Technology

Hashtag Trending May 5 – Intuit fined for misleading ads; ISPs ordered to block illegal streams; Musk wants to charge corporations for tweets

Samira Balsara - May 5, 2022

Intuit fined for misleading tax filers, U.S. internet service providers ordered to block illegal streaming services, and Elon Musk wants to charge corporations to tweet.

Hashtag Trending May 3 – HP disables subscription ink; Microsoft Edge VPN; India’s first semiconductor fab

Samira Balsara - May 3, 2022

HP disables printer cartridges if you opt out of its subscription program, Microsoft is planning a VPN service in Edge, and India will build...

Hashtag Trending April 28 – Twitch cut streamer pay; Apple hides old apps; Tesla stock woes

Samira Balsara - April 28, 2022

Amazon’s Twitch streaming platform is considering cutting streamer’s pay to increase profits, Apple wants to hide apps that have not been updated, and Tesla...

Hashtag Trending April 26 – Elon Musk strikes a deal with Twitter; low morale at Netflix; Apple must pay over absent iPhone charger

Samira Balsara - April 26, 2022

Twitter accepts Elon Musk’s buyout deal, Netflix is facing a morale crisis, and Apple must pay a customer $1000 for not including a charger...

Apple App Store and Apple Music currently experiencing issues

Samira Balsara - April 25, 2022

Apple’s App Store and music service, Apple Music are currently experiencing issues, according to Apple’s system status page. The system status page notes that...

LoRaWAN-enabled IoT being used to save Africa’s endangered wildlife from poachers

Samira Balsara - April 24, 2022

Volunteering Africa, a South African non-profit organization which works for the preservation of wildlife, has partnered with Abeeway and Actility to create a system...

Canadian government invests in woman-led, sustainable AI company in Toronto

Samira Balsara - April 24, 2022

The Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev Ontario) today announced an investment of over C$5.7 million in Canvass Analytics Inc. (Canvass AI) ...

Hashtag Trending April 22 – Elon’s Twitter pursuit continues; Tesla reports record gains; CNN+ shuts down

Samira Balsara - April 22, 2022

Elon Musk has secured new funding to purchase Twitter, Tesla makes record gains in Q1 2022, and CNN+ shuts down just three weeks after...

Hashtag Trending April 19 – Senator questions Intuit; Windows toolbox malware; and U.S. military prints barracks

Samira Balsara - April 19, 2022

Files from Tom Li Elizabeth Warren slams Intuit for misleading tax filers, a popular windows toolbox script is actually malware, and the U.S. military contracts...

Hashtag Trending April 14 – Uber criticized for increasing prices; Elon Musk faces lawsuit over Twitter shares; Meta gets greedy in metaverse

Samira Balsara - April 14, 2022

Files from Tom Li Uber faces backlash for increasing prices during a shooting, Elon Musk is facing a lawsuit for disclosing his Twitter stake too...

Shopify announces a 10-for-1 stock split

Samira Balsara - April 11, 2022

Shopify Inc. today announced a 10-for-1 split of its class A and class B shares, subject to shareholder approval. The company now joins a growing...

Hashtag Trending April 7 – Google Maps to show tolls; Pinterest combat climate misinformation; new social engineering attack

Samira Balsara - April 7, 2022

Files from Tom Li Google Maps to show toll fees, Pinterest bans misinformation on climate change; BlackBerry is warning people of a new type of...

Reports from Square reveal new ways to transform businesses with technology in 2022

Samira Balsara - April 6, 2022

Two new commerce reports from Square, a software, payments and hardware solution for businesses, indicate Canadian businesses are looking for new ways to reach...

Hashtag Trending April 4, 2022 – Apple’s iPhone hardware subscription service; Meta loses AI scientists; Amazon spent $4.3 million on anti-union consultants

Samira Balsara - April 4, 2022

Apple's next move may be an iPhone hardware subscription service, Meta loses top AI scientists, and Amazon has spent over $4 million on consultants...