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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=true Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hoste...

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.