Samsung removes the charger from its phones after making fun of Apple for doing the same, the San Francisco office market is collapsing as tech workers stay home, and a closer look at the tech firms that are hiring in Canada.
Published: January 11th, 2021
Parler, the social network favoured by conservatives and extremists is having a rough week, Communication platform Signal is getting a lot of love recently, and a sneak peek at this year’s CES event.
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BuzzFeed News is reporting that Amazon has notified Parler that it would be cutting off the social network from its cloud hosting service Amazon Web Services. The suspension, which went into effect on Sunday just before midnight, means that Parler will be unable to operate and will go offline unless it can find another hosting service. Parler, which was launched in 2018, has become a safe haven for people banned by popular sites including Facebook and Twitter. Amazon’s latest move comes on the heels of Apple banning Parler from its App Store on Saturday after the platform failed to introduce a moderation plan to
Published: December 21st, 2020
Everyone is talking about the disastrous launch of the highly-anticipated role-playing game from CD Projekt Red, ex-Crowdstrike CTOâs says SolarWind hack is one of the most consequential in history, and Facebook is upset itâs going to make less money thanks to iOS 14âs privacy features.
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We donât talk about videogames much here, but itâs been impossible to avoid the social media chatter erupt over Cyberpunk 2077âs disastrous launch. Despite earning enough money since its release to cover all of its development costs, Polish game developer CD Projekt Redâs latest role playing game is marred with bugs and glitches. Not only that, itâs near unplayable on old hardware, specifically the Playstation 4 and Xbox One console. What makes this story interesting i
Published: December 18th, 2020
Anger flourishes over the massive profits made by large enterprises while workers are laid off, the Bitcoin hype train sends the cryptocurrency’s value to $23,000, and a new report suggests that Chinese tech giant Alibaba sold software to clients that helped identify the face of a Uighur person.
This week the Washington Post reported that 45 of the 50 biggest U.S. companies turned a profit since March. Despite their success, at least 27 of the 50 largest firms held layoffs this year, collectively cutting more than 100,000 workers, The Post found. It was a common trend this year, one that’s led to a lot of frustrated people, rightly pointing out how it’s irresponsible to have leaders touting corporate success while laying off workers and stomping out local small businesses. Thousands took to Reddit since the story went live to voice their frustrations. One user wrote that the pandemic gave corporations “the excuse to lay off employees and then
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