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 […]

Hashtag Trending, May 10, 2021 – Most users’ like Apple’s ATT feature; Cyberattack shuts down …

pipeline, and WhatsApp scraps its May 15 deadline for accepting its privacy policy, but there’s a catch. The report from Verizon-owned analytics firm Flurry says that number jumps to 12 per cent when talking global figures, but it’s still not the best news for companies like Facebook that have made fortunes by sell your data […]

Hashtag Trending, May 7, 2021 – Canada’s top tech companies in 2021; Facebook shuts down …

The third annual list, according to LinkedIn, is anchored to “unique LinkedIn data” that also analyzes how companies invest in their workforce. Instead, Facebook shut our account down.” It may not be a huge surprise to many, but both Facebook and Instagram have access to all the data users create when looking through their home […]

Hashtag Trending, May 6, 2021 – #DeleteFacebook; Halting bitcoin mining; Amazon sued for false …

The hashtag #DeleteFacebook quickly caught fire as a mix of people across the political spectrum fired back at the decision, or simply used the opportunity to dunk on the social media giant. Some of the mining centres active in New York include Greenidge Generation Holdings, a natural gas power plant in the FGinger Lakes region […]

Hashtag Trending, May 4, 2021 – Ethereum quadruples in value; Verizon sells Yahoo and AOL for …

Experts told Reuters that the launch of ether exchange-traded funds in Canada and surging demand for ether wallets to transact non-fungible tokens such as digital art have also pushed up the price. Wireless company Verizon will sell Verizon Media, which consists of the two tech platforms, to Apollo Global Management in a $5 billion deal. […]

Hashtag Trending, April 30, 2021 – Netflix picks Toronto, Facebook’s Q1 earnings; Oracle exec …

According to the Canadian Press, Netflix will be posting a content executive position for the Toronto office in June and has plans to hire a dozen more people in the future. Facebook reported revenue of $26.1 billion in the first quarter, 48% more than the $17.7 billion it pulled in the first quarter of last […]

Hashtag Trending, April 29, 2021 – BC software firm achieves unicorn status; Shopify’s monster …

Now Clio has secured US$110-million in funding, which will be used to make more acquisitions, hire 250 employees and expand globally as it prepares to go public as early as next year. Shopify says it will be investing heavily in expansion, and that most of that spending will be in the second-half of the year. […]

Hashtag Trending, April 28, 2021 – Online tipping culture; Clubhouse connects investors with …

It’s the availability of companies like Venmo, CashApp and Stripe that make it easier for tech companies to allow direct peer-to-peer payments on their platforms. Online tipping has also been inspired by gaming sites like Twitch and Caffeine that have long used tip-like features to grow engagement between gamers and their fans. Overall founders agree […]

Hashtag Trending, April 27, 2021 – Intel talks chip shortages; Overpaid CEOs; iOS 14.5 is here

A major reason for the chip shortage in the auto industry is because semiconductor manufacturers are prioritizing manufacturers of smartphones, video game consoles and other consumer electronics. A major change is Apple’s App Tracking Transparency which allows users to give permission if they want apps to track or share their activity across apps and websites […]

Hashtag Trending, April 22, 2021 – Doug Ford’s BlackBerry; Apple’s Spring Loaded event; TikTok …

Although Ford is reportedly accustomed to remote meetings via Zoom and Microsoft teams from his office at Queen’s Park, he is lacking the same technical support in isolation. For the avid podcast listeners, Apple is creating a subscription service to compete with competitors like Spotify which is set to overtake Apple in terms of U.S. […]

Hashtag Trending, April 14, 2021 – Salesforce’s return to the office underway; US senator takes on …

Vaccinated employees can “volunteer” to be part of 100 or fewer workers to return to each of its offices but they have to have onsite COVID-19 tests twice a week. Hawley says a small group of progressive mega-corporations control the products Americans can buy, the information Americans can receive and the speech Americans can engage […]

Hashtag Trending, April 13, 2021 – Microsoft acquires Nuance; Tim Cook talks to The Star; Nvidia’s …

Dragon has been used to license tech like Apple’s famous Siri but it’s unclear how much Siri actually relies on Dragon. Apple is soon releasing a new privacy feature for iOS operating systems which will require apps to get permission from users before tracking their data across other apps or websites. At its keynote speech […]

Hashtag Trending, April 13, 2021 – Microsoft acquires Nuance; Tim Cook talks to The Star; Nvidia’s …

Dragon has been used to license tech like Apple’s famous Siri but it’s unclear how much Siri actually relies on Dragon. Apple is soon releasing a new privacy feature for iOS operating systems which will require apps to get permission from users before tracking their data across other apps or websites. At its keynote speech […]

Hashtag Trending, April 12, 2021 – Clubhouse data leak; Amazon workers vote against …

Clubhouse is the latest social media app to suffer a data leak, following in the footsteps of LinkedIn and Facebook, both of which suffered similar leaks in recent weeks. Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union, which would have represented the workers had they unionized, told CNET that Amazon took “blatantly illegal actions” to interfere with […]