Daily Tech Headlines

Cruise pauses all driverless robotaxi services to regain trust, the UN creates an AI advisory board to address international governance, and Xbox is making leadership changes after Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard… Link to Show Notes Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Meta reported third-quarter earnings, X rolls out Audio and Video Calls, and GM and Honda ditch plans for an affordable EV… Link to Show Notes Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Microsoft's good cloud news arrives with Google's bad cloud news. Apple supports national US right-to-repair law. Get show notes here . Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Microsoft invests $5 billion into Australia’s AI future, Nvidia will start making ARM-CPUs for Windows-based computing, and Passkey support is coming to Amazon... Link to Show Notes Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

October Apple event rumored, NASA patches Voyager bugs, Japan joins the Google investigation train.  Show Notes Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Elon Musk announces two new premium subscriptions on X,  The FCC approves new very low power 6Ghz rules, and paid ChatGPT users get new Dall-E 3 support… Link to Show Notes Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

After a stronger-than-expected 3rd quarter, Netflix is raising prices again,  Elon Musk contemplating pulling X from the EU to dodge DSA rules, Finnish telecom giant Nokia is laying off 9000, to 14,000 employees… Link to Show Notes Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Amazon might use Microsoft's cloud, Apple's charm offensive in China and tech for a quite leaf blower. Get show notes here . Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Cisco has identified an actively exploited, zero-day vulnerability, the industry wants Comcast to stop using its misleading “10 G” branding, and WhatsApp now supports passkeys on Android… Link to Show Notes Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mojang announces it's sold 300M copies of Minecraft, Australia fines X for CSAM violations, Intel announces 6 GHz i9-14900K CPU.  Show Notes Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The EU launched a formal investigation into reports of illegal misinformation circulating on X, Microsoft’s $68.7 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard is finalized, and US Senators propose the No Fakes bill to protect actors and singers from AI impersonation... Link to Show Notes Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Microsoft is deprecating VBScript, X’s CEO responds to the EU’s 24-hour ultimatum on disinformation, and Microsoft owes the IRS nearly $30 billion in back taxes… Link to Show Notes Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Apple makes 14-16% of its profits from Google, Samsung earnings may indicate the chip market has hit bottom and Sony's new slimmer PS5 with a detachable disk drive. Get show notes here . Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Google makes passkeys its default sign-in method, the EU is determining if Bing, Edge, and iMessage should be considered core platforms, and poor semiconductor sales are tanking Samsung's third-quarter… Link to Show Notes Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Snap is under investigation in the UK over possible privacy risks with Snapchat My AI chatbot, chip makers Samsung and SK Hynix able to supply US chip equipment to their China-based factories, and Google's Vertex AI aims to help doctors with patient histories and billing. Get show notes here . Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more inform...

Microsoft to Acquire Activision Blizzard on Friday 13th, Its Amazon satellite launch day, and the MGM hack will cost over $100 million… Link to Show Notes Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hyundai switches to Tesla’s EV charging standard, X has started removing headlines from posts with links, and Comcast and Charter unveil The Stream Box… Link to Show Notes Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

All the Google announcements, plus the Nobel prize goes to the people who made Quantum Dot TVs possible and DALL-E 3 comes to Bing.  Get Show Notes here . Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Microsoft's CEO starts his day with Google, Meta wants to charge Europeans for Facebook and Instagram, and the FCC fines Dish for Space Junk… Click here for Show Notes Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Google introduces Chromebook Plus certification, Apple reportedly readying its own search engine, Starlink service starts rolling out in Africa.  Show Notes Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The FTC has revived its opposition to the Microsoft / Activision Blizzard acquisition, France’s competition authority raided Nvidiea’s local offices, and Microsoft tried to sell Bing to Apple… Link to Show Notes Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Apple is launching a new Apple Wallet feature in the UK, Disney Plus is ending password sharing in Canada, and X has fired half of its election integrity team… Link to Show Notes Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

OpenAI's Sam Altman is designing something with Jony Ive, Mercedes is the first to offer Level 3 driving in the US, and writers get rules on how they can use AI. Get Show Notes here . Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The FCC to bring net neutrality back, X has the largest ratio of disinformation, and there are widespread reports of the iPhone getting untouchably hot… Link to Show Notes Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The EC blocks Booking's purchase of ETraveli, Meta set to introduce new chatbots at Connect, NASA's OSIRIS-REx successfully completes mission.  Show Notes Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.