Coffee Briefing, June 22, 2021 – IBM merges Toronto offices; edtech booms; Cisco’s new 5G industrial edge routing portfolio; and more

YouTube to curb targeted ads for kids, Shopify looking to develop its own delivery network, Apple Card…

YouTube flags fighting robots for animal cruelty, Cerebras Systems creates the world’s largest chip, Facebook gives users…

Airbnb comes down hard on a sketchy host, a Wall Street Journal story about big U.S. tech companies setting up shop in Canada continues to spur discussion, and Twitter shuts down 200,000 accounts believed to be part of a Chinese government sponsored campaign that’s against the protest movement in Honk Kong.

The U.S. has delayed its ban on Huawei; IKEA opens business unit devoted to smart home products;…

A new Bluetooth vulnerability is discovered, Google improves its copyright claim system, seniors spend the most time in front of a screen.

Apple explains why it’s hiding iPhone battery health status, Windows 10 users should patch their PCs ASAP,…

Microsoft admits to listening to Cortana and Skype; Huawei aided African governments in spying; desperate teen sends…

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Broadcasting giants CBS and Viacom set to merge; hi-tech warfare is underway in Hong Kong protests; Save…

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Canadian mobile pricing is on the decline according to CRTC, Uber announces record loss, Facebook is facing…

Apple launches its own credit card; Amazon coaching law enforcement on obtaining video footage without warrants; Patents…

A memo alleges Google is discriminating against a pregnant employee, AT&T employees took bribes to plant malware across the network, and Japan offers a grant for $1B towards cyborg technology research.

Canada finally gets internet code of conduct; Pentagon is testing mass surveillance balloons; Amazon will not stop…

Another U.S. city wants to ban facial recognition technology, nostalgia sweeps Twitter for a day, and 1 in 5 corporations say China has stole their IP within the last year.