Hashtag Trending: Everyone using cryptocurrency, a cashless world, and payment data is king

By Meagan Simpson January 1, 2019

Cryptocurrency becomes easier, no more cash, and payment data improves businesses Listen to the latest Hashtag Trending…

Hashtag Trending: Airbnb poaches Amazon exec; Cyber Monday breaks records; Ohio accepts cryptocurrency for taxes

By Meagan Simpson November 27, 2018

Airbnb poaches Amazon exec for CFO, Cyber Monday hits record sales, and Ohio becomes first state to…

Hashtag Trending: Facebook bans pages associated with far-right groups; UK and Canada summon Zuckerberg; Bitcoin turns 10

By Shruti Shekar November 1, 2018

Trending on Reddit, Facebook has decided to ban individual accounts and pages, as well as any pages…

Hashtag Trending – Net neutrality officially dead; Bitcoin worth less than half its 2017 value; Amazon under fire for Chinese factory conditions

By Eric Emin Wood June 12, 2018

Federal net neutrality is officially dead in the U.S. A cyber attack lowers BitCoin’s value to around…

Is there too much tech in sports? – Tech in Sports Ep. 34

By Mandy Kovacs March 12, 2018

The Tech in Sports crew explores all the latest sports tech news from the last week, including…

Hashtag Trending – Bitcoin crash; preventing another Hawaii false alarm; apps as evidence

By Brian Jackson January 17, 2018

Bitcoin finally takes a nosedive. A new testing capability that could have prevented Hawaii’s false alarm won’t be put in place until next year. And an iPhone app is being used to provide evidence for a murder trial.

Exploring the most innovative sports tech at CES 2018 – Tech in Sports Ep. 27

By Mandy Kovacs January 11, 2018

The Tech in Sports crew explores all the major sports tech news from the last week including…

Hashtag Trending – Microsoft drops Bitcoin support, Apple pressured to address childhood iPhone addiction

By Eric Emin Wood January 9, 2018

Microsoft is no longer supporting Bitcoin. Two investors with $2 billion USD in Apple stock are pressuring the company to address childhood iPhone addiction. And today’s CES highlights include voice assistant-enabled earphones and “Li-Fi”. From Google Trends: Microsoft employees have told technical support website Bleeping Computer that the company is no longer supporting Bitcoin transactions,…

Best sports stories of 2017 – Tech in Sports Ep. 24

By Mandy Kovacs December 21, 2017

The Tech in Sports crew explores all the major sports tech news from the last week including a hockey player paid exclusively in Bitcoin, a fan-controlled football league, the top mentioned Canadian athletes on Twitter, and more! Plus, we discuss the best sports tech stories of the last year as we prepare for the end of 2017.

Hashtag Trending – Apple buys Shazam, Bitcoin spikes, Ready Player One

By Brian Jackson December 12, 2017

Apple is buying the business of one of its most popular apps. Bitcoin is climbing the charts again. And a preview of Steven Spielberg’s new movie involving a virtual-reality dystopia.

Hashtag Trending – Net Neutrality vote this week, Google targets Spotify and Apple Music, Top 2017 search terms on Google

By Alex Radu December 11, 2017

The U.S. Federal Communications Commission will be voting on the fate of net neutrality this week, Google is planning to create an app that will rival Spotify and Apple Music, and look out for the top 2017 search terms on Google this Wednesday.

Hashtag Trending – Alexa in Canada, unlocked smartphones, Bitcoin on Wall Street

By Brian Jackson December 4, 2017

Amazon Echo ships to Canada. Free unlocked smartphones for all! And Bitcoin is now available on a government-backed exchange. Tomorrow, Amazon Echo will begin officially shipping to Canada. The smart speaker connects users with Amazon’s voice-assistant, Alexa. Canadians have been able to pre-order the Echo, Echo Dot, and Echo Plus since Nov. 15. If your…