Coffee Briefing, December 11, 2020 – Technicity GTA recap, Salesforce news, plus more

Mozilla launches secure connection service in Firefox, new cellphone vulnerability can take over a device using SMS,…

Uber cuts more than 400 jobs, California introduces a bill that will require companies like Uber and Lyft to treat contract workers as employees, and Toronto discusses banning e-scooters from its sidewalks.

Apple launches iPhone 11, autonomous shuttles are coming to Scarborough, Amazon employees plan to strike over climate.

  First up we turn to LinkedIn. Apple and its manufacturing partner, Foxconn, has found itself in…

Yahoo goes down, the latest Android update brings with it a bunch of new features, and a story about Canada’s cybersecurity talent shortage goes viral.

Ontario says no to cellphones in classrooms, Facebook isn’t sure about its own ‘like’ button, and a new study sheds light on Airbnb’s impact on Toronto’s rental market.

Alphabet teams up with the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan, are office perks still cool, and Twitter CEO’s gets hacked.

Apple reverses its stance on iPhone repairs, some tips on proper coffee shop etiquette for those who write in them a lot, and research finds heavy Facebook users make impaired decisions like drug addicts.

Apple to stop listening to your voice commands, popular Android app has a deadly payload, social media…

Using phones during breaks can prevent your brain from resting, Apple re-issues a security patch, Tim Cook…

Companies ask tech giants Apple and Amazon to think about the planet, Harvard says it can use machine learning to predict who is going to quit their job next, and a robotic exosuit that can boost your ability to walk and run.

Denmark to review court cases after discovering faulty cell location data, unsafe items being are sold on…