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Hashtag Trending – Apple slashes developer fees and settles for $113M over phone throttling; Solomon Islands to ban Facebook

Apple is slashing developer fees on one end and putting fires out in the other, and the Solomon Islands is looking at banning Facebook.

Hashtag Trending – Bill Gates on the future of business travel; Airbnb bounce back; Cleaning robots

In-person meetings are not the go-to anymore says Bill Gates, Airbnb is bouncing back, and robot cleaners for the workplace.

Hashtag Trending – End of PIPEDA? Twitter introduces Fleets, and Amazon Pharmacy is a go

Canadian privacy legislation is getting a facelift, Twitter introduces Fleets instead of an edit button, and Amazon is officially allowed to deliver prescription medications to its US customers.

Hashtag Trending – Right-to-repair Teslas; Surveillance tech buzz; SpaceX is turning heads

Tesla repairs are fundamentally changing in Massachusetts, social media is buzzing about how employers are using surveillance for COVID-19 tracking, and SpaceX has its eyes on tourism.

Hashtag Trending – HP removes free tier from payment plan; Massive data breach in Texas; Chaos at Ubisoft Montreal

People are not happy about HP’s latest decision to remove its print-free-for-life plan, nearly 28 million licensed Texas drivers have been hit by data breach, and a claim of hostage-taking at  Ubisoft Montreal turns out to be a hoax.

Hashtag Trending – YouTube goes down for the count; New device puts music in your head; Arm-based MacBook Air speed controversy

YouTube experiences widespread technical problems playing videos, a new device can apparently inject the music into your head without headphones, and the internet argues...

Hashtag Trending – Honda doubles down on self-driving cars; SpaceX gets praise; Restaurant industry’s digital transformation

Honda will be the first to mass-produce level 3 autonomous cars, Space X is making strides with rural internet access, and how restaurants are being more resilient and creative amidst the pandemic.

Hashtag Trending – Apple’s M1 chip; Canada preps to spend big on network infrastructure; Coping with pandemic burnout

Apple’s new M1 chip has been announced, Canada is preparing to spend big on developing network infrastructure, and how to cope with pandemic burnouts.

Hashtag Trending – Tim Berners-Lee’s new idea; SpaceX makes moves in Canada; Shifts in shopping behaviour

How would you feel about being in full control of your data? Space X is moving closer to delivering high-speed internet in rural Canadian areas, and supermarkets are experiencing a major shift for shopping behaviour amidst the pandemic.

Hashtag Trending – Canada takes aim at streaming giants; AI helps identify COVID; Vatican enlists bots

Canada is holding streaming giants’ feet to the fire, a new AI program can spot COVID from a cough, and the Vatican is turning to bots for help to combat an onslaught of cyberattacks targeting its libraries.

Hashtag Trending – General Motors to reopen assembly plant; Facebook’s global impact; Small biz hammered by online fees

A $1.3B deal will return vehicle production to an Oshawa plant, Half of Facebook employees are pretty sure the company has had a negative effect on the world, and small businesses are having trouble competing with big tech in online sales.

Hashtag Trending – Tech stocks explode; Vancouver ranks #1 for software job growth; Right to repair in Massachusetts

Tech stocks are roaring amidst the election, Vancouver ranks #1 in North America for high-tech software job growth, and right to repair gets the green light in Massachusetts

Hashtag Trending – #Elections2020; Wal-Mart says no to robots; Eye-tracking tools for exams

The U.S. elections dominate the news cycle, Wal-Mart says no to robots, and students rebel against eye-tracking exam tools.

Hashtag Trending – Book sales are exciting again; Influencer marketing; Superspreader database

A revolutionary way to sell books catches people’s attention online, influencer marketing budgets are projected to double by 2022, and a new global database helps identity COVID-19 superspreader events

Hashtag Trending – Ranting about printers; AI camera snafu; A Google Drive scam

Reddit rants about printers, an AI camera mistakes a referee’s bald head as the ball leading to a very different viewing experience, and a Google Drive scam is making its rounds.

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