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Following the roll out of a direct payment system in Fortnite, Google and Apple remove the app from their app stores, Twitter launches its API v2, and a California appeals court rules that Amazon is liable for defective products sold on its Marketplace. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Bloomberg's Mark Gurman reports that Apple will launch subscription service bundles in October, ByteDance and Reliance Platforms in talks about a TikTok investment in India, and Square tests short-term loans in the Cash app. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Microsoft launches it's Microsoft Duo for preorder, Uber threatens to shutdown in California and TokTok and Facebook accused of stealing user info without telling them. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mozilla to lay off around 250 employees, Google brings new calendar app to Android Auto, Parallels Desktop 16 now available. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Amazon is reportedly in talks to turn closed Sears and JC Penney stores into distribution hubs, Ming-Chi Kuo analyzes the impact of a WeChat ban on iPhone shipments, and E Ink Corporation shows off a foldable e-reader. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Microsoft is exploring buying TikTok from ByteDance, President Trump signs executive orders that will ban all transactions with ByteDance and WeChat, and Google announces the Pixel 4a. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

President Trump signed two Executive Orders banning transactions with ByteDance and WeChat as of September 20th, the US Department of Justice files amended complaints seeking to overturn California's net neutrality law, and Have I Been Pwned is going open source. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Microsoft ends xCloud game streaming test on iOS, Nintendo smashes expectations in latest quarter, Microsoft to buy all of TikTok's global business?Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Samsung annocunes new Note phones, a foldable tablet, ear buds and more. Anthony Levandowski sentenced to prison time for stealing trade secrets from Google and Disney sends Mulan to Disney +.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Apple updates iMacs, EU investigates Google's FitBit purchase, Sony beats but also retreats. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Microsoft continues negotiations to acquire TikTok's operations in the US, Canada, New Zealand and Australia, the Content Authenticity Initiative publishes a white paper outlining a standard for authenticating media, and Google launches the Ads Transparency Spotlight Chrome plugin.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Garmin's outage was caused by ransomware, Big Tech CEOs testify to the US House antitrust subcommittee, and Universal Pictures and AMC Theaters agree to shorten the theatrical release window for some movies. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, and Facebook all report quarterly earnings, Oppo announces its first Wear OS device, and the US FCC approves Amazon's Project Kuiper satellite constellation.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mark Zuckerberg, Jeff Bezos, Tim Cook, and Sundar Pichai testify before the US House Antitrust Subcommittee, a US Federal Judge orders the state of New York to pay unemployment benefits to Lyft and Uber drivers, and TikTok says its Creator Fund will reach up to $2 billion in the next three years. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Spotify usage soars, tech CEOs assemble in Washington, DC and AMC and Universal make a historic agreement to shorten the exclusive window for theatrical movie runs to 17 days.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Study finds face masks decrease facial recognition accuracy, Spotify increases Group Sessions party size, Twitter temporarily suspends account to force tweet deletion. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Garmin announces to return limited functionality to services following a multi-day outage, big tech CEO reportedly rescheduled to testify before US House antitrust subcommittee on July 29th, and Google extends its work from home policy through at least July 2021. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

New details about the coordinated social engineering attack that hit Twitter, Spotify launches video podcasts, and Logic signs an exclusive streaming deal with Twitch. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

TikTok signs a music license agreement with the NMPA, Intel announces 7nm chips delayed until mid-2022, and Garmin suffers a major outage.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

AT&T reports on HBO Max subscribers, Twitter says attackers were able to access Direct Message inboxes of up to 36 users during the coordinated social attack last week, and Plex adds 80 live TV channels. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Slack filed a complaint against Microsoft with the European Commission, Samsung announces a 5G foldable phone and Lenovo's gaming phone has a pop-up selfie cam on the side.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Adobe hires Pixel camera lead researcher, LinkedIn announces layoffs, IBM's Q2 earnings beat expectations. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

GM's sustainability report confirms the company is on track to deliver 20 electric vehicles by 2023, an unsecured database hosts log information from 7 "no-log" Hong Kong-based VPN providers, and AliPay operator Ant Groups begins planning for a dual stock listing. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Google to invest $10 billion in India over the next 7 years, the European Court of Justice annuls the European Commission ruling on Apple taxes in Ireland, and Twitter is hit with a coordinated social engineering attack with numerous high profile accounts tweeting a crypto scheme. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As part of its investigation into the coordinated social engineering attack Twitter says it found no evidence that user passwords were exposed, the EU launches a probe into voice assistants and IoT, and Netflix names Ted Sarandos co-CEO. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The EU Court of Justice rules the privacy protections in the EU-US Privacy Shield framework to be invalid, Twitter says several high profile accounts were taken over as a result of a "coordinated social engineering attack," and Google announces a major G Suite update. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

European court finds Apple doesn't owe back tax after all, Google takes second largest stake in Reliane Jio behind Facebook and Zoom gets into the hardware game.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Amazon launches the grocery Dash Cart, Softbank explores selling Arm, MGM data breach bigger than previously reported?Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Google will invest $10 billion in India over the next 5-7 years, Apple reportedly hits a new milestone in AR development, and EW Scripps sells Stitcher to SiriusXM.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Uber intends to acquire Postmates, several apps and services pause user data requests from law enforcement in Hong Kong, and Alphabet's Loon launches its first commercial service in Kenya.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Gartner and IDC see PC shipments increase in Q2, France approves age verification amendment for pornography websites, and Ming-Chi Kuo reports a 13.3- inch Apple Silicon MacBook Pro is coming in Q4. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Canon announced the EOS R5 with 8K 12-bit RAW video support, Sensor Tower estimates 8% of Quibi launch free trial users converted to paid users, and Apple confirms Mac with Apple Silicon will support Thunderbolt connectors.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Qualcomm announces the Snapdragon 865 Plus, Intel annoucnes specs for Thunderbolt 4 can handle two 4K monitors, and Apple may plan to support QR codes in Apple Pay. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

US mulls blocking TikTok and other Chinese social apps, Magic Leap hires Peggy Johnson as CEO, Alphabet's Loon officially flies over Kenya. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Uber intends to acquire Postmates for $2.65 billion, WhatsApp and Telegram will not process requests for user data in Hong Kong, and Chrome looks at throttling JavaScript to improve battery life. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

McDonalds partners to install EV charges at UK locations, Uber is in talks to buy Postmates, and Facebook updates algorithm to prioritize original reporting. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A consortium led by the UK government purchases the satellite operator OneWeb, Reliance Jio Platforms launches JioMeet, and EU regulators are looking into Google's acquisition of FitBit. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

US House antitrust panel chair David Cicilline announces that Apple CEO Tim Cook will join CEOs from Amazon, Facebook, and Google in testifying in late July, Vizio announces pricing for its OLED TVs, and Microsoft will offer over 60 "show floor demos" during its Summer Games Fest Demo Event. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Spotify brings its two-person plan to the US and UK, Apple reportedly canceling some Arcade Game development an macOS malware hiding in pirated software.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Uber to buy Postmates? Twitch suspends the President's channel, Android Nearby Share launches.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Amazon eliminates single-use plastic packaging in Indian fulfillment centers, the US suspends H-1B visas, and and McDonalds partners with InstaVolt to install EV chargers in the UK. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Apple announces the transition to Apple Silicon at WWDC, Microsoft closes Mixer and its Microsoft Store retail locations, and Google plans to license "high-quality" content from publishers. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Microsoft announces it will close all Microsoft Store retail locations, excluding campus locations, Amazon intends to acquire the self-driving startup Zoox, and Amazon launches Smart Stores in India. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A Google executive tells Axios the company is working on a licensing program to pay publishers for "high quality" news content, Indiana's Supreme Court rules on if police can compel unlocking a smartphone, and Sony launches a PlayStation bug bounty program.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Microsoft Defender ATP for Android launches in preview, Amazon may be building a live TV service and Facebook winds down the Oculus Go. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vT7_L5RV38RWmqOZQGfQmi_PmmXWg5VAub13MKpL2onr6CYjoVTn-PndI69F5p5aHc6kBe2tU4dAPp5/pubhtml?gid=902361748&single=trueSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Microsoft shuts down Mixer, Facebook acquires Ready At Dawn Studios, Segway winds down PT production. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Apple reportedly alerted developers in China that games will require a license prior to publishing on the app stores, an update to the Hey email app is approved, and NextDoor disables its Forward to Police feature. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

WhatsApp adds payments in Brazil, GitHub abandons "master" for repositories, and the EU opens two investigations into Apple Pay and the App Store. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

France's Constitutional Counsel rules the country's online illicit content law unconstitutional, Germany amends its online content laws to require posts promoting criminal activity to be reported to law enforcement, and Sony' Aibo learns a new trick. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The BCC reports that the UK is dropping the centralized contact tracing app it developed and will adopt Google and Apple's exposure notification API, third-party assessors will submit regular Facebook privacy reports to the US FTC, and Dish will close on the acquisition of Boost Mobile on July 1st. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.