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Hashtag Trending Feb. 11 – Switch hacker gets 3 years in jail; Instagram bulk controls; Best Buy ‘paywall’

Canadian hacker gets three years in jail, Instagram brings bulk controls in the latest update, and Best Buy locks graphics card purchases behind its...

Hashtag Trending Feb. 10 – Amazon gets $4.7 billion in tax breaks; TikTok tracks a lot of personal data; SpaceX loses satellites to geomagnetic...

Amazon receives $4.7 billion in subsidies, TikTok tracks personal data more than any other social media platform, and SpaceX loses 40 satellites launched into...

Hashtag Trending Feb. 9 – IRS scraps facial recognition; 2FA works; the costly Huawei gear rip and replace

The Internal Revenue Agency stops requiring selfies to register for an account, Google cuts account hacking by half with two-factor authentication, and the reimbursement...

Hashtag Trending Feb. 8 – Amazon increases its max base pay; Microsoft building its metaverse with Activision Blizzard deal; Google is sued

Amazon more than doubles its base pay to retain corporate and tech employees, Microsoft’s CEO says the Activision Blizzard deal will help with building...

Hashtag Trending Feb. 7 – 5G network rollout pause; Meta may pull Facebook and Instagram from EU; tech CEO is unimpressed with metaverse workspace

Verizon and AT&T to once again pause 5G rollout near airports, Meta warned that it may have to shut down Facebook and Instagram in...

Hashtag Trending Feb. 4 – Social media shares drop; Facebook loses daily users; Tesla recalls cars

Apple’s privacy change affects social media platforms, Facebook loses a record number of daily users, and Tesla recalls cars due to a seatbelt flaw. That’s...

Hashtag Trending Feb. 3 – Big tech should pay back online scam victims; Is there a demand for the metaverse? Texas preps it’s power...

With files from Samira Balsara Big Tech should reimburse victims of online scams advertised on their platforms, Texas prepares its power grid for winter weather,...

Hashtag Trending Feb. 2 – Apple and Google Maps hide Tim Cook’s house; right-to-repair for farmers; Sony buys Bungie

Files from Tom Li Apple and Google Maps hide Tim Cook’s house, a new bill introduced to the senate aims to improve right-to-repair for farmers,...

Hashtag Trending Feb. 1 – Semiconductor revenue increase; Netflix loses viewership after TV show debut month; Chinese satellite maneuvers

Files from Samira Balsara Semiconductor revenue increased 25.1 per cent in 2021, Netflix’s hit shows don’t retain significant viewership after their debut month, and a...

Hashtag Trending Jan. 31 – Sega leaves arcades; T-Mobile to fire unvaccianted employees; crypto dev a former fraudster

Sega exits the arcade business, T-Mobile to fire unvaccinated employees by April, and a key member of a popular crypto protocol was revealed to...

Hashtag Trending Jan 28 – Amazon disbands Twitter campaign; Spotify removes Neil Young’s music; anti-work subreddit private

Amazon shuts down Twitter campaign, Spotify removes Neil Young’s music, and an anti-work subreddit is private following a Fox News interview. That’s all the tech...

Hashtag Trending Jan. 27 – Google sued again; billion euro fine dismissed againt Intel; man sues Uber for hiring unqualified driver

Files from Tom Li Google being sued over location tracking practices, EU General Court dismisses Intel’s billion euro fine, and a man is suing Uber...

Hashtag Trending Jan 26 – Apple awards $100K for bug hunting; Google to block targeted ads for teens; Nvidia may leave its Arm deal

Apple awards cybersecurity student for discovering a vulnerability in Mac’s webcams, Google is planning on blocking targeted ads for people under 18, and Nvidia...

Coffee Briefing Jan. 25, 2022 – Chrome API for interest-based ads.; SAS Hackathon 2022 Kickoff; G Suite legacy free edition ending soon; and more

Coffee Briefings are timely deliveries of the latest ITWC headlines, interviews, and podcasts. Grab a coffee and take five while you nibble on these tidbits.

Hashtag Trending Jan 25 – Bitcoin tanks; Meta and Snap face new lawsuit; Gif turns 35

Bitcoin drops, Meta and Snap face new lawsuits related to the mental health issues they cause, and the first-ever GIF turns 35 this year. That’s...

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