Hashtag Trending Jan. 18 – FTC investigates Meta VR; Russia fines Alphabet Inc; Microsoft sustainability
Meta’s VR division is under investigation, Russia fines Google, again, and Microsoft is making an effort to invest in sustainable...
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Microsoft making Cloud for Retail generally available
Microsoft has announced that its Cloud for Retail will be generally available starting Feb. 1, 2022. The public preview of...
Multi-factor Authentication (MFA) Part 1
Hi everyone, today we’re doing a deep dive into each of the Essential 8, how we can address each point...
Hashtag Trending Jan. 14 – Buying property in the metaverse; right-to-repair for cars; Reselling Tesla’s Cyberquad
Today’s Hashtag Trending script was prepared by Samira Balsara.The metaverse hits the real estate industry, carmakers are arguing against the...
Square introduces delivery service for Canadian Square Online orders
Square has announced the launch of its On-Demand Delivery service for Square Online orders in Canada through DoorDash Drive. With on-demand...
Waterloo company simplifies parking process in busy cities
A Waterloo, Ontario based company is simplifying parking in crowded cities with smart parking technology. eleven-x, a global supplier of wireless...
Hashtag Trending Jan. 6 – Metaverse for healthcare; modded Tesla breaks range records; new solar tiles
Metaverse is coming to healthcare, a new battery extends electric vehicle range, and cheap, easy to install solar roof tiles...
Hashtag Trending Jan. 7 – Norton helps to mine; Facebook takes data from deactivated accounts; IRC taxes online payment services
With files from Samira Balsara.Norton 360 installs a crypto-miner feature, why Facebook continues to take data from deactivated accounts, and...
Hashtag Trending Jan. 5 – Holmes found guilty; Apple hits $3 trillion; Internal combustion engines
Elizabeth Holmes is found guilty of defrauding investors, Apple hits a milestone, and the time to retire internal combustion engines...
Hashtag Trending Jan. 4 – Germany wants to stop data retention; China freezes game licenses; the end of BlackBerry
Files from Tom Li The German government wants to stop data retention without reason, China’s freeze on game licenses shutters 140,000...
Hashtag Trending 2021 Holiday Special- Part 1/2
The metaverse, Facebook’s whistleblower, El Salvador adopts bitcoin as legal tender, the race to space and Amazon’s complicated year. With the...
Hashtag Trending Dec. 31 – Privacy search engine boom; Apple increases pay to retain talent; James Webb telescope takes off
DuckDuckGo sees a major increase in search queries, Apple hands out bonuses to its engineers and NASA makes history on...
6 Steps on How to Safely Retire Your Old Devices
We all like upgrading to the latest and greatest tech. But before you get too distracted by your shiny, new...
Hashtag Trending 2021 holiday special – Part 2/2
Social media misinformation, semiconductor shortage, NFT’s explosive growth, ransomware attacks hit a new high, and right-to-repair gains traction.With the new...
How to Spot Email Spoofing
Like me, you are probably overwhelmed with the number of emails you receive each day and you could be excused...
Vancouver software company to acquire Australia-based Link Group for CA$3.2 billion
Vancouver-based cloud software and technology solutions firm Dye & Durham yesterday announced it has entered into an agreement to acquire...
VentureLAB announces recipients of the 2021 Entrepreneurship and Innovation Fund to support development of innovation network in York Region
VentureLAB, a global founder community for hardware technology and enterprise software companies in Canada, and the Regional Municipality of York...
Hashtag Trending Dec. 23- Social media distrust; engineers love blockchain; No vaccine, no pay at Intel
Files from Tom LiSocial media users don’t trust the platforms they use, silicon valley engineers are fervently pursuing blockchain opportunities,...
Hashtag Trending Dec. 21 – Freedom Mobile sale; Parler’s NFT; Musk on Tesla’s self-driving issues
Files from Tom LiFreedom Mobile may be up for sale once more, Parler wants to expand into the NFT market,...
Hashtag Trending Dec. 16- Google Vaccine Mandate; Amazon Drivers Overworked; Billionaire Space Race Carbon Emissions
With files from Samira BalsaraGoogle gets strict about vaccines, Amazon delivery drivers are overworking this holiday season, and the space...
