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Hashtag Trending – Apple unveils reopening plans; Google Classroom; and another COVID-19 conspiracy theory

Apple unveils its reopening plans, thousands of students take their anger to social media after they get Google Classroom notifications on a holiday, and hey look, it’s another preposterous COVID-19 conspiracy theory making its rounds on social media.

How COVID-19 will change enterprise IT planning

Written by Alberto Da Anunciacao, the chief infrastructure officer for Aptum   COVID-19 has had a tremendous impact on almost every aspect of society, and enterprise...

Hashtag Trending – Uber drivers, riders must wear masks; WFH burnout; Patriot Act amendments

Uber says all of its drivers and passengers have to wear masks, longer workdays for people working remotely is leading to burnout, and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell wants the FBI to collect records on Americans' web-browsing and search histories without a warrant.

Hashtag Trending – Facebook compensates content mods; Google Play Music shutdown; Google Pixel division loses key execs

Facebook finally acknowledges its content moderator’s mental health deterioration, Google Play Music will get merged with YouTube Music later this year, two key executives leave Google Pixel phone development.

Hashtag Trending – Twitter employees WFH for good and help fight misinformation; Musk defies order, restarts plant

Twitter tells its employees to work from home forever while announcing the launch of a misinformation index, and Tesla CEO Elon Musk stands his ground as he defines local shutdown orders.

Hashtag Trending – Cable and satellite woes; creepy facial recognition; Apple production in India

Outlets are reporting massive drops in cable and satellite subscribers, new facial recognition tech is giving everyone the heebie-jeebies, and reports about Apple looking to set up more production plants in India has turned heads on social media.

Hashtag Trending – Tesla sues Alameda; Teen hackers accused of $24M crypto theft; Facebook, Google double down on WFH policies

Tesla sues Alameda County to try and force the reopening of their factory in California, a group of teen hackers are accused of stealing millions of dollars worth of cryptocurrency, and Goole and Facebook double down on work from home policies.

Hashtag Trending – Sidewalk Labs dies; Rideshare apps struggle; Telus revenue short

Sidewalk Labs officially pulled out of Toronto after years of controversy, hacker bribed a Roblox worker to reveal user account data, Telus’ revenue falls by nearly 20 per cent year over year.

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