Hashtag Trending – New privacy tools from Google, Alexa goes job hunting, UPS delivery drones approved
Google rolls out new privacy features, Alexa steps up to help people find jobs, and UPS gets federal approval for a fleet of delivery drones.
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Hashtag Trending – Facebook’s new business venture, IT safeguards from Elections Canada, Uber’s new safety system
Facebook is hoping to replace your smartphone with smart glasses, Elections Canada beefs up IT security ahead…
Hashtag Trending – A brewing tech cold war, Facebook takes on fake accounts, Comcast eyes healthcare
Panasonic joins a growing list of companies turning their backs on Huawei, Facebook doubles down on deleting fake accounts, and Comcast is working on an in-home device that tracks health.
Hashtag Trending – Canada’s new digital charter, cybercrime gang busted, Phoenix pay system an expensive fix
Trudeau cracks down on social media, an international cybercrime gang is taken down, and throwing out the…
Hashtag Trending – Massive cryptocurrency theft, failing facial recognition, Uber’s IPO
A massive multi-million dollar cryptocurrency theft, failing facial recognition technology, and Uber’s highly-anticipated IPO.
2018 CDN Women in the IT channel honouree: Gillian Morton
From the dot-com boom to the advent of artificial intelligence and cloud infrastructure, the IT industry has…
2018 CDN Women in the IT Channel honouree: Donna Wittmann
The IT channel can be an intimidating, technical industry for newcomers, especially for those with little background…
2018 CDN Women in the IT Channel honouree: Reem Gedeon
From the outside, the IT channel doesn’t seem to have a lot of charm. But for those…
Hashtag Trending – Google Cloud Next, Google partners with US tech giants for data transfer project, Google’s plans for a trans-Atlantic cable
Google’s big cloud event is this week, Google is teaming up with U.S. tech giants for a…
Hashtag Trending – Apple could be the first to a trillion, tech leaders pledge to not develop killer AI, new i9 Macbook Pro is too hot to function
Apple could be the first publicly traded company to be worth a trillion dollars, tech leaders sign…
Hashtag Trending – Google is fined billions by the EU, Amazon Prime Day breaks records, Nest CEO steps down
Google is hit with a hefty billion dollar fine in the EU, Prime Day breaks records around…
Hashtag Trending – Increased tech use could lead to ADHD in teens, IBM sues Groupon, human-machine mind control may be a reality
Teens who use a lot of tech may be at an increased risk of developing ADHD, IBM…
Hashtag Trending – 12 Russians charged with hacking US election, Jeff Bezos is richer than you, Amazon Prime Day worker strikes
12 Russians have been charged with interfering in the 2016 US election, Jeff Bezos is the richest…
Predicting the near and far-future of tech in sports – Tech in Sports Ep. 52
All your latest sports tech news from the past week, including the last bit of World Cup…
How AI and IoT are helping athletes in this year’s Tour De France – Tech in Sports Ep. 51
This week on Tech in Sports: World Cup news, an unstoppable Bitmoji-Serena Williams, a prototype mouthguard helps track athlete fatigue through saliva, and more! Plus, we chat with Carol Austin, the head of performance, support and medical for Team Dimension Data at this year’s Tour De France.