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Apple and Google both lost appeals in the European Union Tuesday that could see billions paid out, Two former Samsung Executives have been arrested in South Korea, and iOS 18 will be out September 16th. Link to Show Notes Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Aukey's new magnetic wireless chargers include fans for cooling, Sonos cuts its Sonos Ace headphone sales forecast, Google's US antitrust trial begins.  Show Notes Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

OpenAI has crossed the one million business user threshold, Google Photos’ AI-powered Ask Photos feature has begun rolling out, and The Internet Archive loses its e-book lending appeals case. Link to Show Notes Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The White House issued actions to thwart Russian efforts to influence the 2024 election, Verizon is acquiring Frontier Communications, and more than one-quarter of advertisers plan to cut spending on X in 2025. Link to Show Notes Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Anthropic readies Claude Enterprise, X launches dedicated TV app, Ubisoft's "Star Wars Outlaws" disappoints.  Show Notes Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Disney-owned channels, including ABC and ESPN, pulled from DirecTV, South Korea launched an investigation into Telegram, and Canva is increasing prices by more than 300% for some users. Link to Show Notes Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Huawei announces event immediately after Apple event September 10th, Samsung rumored to use Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 chips across Galaxy S25 series, M4 Mac mini may ditch USB-A ports.  Show Notes Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

X expects to be blocked in Brazil and a Supreme Court Judge has blocked Starlink’s bank accounts, Nvidea has had discussions about a funding round for OpenAI, and Spotify said Apple disabled functionality in iOS that prevents it from controlling levels on Spotify Connect devices with the iPhone's volume buttons. Link to Show Notes Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast....

25% of websites checked are blocking Apple Intelligence from scraping training data, Threads is making replies in the fediverse more visible, and Google is letting some users use Imagen 3 to generate pictures of people. Link to Show Notes Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Shokz improves open-ear headphones with the $180 OpenRun Pro 2, Plaud tries an AI pin for $169, Google Meet rolls out a new meeting summary tool.  Show Notes Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Microsoft is not deprecating the Windows Control Panel any time soon, The NASDAQ is seeking U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission approval to launch and trade options on a bitcoin index, and the release of Android 15 has been pushed back until October. Link to Show Notes Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Google Messages for Android gets group chat search, Inflection says its chatbot Pi will cap free user access, iPhone 16 event officially set for September 9. Show Notes Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Microsoft has officially announced that it is deprecating the Windows Control Panel, YouTube has introduced a new AI assistant to help creators recover hacked accounts, and SpaceX is set to attempt the first-ever private spacewalk. Link to Show Notes Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Microsoft is going to retry its rollout of Recall to Windows Insider PCs beginning in October, The U.S. FTC fines Lingo Telecom $1 million for its role in transmitting deep fake robocalls of President Biden, and Cloud storage company Dropbox has acquired AI-powered scheduling tool Reclaim.ai. Link to Show Notes Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/priva...

New Xbox Series X goes on sale for $450, Google adds new Gemini tools to Gmail, Black Myth: Wukong becomes 2nd most popular Steam game. Show Notes Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The FBI accuses Iran of launching cyber operations against both U.S. presidential campaigns, Apple will make its highest-end iPhones in India for the first time, and Zoom has raised support on webinar calls from 100,000 to 1 million simultaneous viewers. Link to Show Notes Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Raspberry Pi 5 with 2GB of RAM announced for $50, General Motors cuts 1k software and services jobs, Google redacts sensitive info in shared screens in an Android test.  Show Notes Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Texas Instruments gets government funding for new US fab facilities, Meta Quest HDMI Link connects Quest headsets to external devices, Primate Labs launches new AI benchmarking tool.  Show Notes Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Former Google CEO and Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt walked back comments he made about work-life balance and remote-work policies at Google, a U.S. District Judge says he will issue an order forcing Google to give Android users more ways to download apps, and the FTC has finalized rules on its crackdown on fabricated reviews and fake consumer and celebrity testimonials. Link to Show Notes Suppor...

New Pixel 9 line, Pixel Watch 3, and Pixel Buds Pro 2 announced at Made By Google event, Actors union SAG-AFTRA inks deal with Narrativ for AI voice work in ads, Spotify opts into a 'music streaming services entitlement' in Apple's App Store.  Show Notes Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The X Spaces interview between Elon Musk and President Donald Trump was delayed due to technical issues, TikTok started rolling out group chats with up to 32 participants, and an update to Google Wallet now allows users to make digital passes for nearly anything. Link to Show Notes Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Meta and UMG sign new agreement to protect and compensate artists, US schools continue smartphone restriction efforts, AMD starts patching the Sinkclose security flaw, but not for all its chips.  Show Notes Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Apple has changed its policies regarding the rules around app developers linking out to the web in The EU, OpenAI adds 2 DALL-E 3 images per day to ChatGPT Free users, and analysts speculate that Apple Intelligence could cost up to $20 per month. Link to Show Notes Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Google worked with Meta to roll out ads that targeted young teens even though doing so violates Google's rules, Turkey has blocked Roblox over child abuse concerns, and TikTok partners with studios like Warner Bros. to launch Spotlight which lets users discover movies and TV shows through the app. Link to Show Notes Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/...

Roll launches ad-supported Sports channel, Reddit plans AI-powered search results, AMD announces Ryzen 9000 CPU prices.  Show Notes Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.