Hashtag Trending April 25 – Elon’s Twitter saga continues; Google’s new privacy feature

That’s all the tech news that’s trending right now, welcome to Hashtag Trending. After rejecting Elon Musk’s initial $ 43 billion buyout offer, Twitter’s board of directors are reportedly open to negotiations when Musk gained $46 billion in funding. According to a Google blog post, anyone visiting its search engine and YouTube in Europe without […]

Hashtag Trending April 22 – Elon’s Twitter pursuit continues; Tesla reports record gains

That’s all the tech news that’s trending right now, welcome to Hashtag Trending. With the new money, Musk is apparently considering extending a tender offer, which is a direct invite to shareholders to sell their stocks at a specific time and price. Despite supply chain constraints and production delays in China, it sold 310,000 vehicles, […]

Hashtag Trending April 21 – Netflix’s subscriber drop; Google’s Canada to Asia fibre-optic cable

That’s all the tech news that’s trending right now, welcome to Hashtag Trending. The halt in subscriber growth is prompting Netflix to consider offering a lower-priced version of the service with advertising, citing the success of similar offerings from streaming rivals HBO Max and Disney+, Reuters reported. It will run from Port Alberni on Vancouver […]

Hashtag Trending April 12 – John Oliver threatens to blackmail congressmen with their …

That’s all the tech news that’s trending right now, welcome to Hashtag Trending. Together, he and his staff paid for the data of a subset of individuals with traits that many of the Congressmen have, and who were online within five miles of the Capitol building. They said the NLRB “cannot condone such practices as […]

Hashtag Trending Jan 25 – Bitcoin tanks; Meta and Snap face new lawsuit; Gif turns 35 …

That’s the tech news that’s trending right now, welcome to Hashtag Trending. Over the weekend, bitcoin dropped to a six-month low, extending a dramatic decrease as the cryptocurrency market was swept up in a powerful shift by investors. The mother also wrote in the filing that she sought out mental health help for her daughter, […]

Hashtag Trending Nov. 12- Youtube dislikes private; Facebook makes society worse; Lower …

Earlier this year YouTube experimented with the dislike button to see if hiding the count would reduce “dislike attacks.” Viewers were still able to see and use the dislike button but the count was not visible. 44 percent of Republicans and 27 per cent of Democrats said Facebook is making American society worse and that […]

Hashtag Trending Nov. 1 – US District Court asks for non-existing info – Channel Daily News

In a subpoena order, the court demanded the communication platform forfeit information including transaction history, online behaviour, and activity log of a redacted account. The two tech companies have been long-time rivals in the PC space, but Microsoft’s cloud business and SaaS models have propelled its earnings to new heights. According to Reuters, the e-commerce […]

Intel’s DoD contract; Poly Network assets returned; Foldable phones – Channel Daily News

But Intel isn’t alone in the effort; it will partner with IBM, Cadence, Synopsys and others in advancing the semiconductor industry in the U.S. Earlier this month, the hacker stole $600 million worth of cryptocurrency from the company, but later returned the loot, stating that he did it to expose a vulnerability in the platform. […]

Hashtag Trending, July 2 – Apple’s Remote Work Pushback; Sony’s PS3 Leak; Facebook hits $1 …

Apple’s senior vice-president of retail and people Deirdre O’Brien stated in a recent interview that Apple believes “in-person collaboration is essential to our culture and our future.” The news follows another report from earlier this month about an internal memo from CEO Tim Cook requiring employees to be present in office on Mondays, Tuesdays, and […]

Hashtag Trending, June 23, 2021 – Boston Dynamics Sold; Bitcoin Crackdowns; Amazon …

The deal, which sees Hyundai acquire 80% of the Boston Dynamics’ shares, gives them and its subsidiaries a controlling stake of Boston Dynamics, which is valued by the Japanese Investment Firm Softbank at $1.1 Billion. The news, which spawned the hashtag #Cryptocrash on Twitter among panicked crypto investors, has led to several ripple effects beyond […]

Hashtag Trending, June 22, 2021 – Water facility hacks; Amazon Prime Day; IBM Toronto office

These attacks are hard to control since there is no federal or industry accounting of water treatment plants’ security and many water facilities are not run by for-profit companies like electricity. While poor working conditions at Amazon’s warehouses isn’t new information, the ongoing pressure facing its workers as demand for products only skyrockets remains a […]

Hashtag Trending, June 21, 2021 – NFTs value will plummet; Facebook’s worried about losing …

In an interview with Bloomberg TV, Coinbase co-founder Fred Ersam suggested that “90 per cent” of NFTs produced today will have “little to no value” in three to five years. Apple plans to make it harder for apps to track users’ data without their consent in iOS 14, and Facebook is sounding the alarms, noting […]

Hashtag Trending, June 16, 2021- Global Supply Chain Chaos; The New Facebook; Shopify’s …

described conditions to the Globe and Mail in the article as “The worst thing we’ve ever seen.” He adds that this has become an all-out global crisis in terms of logistics, with talks that backlogs could take years to begin to ease, permanently affecting what Canadians can buy and at what price. While the app […]

Hashtag Trending, June 15, 2021- Bitcoin jumps more than 20 per cent; Second dose vaccine …

But over the weekend, he said Tesla will resume the use of bitcoin once there is confirmation of clean energy usage by miners with a positive trend for the future. Ontario residents looking to book their second dose vaccines Monday morning suffered major frustration after the provincial booking system showed numerous technical issues. A spokesperson […]

Hashtag Trending, June 11, 2021 – Facebook’s Sex Trafficking Underbelly; Antitrust Bills Could …

The report, which was contained within the group’s 2020 Federal Human Trafficking Report, details that 59% of all cases occurred on Facebook alone, while 65% of all child sex trafficking victims recruited through social media were on Facebook. Other changes that could be coming include measures that make it harder to complete large mergers, as […]

Hashtag Trending, May 11, 2021 – High pressure sales tactics at The Source; Apple doubles down …

A story from the CBC about an 85-year-old man’s recent trip to a consumer electronics store owned by Bell Canada got a ton of attention Monday. And while Apple’s statement doesn’t exactly say how Corning will use the $45 million investment, the announcement does line up with recent reports that Apple could launch a foldable […]