Ontario to invest in wearable contact-tracing technology to protect workers from COVID-19
The project is supposed to help more jobs in Ontario
Twitter is expanding its use of warning labels on tweets that mention the COVID-19 vaccines
Twitter is set to increase censorship of COVID-19 vaccine “misinformation” through the use of its new “strike” system that will determine when and if further enforcement is needed. This follows intense backlash for banning former US President Donald Trump.
Canada wants Facebook to pay publishers for the content it shares on its platform
Facebook claims that the business gain from news is minimal, and that it makes up less than 4% of the content people see in their News Feed
Facebook strikes deal with Australia to restore news pages
After a long battle with the new media laws in Australia, Facebook has finally agreed to pay for journalism and will lift its ban on Australians viewing and sharing news on its platform.
Apple delivered its biggest quarterly revenue ever this year with a total of $111.4 billion US
Apple’s CEO Tim Cook revealed in a meeting with executives last week that the company has acquired about 100 companies in the previous six years, which is equivalent to one every three to four weeks.
Facebook ramping up censorship, from banning COVID-19 misinformation spreaders to silencing Australian users
The social media giant has received backlash from some users for censoring what they call “free speech”
Israeli startup unveils world’s first 3D-printed vegan ribeye steak
Aleph Farms, an Israeli startup, has successfully printed a 3D vegan ribeye steak — the very first in the world. The steak is made of lab-cultivated animal cells, a cruelty-free process.
Mastercard will support select crypto into its network in 2021
In a blog post dated February 10, Mastercard said that it will start supporting select cryptocurrencies directly into its network in 2021. “We are preparing right now for the future of crypto. Mastercard isn’t here to recommend you start using cryptocurrencies. But we are here to enable customers, merchants and businesses to move digital value […]
“Thank me later”: Redditor leaked a month ago that Tesla “just bought 800 million worth of Bitcoin”
We noted that Tesla’s buy of $1.5 billion in bitcoin wasn’t a huge surprise to us yesterday. But it turns out we might not have been the only people who weren’t surprised by the purchase. That’s because a Reddit post that’s making its rounds on social media this morning appeared to leak that Tesla had […]
Tesla will accept Bitcoin payments
Electric vehicle giant Tesla plans to offer a new payment method for its cars: Bitcoin. The company also announced that it invested $1.5 billion into cryptocurrency, according to its 2020 SEC filings.
