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Anthropic announces Team enterprise offering, Walmart ditches its health centers, is TikTok skirting Apple's App Store commission fees?Show NotesSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Microsoft is investing $1.7 billion in Indonesia over the next 4 years, IG’s updated algorithm will prioritize original content, and Tesla lays off hundreds of more employees 2 weeks after its massive 10% cut in its workforce.Link to Show NotesSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Financial Times partners with OpenAI on content, Tesla gets approval for Full-Self Driving functionality in China, iPad OS considered digital gatekeeper under the Digital Markets Act. Show NotesSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

More big tech companies report quarterly earnings, The FCC restores net neutrality, and AI tech leaders set to join a federal AI advisory board.Link to Show NotesSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Meta reporting better-than-expected Q1 2024 earnings, Micron receives $13.7 billion in US grants and loans to bolster its $125 billion US pledge, and TikTok removes questionable  “task and reward” mechanism in the TikTok Lite app in the EU.Link to Show NotesSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Qualcomm announces X Plus processor, Windows 11 users may see ads in their Start Menu, the FTC further restricts noncompete clauses. Show NotesSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Amazon shuts down a California drone delivery location but opens another in Arizona, real-time responses are coming to Geminia for Android, and Microsoft launches the next version of its lightweight AI model.Link to Show NotesSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Meta announces Horizon OS will embrace 3rd party hardware developers, Embracer Group splits up its gaming divisions, Tinder announces "Share My Date". Show NotesSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Apple is ordered to remove popular messaging apps and Threads from the Chinese App Store, Meta permanently drops the price of the Meta Quest 2 to $199, and the bill that could potentially ban TikTok in the U.S. is picking up momentum.Link to Show NotesSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The U.S. House advances a bill requiring the government to get a warrant before purchasing data, an EU privacy watchdog says Meta should give users free options without targeted ads, and TikTok has started rolling out its photosharing Instagram rival.Link to Show NotesSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Google Maps adds more charging features for EV drivers, Snap plans to watermark AI images made with its tools, Take-Two halts some projects to cut costs. Show NotesSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Tesla lays off more than 10% of its global workforce - DTH, A judge dismisses some personal claims against Meta CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, and YouTube is cracking down on 3rd party app blocking apps…Link to Show NotesSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Satellite connectivity coming to Google's Pixel 9 line, Samsung gets billions in US grants to expand Texas chip production, Adobe announces new AI tools for Premiere. Show NotesSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Apple nears production of the new M4 Processor with focus on AI, Apple’s bid to dismiss a $1 billion lawsuit filed on behalf of more than 1500 UK developers is rejected, Meta has started testing Meta AI in WhatsApp, Instagram, and Messenger in India and Africa…Link to Show Notes Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Biden Administration announced a $110 million investment by US and Japanese companies in a joint AI research initiative, Amazon’s CEO  said generative AI may be the largest technology transformation since the cloud and perhaps since the internet, and Apple sent threat notifications to iPhone users in 92 countries…Link to Show NotesSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

NetEase and Microsoft agree to bring WoW and other Activision Blizzard titles back to China, ByteDance earnings soared in 2023, independent browser use is on the rise post-DMA.Show NotesSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Google announced new Arm-based Tensor AI chips for data centers called Axion, Microsoft is investing $2.9 billion in data centers in Japan, and the Biden Administration will announce $6.6 billion in CHIPS Act grants to Samsung next week.Link to Show NotesSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Apple updates App Store guidelines to allow game emulators in, TSMC gets US funding for more domestic production, Spotify experiments with AI-generated playlists. Show NotesSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Microsoft expects Chinese-state-backed cyber groups to target 2024 elections, Samsung expects first-quarter profits to jump 10-fold year-over-year, And Apple layoffs affect more than 700 Santa Clara, California-based employees.Link to Show NotesSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The FCC votes on the return of net neutrality on April 25th, Big tech companies form a consortium to allay fears of AI job displacement, and Russia’s antitrust agency writes a letter to Apple asking why Russian iPhone users don’t have access to Russian banking and contactless apps.Link to Show NotesSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stability AI launches stable Audio 2.0, Spotify to raise Premium tier prices in multiple markets, Galaxy Z Fold 6 Ultra model seems imminent. Show NotesSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Microsoft is testing a new Xbox AI chatbot for customer service, Discord is bringing advertising to the platform, and Amazon is trying to attract new startup customers to AWS with free AI credits…Link to Show NotesSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Gmail is 20! Microsoft unbundles Teams from Office wordwide, does Apple Podcasts give special treatment to creators who pay for Podcast Subscriptions? Show Notes Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

FTX crypto exchange founder Sam Bankman-Fried was sentenced to 25 years in federal prison for defrauding customers, investors, and lenders of $11 billion, Apple is releasing new iPads in early May, and Meta is sunsetting Facebook News in the U.S. and Australia.  Link to Show NotesSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Google is updating Search Generative Experience to allow it to build travel itineraries, Samsung was unable to close a deal with Apple to create the screens for the 2024 iPhone SE 4, and Amazon makes its biggest outside investment into AI startup Antropic.Link to Show NotesSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Apple announces WWDC dates, Canva and Affinity promise users that they won’t force payment subscriptions, Google researchers say zero-days are on the rise. Show NotesSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Microsoft names Pavan Davuluri new chief of Windows and Surface, Elon Musk mandates Full Self Driving test rides for all U.S. Tesla purchases, and Meta rolls out a default opt-out setting that limits recommendations of “political content” to Instagram and Threads.Link to Show NotesSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Apple CEO Tim Cook says Vision Pro is coming to Chinese market this year, Florida Gov. DeSantis signs new teen social media bill into law, China introduces new restrictions on US-based microprocessors. Show NotesSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Microsoft unveiled its first AI-powered Surface PCs for commercial and business customers, Apple held talks with Baidu about using its AI technology in China, and Threads fediverse beta is available in Japan, Canada, and the U.S.Link to Show NotesSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Department of Just filed an antitrust lawsuit against Apple, Meta, Microsoft, X, and Match Group join Epic Games’ protest that Apple has failed to honor a court-ordered injunction, and Reddit set its IPO price at $34 per share.Link to Show NotesSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

GPT 5 may arrive by summer, Fitbit gets an AI, and Facebook improves its "Poke" feature. Get show notes here.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

DOJ to Push for TikTok Divestiture in Senate Briefings, Nvidia unveils the world’s most powerful AI chip, and Meta nearly halves its ad-free subscription rates in the EU.Link to Show NotesSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sony PSVR2 not selling well, Google reachers develop VLOGGER, Google changes Fitbit naming. Show NotesSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The U.S. Supreme Court will hear a case that could determine how the government and social media platforms communicate, European lawmakers want Meta to scrap its “consent or pay” tactic, And Spotify says Apple is ignoring its app updates which now include pricing information.Link to Show NotesSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Former U.S. Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin is putting together an investment team to buy TikTok, OpenAI’s  CTO said that Sora will be available possibly in a few months, and Amazon’s new AI feature is enabling sellers to create product pages from their websites.Link to Show NotesSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

US House passed measure to force TikTok sale, music videos come to Spotify, Microsoft announces pricing model for Copilot for Security chatbot.Show NotesSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Apple will allow developers to distribute apps via the web in the EU, Google has started rolling out restrictions on Gemini to limit surfacing answers about election-related queries, and Intel survived a bid to halt millions in sales to China-based electronics giant Huawei…Link to Show NotesSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Qualcomm sets March 18th as new flagship processor date, Airbnb revokes indoor camera host privileges, Nvidia faces class action lawsuit from authors. Show NotesSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Russian state-backed hacking group Midnight Blizzard gained access to Microsoft source code, Rivian surprise announces that Rivian R2 hatchback, visonOS 1.1 for the Apple Vision Pro is now available to all users…Link to Show NotesSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The EU is looking into why Apple terminated Epic Games’ developer account preventing it from creating a third-party App Store on iOS, Elon Musk is removing like, repost, and favorite counts for X, Google announced a plan for Google Play DMA compliance in Europe which which will include two new fees…Link to Show NotesSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Apple will geolocate EU users in iOS 17.4 to comply with DMA rules, AI researchers want safe harbor when testing and investigating AI tools, Microsoft engineer says Copilot Designer tool is problematic. Show NotesSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Russia and China propose putting a nuclear power plant on the Moon, Microsoft seeks to have parts of The New York Times copyright infringement case against it and OpenAI dismissed, and former Twitter executives sue Elon Musk for severance pay.Link to Show NotesSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Apple announces M3 MacBook Air line, Samsung Ring battery life estimated at up to nine days, Google Pixel line getting satellite SOS support? Show NotesSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Meta is getting rid of the news tab in Facebook, a judge rules Tesla must face a class action lawsuit from nearly 6000 Black workers, and Elon Musk is suing OpenAI and its CEO Sam Altman.Link to Show NotesSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ford EVs can now charge at Tesla Superchargers, The Biden Administration is investigating to see if Chinese-manufactured automobiles can spy on Americans, and Electronic Arts lays off 5% of its workforce.Link to Show NotesSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Google CEO Sundar Pichai says Gemini is getting fixed, Apple cancels its car effort "Project Titan", US President Joe Biden signs an order to limit data collection by countries of concern.Show NotesSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The U.S. Supreme Court questions Florida and Texas social media laws on First Amendment Rights,  Netflix is making grandfathered-in iTunes billing subscribers pay Netflix directly, and Sony is laying off about 900 employees in its PlayStation Division.Link to Show NotesSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Samsung unveils Galaxy Ring at MWC, Google brings Gemini to Messages, Xiaomi shows off the 14 and 14 Ultra.Show NotesSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Reddit files with the SEC to go public in March, Meta, allegedly, is knowingly allowing parents who sexually exploit their children for financial gain on the platform, and Google is finally killing Google Pay in the United States.Link to Show NotesSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Google disabled Gemini’s image generation of people while it tweaks it to make it more historically accurate, Microsoft will start using Intel on a forthcoming in-house chip, and Match announced an enterprise agreement with OpenAI.Link to Show NotesSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.