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625 episodes - English - Latest episode: 16 days ago - ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsA daily news program covering the top stories in technology with a weekend in depth interview.
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Hashtag Trending 2021 holiday special - Part 2/2
December 30, 2021 10:00 - 3 minutes - 3.59 MBSocial media misinformation, semiconductor shortage, NFT’s explosive growth, ransomware attacks hit a new high, and right to repair gains traction.
Hashtag Trending 2021 Holiday Special- Part 1/2
December 28, 2021 10:00 - 6 minutes - 5.63 MBThe metaverse, Facebook’s whistleblower, El Salvador adopts bitcoin as legal tender, the race to space and Amazon’s complicated year.
Hashtag Trending Dec. 24- Mark Zuckerberg Scoundrel of the Year; AWS outage; Tesla under investigation
December 24, 2021 14:27 - 3 minutes - 3.21 MBThe New Republic names Mark Zuckerberg the 2021 Scoundrel of the Year, AWS suffers another outage, and Tesla is under investigation for a feature that lets drivers play video games.
Hashtag Trending Dec. 23- Social media distrust; engineers love blockchain; No vaccine, no pay at Intel
December 23, 2021 10:00 - 3 minutes - 3.39 MBSocial media users don’t trust the platforms they use, silicon valley engineers are fervently pursuing blockchain opportunities, and Intel will be placing unvaccinated employees on unpaid leave next year.
Hashtag Trending Dec. 22 - Amazon censors bad reviews; Facebook struggles to keep employees; Mental health app security breach
December 22, 2021 10:00 - 3 minutes - 3.35 MBAmazon agrees to remove bad reviews from Chinese president’s book, Facebook’s reputation has taken a hit this year and its now affecting the hiring process, and mental health apps face “emotional data” security breaches.
Hashtag Trending Dec. 21 - Freedom Mobile sale; Parler’s NFT; Musk on Tesla’s self-driving issues
December 21, 2021 10:00 - 3 minutes - 3.52 MBFreedom Mobile may be up for sale once more, Parler wants to expand into the NFT market, and Elon Musk opens up about Tesla’s self-driving issues.
Hashtag Trending Dec. 20 - JPMorgan fined; Meta called the worst company of the year; Amazon reverses its smartphone ban
December 20, 2021 10:00 - 3 minutes - 3.24 MBJPMorgan fined for breaking record-keeping compliance, Meta is ranked the worst company of the year by Yahoo Finance, Amazon has removed its smartphone ban.
Hashtag Trending Dec. 17 - Apple in-office delay; Metaverse needs power; T-mobile increases minimum wage
December 17, 2021 10:00 - 4 minutes - 3.66 MBApple delays its office reopening, Intel says the metaverse will require a huge leap in computing power, and T-Mobile significantly hikes its minimum wage.
Hashtag Trending Dec. 16- Google Vaccine Mandate; Amazon Drivers Overworked; Billionaire Space Race Carbon Emissions
December 16, 2021 10:00 - 4 minutes - 3.71 MBGoogle gets strict about vaccines, Amazon delivery drivers are overworking this holiday season, and the space journeys that billionaires took are making the environment worse.
Hashtag Trending Dec. 15- Apple investigation; Microsoft and iFixit; Google’s 911 bug
December 15, 2021 10:00 - 3 minutes - 3.6 MBOSHA investigates Apple, Microsoft teams up with iFixit, and a bug in Google Pixel is preventing some users from calling 911.
Hashtag Trending Dec. 14- Amazon warehouse collapse; Better CEO takes time off; Elon Musk Time Person of the Year
December 14, 2021 10:00 - 4 minutes - 4.22 MBTragedy in an Amazon Warehouse is causing an uproar, Better.com CEO is taking time off after viral mass layoff, and Elon Musk has been named Time Person of the Year.
Hashtag Trending Dec. 13 - Fully self-driving cars; Activision strike; DDR5 memory scalping
December 13, 2021 10:00 - 3 minutes - 3.15 MBMercedes-Benz becomes the first automaker with a fully autonomous driving system, workers are staging an open-ended strike at Activision Blizzard, and scalping is rife the memory market.
Hashtag Trending Dec. 10 - Amazon Fined by Italy; Instagram Chronological Timeline Return; Metaverse Privacy Concerns
December 10, 2021 10:00 - 3 minutes - 3.28 MBItaly hits Amazon with a hefty fine, Instagram is planning to revisit an old feature, and the metaverse’s roll-out will come with concerns about privacy.
Hashtag Trending Dec. 9 - Apple’s 5-year deal with China; Snapchat Spectacles; Instagram’s new features
December 09, 2021 10:00 - 3 minutes - 3.22 MBApple made a secret $275 billion dollar deal with China, Snapchat steps into the metaverse, and Instagram announces new features to protect teens and control app use.
Hashtag Trending Dec. 8 - Massive numbers of YouTube copyright strikes; Microsoft seizes hacker’s servers; Outage at AWS
December 08, 2021 10:00 - 3 minutes - 2.99 MBYouTube’s copy strike report has unveiled some unsavoury statistics, Microsoft seizes servers belonging to hackers, and Amazon has been hit with a widespread outage.
Hashtag Trending Dec. 7 - Amazon’s shipping containers; Verizon data collection; YouTube’s copyright report
December 07, 2021 10:00 - 3 minutes - 3.62 MBAmazon works on a supply chain workaround, Verizon’s App is collecting more data than you think, and Youtube makes a surprising revelation about their copyright enforcement.
Hashtag Trending Dec. 6 - Easy default browser change; hack receipt printers for antiwork; Apple cuts iPhone 13 production goal
December 06, 2021 10:00 - 2 minutes - 2.56 MBWindows 11 makes changing browsers easier again, hackers are using receipt printers to spread calls for better working conditions, and Apple cuts iPhone 13 production target.
Hashtag Trending Dec. 3 - Bring back YouTube dislikes; Deplatforming bill blocked in Texas; war on disinformation
December 03, 2021 10:00 - 3 minutes - 2.93 MBA YouTube extension is bringing back the dislike count, an anti-social media deplatorming bill has been squashed by a Texas Judge, and social media companies are taking action against disinformation campaigns.
Hashtag Trending Dec. 2 - Amazon underreported COVID cases; Microsoft's BNPL faces poor feedback; Google employee lawsuit
December 02, 2021 10:00 - 4 minutes - 3.74 MBAmazon faces accusations of underreporting COVID, Microsoft’s Buy Now Pay Later Edge inclusion has users agitated, and Google is facing a lawsuit from former employees.
Hashtag Trending Dec, 1 - Ban bots from buying stuff; U.K. may block Meta’s Giphy purchase; South Korea tests drivers with VR
December 01, 2021 10:00 - 3 minutes - 2.87 MBA group of lawmakers once again wants to stop bots from buying stuff online, the U.K. may block Meta’s purchase of Giphy, and South Korea will use VR to test the acuity of its elderly drivers.
Hashtag Trending Nov. 30 - Windows 11 upgrades low; Twitter’s Jack Dorsey steps down; Russia fines Google
November 30, 2021 10:00 - 3 minutes - 3.22 MBLess than one per cent of PC users are currently running Windows 11, Jack Dorsey steps down as Twitter’s CEO and Russia fines Google Three million roubles.
Hashtag Trending Nov. 29 - Lush leaves social media; Apple warns prosecutor of iPhone hack; man receives 3D printed eye
November 29, 2021 10:00 - 3 minutes - 2.99 MBLush deletes all of its social media profiles, Apple warns a Polish prosecutor that her iPhone is under attack, and a British man receives the world’s first 3D-printed prosthetic eye.
Hashtag trending Nov. 26 - Instagram CEO to appear before Congress; U.S. government blocks China’s quantum compute companies; France wants to hide Wish
November 26, 2021 10:00 - 2 minutes - 2.69 MBInstagram CEO to testify before Congress, U.S. government bans Chinese quantum compute companies, and France ministers are calling for search engines to hide Wish.
Hashtag trending Nov. 25 - Stripe Looks at Crypto; Calls for EU to Ban Crypto Mining; Tesla Self Driving
November 25, 2021 12:11 - 3 minutes - 3.64 MBStripe flirts with the idea of accepting crypto, climate experts call for Europe to ban bitcoin, and Tesla self-driving will require video collection.
Hashtag trending Nov. 24 - GoDaddy breach; Samsung’s new chip plant; Amazon and Apple anti-competition
November 24, 2021 10:00 - 3 minutes - 2.84 MBGoDaddy’s managed WordPress service was breached, Samsung is expected to announce a new chip plant in Texas, and Italy fines Apple and Amazon for anti-competitive restrictions.
Hashtag Trending Nov. 23 - WhatsApp privacy policy change; German state transisition to open source; Microsoft Edge installment payments
November 23, 2021 10:00 - 3 minutes - 2.81 MBWhatsApp is changing its privacy policy in Europe after a record fine, a German state is transitioning to using open source software, and Microsoft Edge gets a buy now, pay later feature.
Hashtag trending Nov. 22 - Amazon strike; Tesla’s low reliability; Starlink tracks deforestation
November 22, 2021 10:00 - 3 minutes - 2.97 MBAmazon employees are staging a massive strike on Black Friday, Tesla ranks bottom in reliability report, and Starlink wants to help track illegal logging in the Amazon rainforest.
Hashtag Trending Nov. 19- YouTube faces criticism for dislike count update; Canadian teen involved in crypto scam; Starbucks and Amazon team up
November 19, 2021 10:00 - 3 minutes - 3.42 MBYouTube co-founder criticizes dislike count update, Ontario teen arrested for crypto scam and Starbucks and Amazon team up for a new cafe.
Hashtag trending Nov. 18 - Apple softens right to repair stance; FTC wants to make online subs easier to cancel; Amazon boots Visa
November 18, 2021 10:00 - 3 minutes - 2.92 MBApple to provide official iPhone parts to consumers, FTC wants to tighten rules around subscription cancellation, and Visa and Amazon are in a spat.
Hashtag trending Nov. 17 - Amazon fined; homebuyers keen on internet; U.S. government rejects making chips in China
November 17, 2021 10:00 - 4 minutes - 3.93 MBAmazon fined 500k for hiding Covid numbers, homebuyers are prioritizing good internet, and the U.S. Government takes exception to Intel manufacturing in China.
Hashtag Trending Nov. 16 - Liberals to take a stance on Huawei; Epic Games shuts down Fortnite in China; Twitter Blue’s big problem
November 16, 2021 10:00 - 3 minutes - 3.22 MBCanada’s Liberals are likely to exclude Huawei tech from policy, Epic Games shuts down the Chinese version of Fortnite, and the problem with Twitter Blue.
Hashtag trending Nov. 15 - FBI external email hacked; Facebook tapers targeted ads; Patreon’s video platform
November 15, 2021 10:00 - 3 minutes - 2.78 MBHackers took control of an FBI email account, Facebook promises to curtail targeted ads criterias, and Patreon is making a YouTube competitor.
Hashtag Trending Nov 12- Youtube dislikes private; Facebook makes society worse; Lower than expected growth for Disney+
November 12, 2021 10:00 - 3 minutes - 2.9 MBYouTube will make the dislike count on videos private, three out of four adults think Facebook makes society worse, and it’s not a very magical week for Disney as the company reports a smaller than forecasted streaming increase for Disney+.
Hashtag Trending Nov 11 - Google Antitrust Ruling; REvil takedown impactful; Brain Implant For Writing?
November 11, 2021 13:57 - 4 minutes - 3.83 MBGoogle takes a significant loss in European Court, The REvil ransomware takedown is having an impact, and scientists demonstrate something remarkable with a brain implant.
Hashtag Trending Nov 10 - U.S. $65 billion broadband plan; TSMC’s new chip plant in Japan; McAfee goes private again
November 10, 2021 10:00 - 3 minutes - 3.15 MBThe U.S. passes a massive broadband plan, Sony and TSMC are teaming up to build a chip production facility in Japan, and McAfee has gone private, again.
Hashtag Trending Nov 9- FTC Amazon drivers; Walmart's driverless trucks; Meta store
November 09, 2021 10:00 - 3 minutes - 3.15 MBThe FTC reimburses Amazon drivers for tips the company withheld, Walmart is rolling out driverless trucks for grocery services, and is a Meta store in the works?
Hashtag Trending Nov. 8 - OneDrive to ditch Windows 7 and 8; screen repair disables Face ID; BMW removes touchscreens in some cars
November 08, 2021 10:00 - 3 minutes - 3.36 MBMicrosoft’s OneDrive will stop supporting older Windows operating systems next year; repairing the iPhone 13’s display on your own disables Face ID, and BMW is removing the touchscreen in some of its cars due to the chip shortage.
Hashtag Trending Nov. 5 - Meta still loves facial recognition; NYC mayor loves cryptocurrency; Tencent loves its own chips
November 05, 2021 09:00 - 3 minutes - 2.94 MBMeta will continue to use facial recognition technology, NYC mayor wants to embrace cryptocurrency, and Tencent makes its own cloud chips.
Hashtag Trending Nov. 4- Musk disputes Hertz Deal; Zillow backs out of home buying market; Facebook shuts down facial recognition
November 04, 2021 09:00 - 3 minutes - 2.99 MBElon Musk disputes the Hertz deal, Zillow is backing out of the home buying market, and Facebook has shut down its face recognition.
Hashtag Trending Nov. 3 - U.S. government to pay for Huawei gear replacement; Yahoo leaves China; Meta trademark woes
November 03, 2021 09:00 - 3 minutes - 2.83 MBThe U.S. government will pay telcos to rip out Huawei gear, Yahoo shuts its doors in China, and Facebook’s rebranding hits a trademark snag.
Hashtag Trending Nov. 2 - Costly graphics cards in Europe; password spraying is on the rise; Apple’s ad policy costs social media platforms
November 02, 2021 09:00 - 3 minutes - 2.9 MBGraphics card prices soar in Europe, password spray attacks on the rise, and social media companies lose billions due to Apple’s new ad policy.
Hashtag Trending Nov. 1 - US District Court asks for non-existing info; Microsoft briefly overtakes Apple; labour shortage hits Amazon’s one-day delivery
November 01, 2021 09:00 - 3 minutes - 2.92 MBUS District Court asks for information that Signal doesn’t keep, Microsoft’s market share briefly overtakes Apple’s and the labour shortage is expected to affect Amazon’s shipping.
Hashtag Trending Oct. 29- Facebook’s new name; Snapchat VS Facebook; Amazon’s delivery companies sue
October 29, 2021 09:00 - 3 minutes - 3.22 MBFacebook rebrands, Snapchat’s CEO calls out Facebook, and Amazon delivery companies have sued the tech giant
Hashtag Trending Oct. 28 - New Facebook Probe; Chinese Students Sue Apple; Google Safety Feature
October 28, 2021 09:00 - 3 minutes - 2.76 MBFacebook is the subject of a new FTC probe, Chinese students are suing Apple for not providing a charger with the sale of an iPhone and Google has rolled out a new safety feature for people under 18.
Hashtag Trending Oct. 27 - Reddit’s NFT; Hertz buys 100,000 Teslas; Blue Origin’s new space station
October 27, 2021 09:00 - 2 minutes - 2.45 MBReddit wants to develop its own NFT-based marketplace, Hertz buys 100,000 Tesla cars worth $4.2 billion, and Blue Origin announces its own space station.
Hashtag Trending Oct. 26- Australia’s privacy bill; Tesla software flaws; Robot detained in Egypt
October 26, 2021 09:00 - 3 minutes - 2.89 MBAustralia releases a draft of its Online Privacy Bill that seeks to protect kids from social media, Tesla pulls its latest FSD software due to false collision warnings, and a British-built robot has been released from Egyptian authorities.
Hashtag Trending Oct. 25 - Apple sued for iPhone cost; Watching movies at home is now the popular choice; Alexa named the most invasive smart assistant
October 25, 2021 13:45 - 3 minutes - 2.97 MBApple is being sued for refusing to repair an iPhone, most Americans now prefer streaming over going to the theatres, and Amazon Alexa was named the most invasive smart assistant in a new study.
Hashtag Trending Oct. 22- Trump’s Social Platform; The Canadian Dream; Fake Vaccine Cards Sold
October 22, 2021 09:00 - 3 minutes - 2.74 MBDonald Trump is launching a social media platform, Canadians may be living “The American Dream,” and fake vaccine cards are circulating on social media.
Hashtag Trending Oct. 21- Facebook’s Name Change; New Play Store Security Feature; Instagram Posts from Desktop
October 21, 2021 09:00 - 2 minutes - 2.54 MBFacebook is planning a name change, Google plans to add a new feature to its Play Store, and Instagram users will finally be able to make posts via desktop.
Hashtag Trending Oct. 20 - Google announces Pixel; Facebook settles with the DOJ; Amazon takes heat on competition practices
October 20, 2021 09:00 - 2 minutes - 2.61 MBGoogle announces Pixel 6 devices, Facebook settles U.S. worker discrimination claims, and Amazon could be trouble with U.S. lawmakers