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Hashtag Trending – Boston Dynamics acquired by Hyundai; Airbnb valued at $101.6B; Facebook hit with antitrust probe

Hyundai scoops up Boston Dynamics, Airbnb makes a huge splash after it opens for trading; and Facebook’s in trouble for tying the use of the Oculus to Facebook accounts.

Hashtag Trending – Google Canada’s top searches of 2020; FTC sues Facebook; Grand theft GPU

Google Canada has released its annual ‘Year in Search’ lists for 2020, the FTC is suing Facebook, and hundreds of Nvidia-based RTXS 3090 graphics cards get stolen

Hashtag Trending – Apple’s next-gen computer chips; Uber sells self-driving biz; Apple’s outrageously priced headphones

Apple is already working on its next-generation chips, Uber sells its self-driving business to Aurora, and Apple’s new AirPods Max have quite the price tag.

Hashtag Trending – Apple’s charger controversy; Nokia makes moves to shun Huawei; 5G truthers buy Faraday cages

Apple might need to include chargers with iPhone sales in Brazil, Nokia is set to introduce telecom legislation that might shun China’s networks, and 5G truthers are putting Faraday cages around their routers, because why not.

Hashtag Trending – A new map of the universe; Google employees seek answers regarding fired AI researcher; Steve Wozniak starts fresh

The European Space Agency's satellite sheds light on the Milky Way, Google employees sign a letter demanding to know why an AI researcher was fired, and Steve Wozniak is starting another company.

Hashtag Trending – US labour board dunks on Google; The dire future of business travel; COVID vaccine supply chain targeted by hackers

The U.S. labour board dunks on Google for allegedly spying on workers who were organizing employee protests and firing them, LinkedIn gets chatty about business travel, and a COVID vaccine supply chain gets targeted by hackers.

Hashtag Trending – Salesforce acquires Slack; A space claw; Shopify shares sales data for Cyber Monday

Salesforce says it’s acquiring Slack, space debris removal with the help of a giant claw starts in 2025, and Shopify sales skyrocket.

Hashtag Trending – Water-resistant iPhone controversy; Reddit daily user count; Amazon’s holiday sales

Apple’s iPhones are not as water-resistant as you think, Reddit reveals its daily user count for the first time, and Amazon has the biggest holiday shopping season in its history.

Hashtag Trending – AI solves science mystery; FCC chairman to step down; Bitcoin gains some momentum

AI solves a 50-year-old mystery, the United States’ FCC chairman says he’s stepping down in January and the internet is already beginning to celebrate, and people are bullish about Bitcoin right now.

Hashtag Trending – Amazon Sidewalk; Banks extend WFH policies; Black Friday data

Amazon faces a privacy backlash for its Sidewalk feature, some of Canada’s big banks extend WFH policies, and we’ve got some Black Friday data from Shopify.

Hashtag Trending – Amazon server outage; Shopify gets a shoutout in the NYT; Raspberry Pi hacks a Tesla

An Amazon outage knocks out connected vacuum cleaners and other “smart” objects, Shopify gets a shoutout in the New York Times as its compared to Amazon, and a Tesla gets hacked with a Raspberry Pi.

Hashtag Trending – South Korea fines Facebook; France come down hard on big tech; Slack acqusition?

South Korea is fining Facebook for $6M US, France applies a digital tax to the tech giants, and lots of chatter about a potential Slack acquisition.

Hashtag Trending – Elon Musk surpasses Bill Gates in wealth; Snapchat VS TikTok; Comcast’s data caps

Elon Musk overtakes Bill Gates to become the world’s second-richest person behind Jeff Bezos, Snapchat takes aim at TikTok, Comcast will impose a data cap.

Hashtag Trending – China launches 6G satellite; Loblaws’ self-driving delivery fleet; WFH tips

Forget 5G, China launches a 6G satellite, Loblaw’s will launch Canada's first self-driving delivery fleet, and tips for setting boundaries for yourself while working from home.

Hashtag Trending – Windows turns 35; Go SMS Pro removed from Google Play; Goodbye office perks

The internet takes a trip down memory lane as Windows turns 35, Go SMS Pro gets taken down from Google Play due to some serious security issues, and LinkedIn gets chatty about the death of office perks.

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