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Snap says Spotlight now has 100 million monthly active users, Google proposes new "norms" for critical open-source software, and Plex Media Servers can be used to amplify DDoS attacks. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Microsoft launches a refreshed take on the employee intranet called Viva, a report by Canada's privacy commissioner tells Clearview AI to delete Canadian faces from its database, and Myanmar's military government temporarily blocks Facebook in the country.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jeff Bezos will step down as Amazon's CEO, Sony sells 4.5 million PS5's in its debut quarter, and TikTok will start warnings users sharing misinformation.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Google shuts down Stadia's in-house game development, Uber intends to buy Drizly, and Boston Dynamics makes its Spot robot a little more self-sufficient. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Robinhood reduces the number of stocks with restricted trading, the EU appeals Apple's tax win, and with a strong sales quarter the Nintendo Switch has now outsold the 3DS in lifetime sales.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Google releases details about its third-party cookie replacement, Twitter releases Birdwatch, and Robinhood restricts transactions on GameStop stock and cryptocurrencies. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Robinhood allows limited buys of previously restricted stocks, but limits instant deposits on crypto, Facebook's Oversight Board issues its first rulings, and Facebook is reportedly working on a newsletter platform.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Robinhood placed restriction on various stocks highlighted by the WallStreetBets subreddit, Apple reports record Q1 revenue, and Facebook reportedly readies an antitrust lawsuit against Apple.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sony announces a new flagship mirrorless camera, the Alpha 1, Intel launches its first desktop graphics card since the 90s, and a 10-year old sudo bug gets patched. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Twitter launches Birdwatch to let users flag and discuss potentially misleading tweets, Facebook News launches in the UK, and European telcos agree to work on Open RAN standards to diversify the 5G supply chain. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Huawei reportedly considers selling its high-end phone brands, Italy orders TikTok to block unverified users, and Microsoft decides not to raise the price of Xbox Live Gold. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Researchers can detect COVID-19 with smartwatches, Google experiments limiting news links in Australia, and LG is considering an exit from the smartphone business. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Alphabet announces the shutdown of its Loon subsidiery, Facebook refers the suspension of President Trump's account to the independent Oversight Board, and Twitter's Bluesky publishes a report on the decentralized web. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Google and APIG reach an agreement on a framework to set up licensing terms with French publishers on content snippets, Malwarebytes breached by the same attackers that hit SolarWinds, and Ford is sharing vehicle safety data with other car manufacturers.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

LG's CEO said the company is considering selling, withdrawing or downsizing its phone business, Brave is the first browser to integrate IPFS, and Facebook's AI-driven image captioning system gets a big upgrade.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Indian social network Dailyhunt will show Twitter Moments, Microsoft announces a partnership with GM's Cruise, and Turkey imposes advertising bans on Twitter and Pinterest. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

DuckDuckGo sees a new peak in daily search queries following 62% annual growth in 2020, Grab considers a US IPO, and researchers find smartwatches can detect COVID-19 before its detectable is tests. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In a busy virtual CES week LG is making a rollable phone, AMD and Intel show off their latest chips, and Samsung announces the S21 smartphone lineup.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Amazon launches Alexa Custom Assistant, letting third-parties build their own voice assistants, VESA says DisplayPort 2.0 monitors are coming later in 2021, and Samsung launches its first 5G laptop.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Google acquires FitBit, Samsung announces the S21 phone lineup, and HTC releases a phone too. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

VMware CEO Pat Gelsinger will become Intel's new CEO as of February 15th, Amazon launches a mobile-only Prime Video subscription in India, and TikTok tightens its privacy settings for younger users.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

LG refreshes its OLED lineup, Samsung shows off robots, TCL does a tablet without a backlight, and Intel refreshes its chip lineups. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The social network Parler was delisted from Google and Apple's App Stores as well as AWS for failure to moderate violent content, President Trump is permanently suspended from Twitter, and LG confirms it plans to release a rollable phone. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

President Trump is permanently banned on Twitter, Parler is suspended on Google Play and faces potential removal on Apple's App Store, and a group of Alphabet employees announce the intention to form a union. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Twitter has permanently suspended President Donald Trump from its platform, Apple warns Parler it has 24 hours to improve moderation an Google delists Parler from Google Play.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The UK's Competition and Markets Authority launched an investigation into Google's Privacy Sandbox, Twitch indefinitely suspends President Trump's account, and Roku acquires Quibi's content. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Following violent riots in the US Capitol, President Trump's accounts were temporarily suspended across Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and Snapchat, LG refreshes its thin and light Gram laptops, and Sony will sell modular displays to use as virtual movies sets.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A new executive order bans transactions with eight Chinese apps, including Alipay and WeChat Pay, the UK's Competition and Markets Authority investigates Nvidia's planned Arm acquisition, and Amazon is working on a contactless sleep apnea tracker. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Qualcomm launches the Snapdragon 480 5G chipset, Twitter acquires Breaker to work on Twitter Spaces, and Venmo launches a cash checking feature. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A group of over 200 Alphabet workers announced the formation of the Alphabet Workers Union, a UK judge rules that Julian Assange cannot be extradited to the US, and Quibi content might end up on Roku. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

New drone rules hit the US and EU, Apple removes 39,000 games in China, and the People's Bank of China comes down on Ant Financial. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Microsoft announced that the actors behind the SolarWinds supply chain attack accessed its internal source code repositories, the New York Stock Exchange delists China Mobile, China Telecom, and China Unicom, and an AmazonBasics TV is coming to India. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Apple removes 47,000 apps, including 39,000 games, in China, new drone regulations go into effect across Europe, and OnePlus is reportedly set to launch a low-cost fitness band in 2021.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Google is testing surfacing a carousel of short from video from TikTok, Instagram, and others in its mobile app, Apple removes an app from the iOS app store that helped users attend underground parties, and France is set to resume its digital-services tax on tech platforms.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The FAA issues new drone flight rules that provide for Remote ID systems, night flights, and more, LA County will show COVID-19 vaccination cards in digital wallets, and Coinbase will suspend trading of XRP. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The People's Bank of China announces a plan to rectify regulatory violations of the online financial giant Ant Group, Xiaomi launches the Mi 11 with the Qualcomm Snapdragon 888, and MediaTek is the largest smartphone chipset vendor in Q3. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Apple puts Wistron on probation, China launches an antitrust investigation into Alibaba, and Nuro receives approval to operate commercial driverless delivery service in California. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

China's State Administration for Market Regulation launches an antitrust investigation into Alibaba, Nuro receives the first California permit to operate commercial delivery service, and Square is reportedly in talks to buy Tidal. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Cellebrite claims it can break Signal's encryption, Facebook's employees criticise its campaign against Apple and a generalized AI that's the best at Go, chess, Shoji and Atari.https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vT7_L5RV38RWmqOZQGfQmi_PmmXWg5VAub13MKpL2onr6CYjoVTn-PndI69F5p5aHc6kBe2tU4dAPp5/pubhtml?gid=488398043&single=trueSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ripple CEO claims SEC lawsuit is coming, Flight Simulator comes to VR headsets, Google and Facebook deny antitrust allegations over online ads.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Apple places Wistron on probation after an internal audit found the company violated its Supplier Code of Conduct, Microsoft is looking to develop its own ARM chips, and the operators of the supply-chain attack against SolarWinds had access since at least October 2019.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A supply-chain attack using SolarWinds' Orion platform leads to attacks on numerous high profile organizations, Sony pulls Cyberpunk 2077 from the PlayStation Store, and the US Commerce Department ads SMIC and DJI to its entity list. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sony pulls Cyberpunk 2077 from the Playstation Store, SMIC and DJI added to the Commerce Department's entity list, and Microsoft denies reports that the SolarWinds supply-chain attacker pivoted to use its own products. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The European Commission gives provisional approval on Google's Fitbit acquisition, a German bill that would allow Huawei's network equipment in the country goes before parliamentary approval, and TikTok partner with Walmart on a in-app shopping trial. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Facebook battles Apple's user data privacy methods in public, Qualcomm announces new headphone chips and Samsung is not killing the Note.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Twitter inks AWS deal for cloud infrastructure, Apple ramps up iPhone production, PornHub adopting crypto premium model?Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Google plans to reopen offices now in September with a test of a "flexible workweek," a draft of the EU's Digital Markets Act could lead to big fines for tech companies, and EA announces its largest acquisition. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Bloomberg reports on Apple's successor to the M1 chip, JD.com launches a digital yuan pilot, and the US FTC files an antitrust lawsuit against Facebook. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The browser maker Brave launched the privacy-focused Brave Today news reader, the US FCC votes to establish a list of equipment to be removed from US-subsidized networks, and Microsoft Flight Simulator comes to the Xbox Series consoles this summer. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The US FTC filed a lawsuit against Facebook calling for the company to sell WhatsApp and Instagram, Hyundai buys Boston Dynamics, and Adobe releases the last Flash Player update. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.