Hashtag Trending – New year predictions for social media
Live video will continue to dominate social media, AR and VR will make even bigger virtual splashes across all platforms, and chatbots will be there to answer your questions 24/7.
Hashtag Trending – What will smartphones look like in 2018?
Foldable smartphones? In-display fingerprint sensors? Artificial intelligence? CES and the Mobile World Congress are just around the corner, and we’re heading in 2018 looking at an exciting year for new smartphones. Remember the golden age of flip phones? Well, with the next iteration of the Galaxy Note, Samsung may be returning to it. The rumoured…
Predicting the trending sports stories of 2018 – Tech in Sports Ep. 25
The Tech in Sports crew explores what sports tech stories will trend in the new year. Follow…
Hashtag Trending – AI assistant predictions for 2018
Smart assistants are going to be adopted faster than smartphones, they’ll be embedded in everything, and they’ll have lots of bad apps.
Hashtag Trending – Breaches reported by law; Trudeau’s cyber security plan
Get ready for reporting breaches of your security safeguards if you’re covered under federal law; the Trudeau government will release the latest federal cyber security plan and be prepared for more imaginative cyber attacks. For 2018 – indeed for the foreseeable future – cyber attacks are only going to get worse in every country. In…
Hashtag Trending – Self-driving car predictions for 2018
Self-driving cars will be tested on public roads next year, the first autonomous vehicle you get in will be a ride-sharing taxi, and be prepared for a mass vehicle hacking scandal.
Hashtag Trending – Apple’s been slowing down your old iPhone, beverage company pivots to blockchain
Apple admits to slowing down your old iPhone. A beverage company’s stock nearly quadruples after it announces a pivot to blockchain. And in a year with The Emoji Movie, Netflix has apparently produced the worst film of 2017. First, trending on Reddit: Apple has confirmed an observation many Redditors and Geekbench developer John Poole had…
Hashtag Trending – We called Elon Musk’s cell phone number
What happens when you call Elon Musk’s cell phone? We find out. Plus, Magic Leap reveals its augmented reality product.
Hashtag Trending – WannaCry politics, how algorithms work, bike share unchained
The White House is shaming North Korea for the WannaCry attack. Learn how machine learning algorithms work by watching a cartoon. And why there might be thousands of more bicycles parked on your city’s streets very soon.
Hashtag Trending – Facebook admits it’s bad for your health, self-healing smartphone glass, Twitter enforces new rules
Facebook admits using the social media site makes you sad but wants you to keep using it anyway, self-healing glass could do away with smashed smartphone screens, and Twitter starts enforcing new rules around violence and hate.
Hashtag Trending – Net neutrality isn’t dead yet, Amazon mends ties with Google, Spotify tries to curb Apple’s dominance
Net neutrality won’t go down without a fight, Amazon offers Google an olive branch, and Spotify reaches out to the EU to curb Apple’s power.
Hashtag Trending – Net neutrality is dead, Disney’s Fox deal should scare Netflix, Norway switches off FM radio
Net neutrality is dead in the U.S. Disney’s $52 billion deal to purchase Fox has huge implications for its future streaming service. And Norway has become the first country in the world to switch off its national FM radio. Trending on Reddit and Twitter, net neutrality is officially on its deathbed in the U.S. As…
Hashtag Trending – U.S. votes on net neutrality, Google’s year in search, Apple no longer an innovator?
Dozens of U.S. senators have made a last-ditch effort to save net neutrality, but are unlikely to affect today’s vote. The iPhone 8 and BitCoin were among the year’s top Google searches. And a new report claims Apple has become a follower in the smartphone market. On Reddit, efforts to save net neutrality in the…
Hashtag Trending – Apple buys Shazam, Bitcoin spikes, Ready Player One
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.
Exploring performance-enhancing athletic apparel – Tech in Sports Ep. 22
The Tech in Sports crew explores all the major sports tech news from the last week including…