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

Cybersecurity Awareness Month is here; Microsoft announces some new hardware, and a drone test flights in Nevada turn heads.

YouTube kills crowd-sourced captions, Twitter is bringing the ‘read before you retweet’ prompt to all users, and…

Google removes 17 Android apps involved in billing fraud, Uber is coming to London, and Amazon has set the dates for Prime Day.

The core wars are heating up, Amazon releases new gizmos and one of them, in particular, is driving people crazy, and a Civil Rights group mounts an attack against Facebook.

Microsoft will release a new perpetual Office license in 2021, you’ll soon be able to use Google Maps to keep tabs on COVID outbreaks in your area, and Shopify nabs two employees who stole customer data.

Tesla’s new battery goals, Toronto is a global powerhouse for startups, and new climate pledges for some of the world’s largest companies.

We sum up the key announcement at Microsoft Ignite, YouTube moderator sues YouTube for mental health damages, and Toronto’s virtual classes started in chaos.

Trump says no to any Chinese ByteDance’s ownership of TikTok, Microsoft acquires ZeniMax Media, and Hackers leak data on thousands of Belarusian police officers.

Bloomberg goes one-on-one with Bill Gates, DuckDuckGo is picking up steam, and a civil rights group calls out Facebook.

iOS 14 is here, Facebook’s new VR headset, and an overseas Chinese information database has some inside scoops on influential people.

Apple announces some new gadgets, Microsoft’s underwater data centers turn heads, and Amazon announces a hiring spree 

Oracle wins TikTok, AirPods and fraud, and vinyls surpass CD sales

A story about a CEO keeping the office open while asking employees to stay home catches fire, back to school challenges are aplenty, and Amazon gets caught inflating prices during the pandemic.

Huawei says its phones will run Harmony OS in 2021, Federal Court dismisses case from big ISPs,…

Facebook engineer quits saying Facebook profits off of hate, Apple’s battle with Epic Games continues, and a…