British National Health Service is ditching an app proposed by Apple and Google in favour of its own to perform contact-tracing.
Hashtag Trending - Foodora exits Canada; Telus continues to give; CES and COVID-19
April 28, 2020 09:00 - 2 minutes - 2.3 MBFoodora says goodbye to Canada, Ontario’s frontline healthcare workers get a boost from Telus and Koodo, and there’s suddenly a lot of talk about how the CES event in January may have helped spread COVID-19 before quarantine efforts were underway.
Hashtag Trending - Instagram changes photo policies; Twitter bots; Air Force wants you to hack it
April 27, 2020 09:00 - 2 minutes - 2.22 MBInstagram no longer allows people without an account to view photos and videos on computers, It turns out nearly 50% of Twitter accounts talking about coronavirus might be bots, and the Air Force wants you to hack its satellite.
Hashtag Trending - April 24 - Google’s strict rules for advertisers; Customers ditch AT&T; Mac attack
April 24, 2020 09:00 - 2 minutes - 2.3 MBGoogle comes out with some strict rules for advertisers, AT&T customers are jumping ship by the thousands, and Apple plans to sell Macs with its own chips from 2021.
Hashtag Trending - Netflix subscription enters the stratosphere; YouTube to curb misinformation; Zoom updates encryption
April 23, 2020 09:00 - 2 minutes - 2.17 MBNew Netflix subscriptions surged in the past three months, YouTube will ban any video that contradicts WHO’s guidelines, and Zoom finally introduces robust encryption.
Hashtag Trending - April 22 - Facebook accounts sold; NASA targeted by hackers; Sell free on Google
April 22, 2020 09:00 - 2 minutes - 2.24 MBHundreds of millions of stolen Facebook account information sold for chump change, scammers and hackers are giving NASA a headache, and Google has made selling free for all merchants.
Hashtag Trending - Whole Foods tracking; Huawei smartphone controversy; Google's debit card ambitions
April 21, 2020 09:00 - 2 minutes - 2.31 MBAmazon-owned Whole Foods is tracking its employees with a heat map tool to track potential unionizing, Huawei’s in the news again, and no, it’s not because of 5G, and Google wants to launch a debit card.