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A group of Dogecoin (DOGE) fans have launched a bid to influence Google’s search rankings so that a picture of the popular canine cryptocurrency appears whenever someone performs an image search for “one dollar”. The call was made on a Reddit page with the title: “One Dollar. Interact with this…

Many people expected the new iPad Pro to feature a variation of the A14 Bionic chip in the iPhone 12 series. Apple would use an A14X processor in typical fashion with the A-series chip nomenclature for the iPad Pro, but the System-on-Chip (SoC) would be closer to the M1 than…

Google I/O is taking place next week where the company will announce updates and future improvements across its various platforms, operating systems, and online services. Android Central reports that some users on Android have been prompted to fill a survey to help improve Wear OS. There has been much speculation…

In brief: A selection of today's reports on montrealgazette.com Author of the article: Montreal Gazette Martin Guilbault shows his vaccination paper on Monday. Photo by Dave Sidaway /Montreal Gazette Ontario says it’s likely that recipients of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine may receive a different shot for their second dose. Quebec is…

Clubhouse is now officially available in beta on Android, but for now, it remains US-only ahead of a wider global launch and release. During one of the apps weekly “town hall” meetings – and subsequent blog post – the rollout was confirmed with some further information shared upon the global…

The drop-in audio chat platform is now available in beta on Android Android users can finally try out drop-in audio chat app, Clubhouse, after months of waiting for the iOS-exclusive platform to transition to Google’s mobile operating system. Clubhouse, an app that allows users to hold audio conversations with pretty…

Google wants to change the way we're tracked around the web, and given the widespread use of its Chrome browser, the shift could have significant security and privacy implications—but the idea has been less well-received by companies that aren't Google. The technology in question is FLoC, or Federated Learning of…

“Turn on two-factor authentication” is solid advice, and WIRED has repeated it for years. Doing so ensures that your password isn't the only line of defense against unauthorized access to your accounts. The only problem? The onus was always on you to figure out how to make it happen. Now,…

Security of restaurant online ordering platforms questioned, Google gets tough with 2FA and fake online product review scam revealed. Welcome to Cyber Security Today. It’s Friday, May 7. I’m Howard Solomon, contributing reporter on cybersecurity for ITWorldCanada.com. This week I’ve talked and written a lot about two-factor and multi-factor authentication.…

LinkedIn publishes its list of Canada’s top companies, and the tech industry is well-represented, Facebook shuts down advertisements from Signal, and it’s Google Docs versus Word on Twitter It’s all the tech news that’s popular right now. Welcome to Hashtag Trending! It’s Friday, May 7 and I’m your host Alex…