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This week we have a segment from an ITWC series on the metaverse with Doug Sparkes from the University of Waterloo.  The original podcast is called a Deeper Dive – The Metaverse and we are talking to Alan Hoving, an early adopter of one of the first online worlds, Second Life.

Google was fined 4.1 billion euros in an antitrust decision, Meta was fined $175 million to a walkie-talkie company, and Starlink speeds drop due to popularity.

Getty Images bans AI-generated images, regulators call to reinstate a 2020 antitrust lawsuit against Facebook, and Morgan Stanley was fined $35 million for improperly handling its customer’s data.

New York City will provide free internet and cable services to residents of public housing, the metaverse has cost Mark Zuckerberg, and the airline industry still uses floppy disks.

TikTok’s search engine is delivering users videos with misinformation, new study shows that children under 12 are losing sleep due to excessive social media use, U.S. customs are storing duplicates of travelers' sensitive data.

California introduces new digital child protection law, Google accidentally sends blogger $250,000, and Canadian law enforcement raids a hacker.

If digital transformation sounds romantic, it's not. It's hard work. At the same time for many companies it’s a matter of survival. But only 20% of companies say their digital transformation initiatives are succeeding. Ofir Bloch, Regional VP of WalkMe, joins us to talk about a recent report he has done on this topic.

Apple plans for new ad placements in its App Store, AT&T’s new mid-band 5G network will only be available for new phones, and Twilio makes cuts to its staff. 

Instagram’s Reels feature lacks user engagement, Google faces a 25 billion euro lawsuit in the U.K. and EU, and Apple launches iOS 16 with new features to iMessage.

Hashtag Trending, September 13, 2022 - SpaceX is upset at the FCC for rejecting an $886 million Starlink subsidy, experts say autonomous vehicles may need some form of human supervision, and major credit card companies will implement a code at gun stores to track gun and ammunition sales.