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The EU is looking into why Apple terminated Epic Games’ developer account preventing it from creating a third-party App Store on iOS, Elon Musk is removing like, repost, and favorite counts for X, Google announced a plan for Google Play DMA compliance in Europe which which will include two new fees… Link to Show Notes Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.co...

Apple will geolocate EU users in iOS 17.4 to comply with DMA rules, AI researchers want safe harbor when testing and investigating AI tools, Microsoft engineer says Copilot Designer tool is problematic.  Show Notes Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Russia and China propose putting a nuclear power plant on the Moon, Microsoft seeks to have parts of The New York Times copyright infringement case against it and OpenAI dismissed, and former Twitter executives sue Elon Musk for severance pay. Link to Show Notes Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Apple announces M3 MacBook Air line, Samsung Ring battery life estimated at up to nine days, Google Pixel line getting satellite SOS support?  Show Notes Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Meta is getting rid of the news tab in Facebook, a judge rules Tesla must face a class action lawsuit from nearly 6000 Black workers, and Elon Musk is suing OpenAI and its CEO Sam Altman. Link to Show Notes Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ford EVs can now charge at Tesla Superchargers, The Biden Administration is investigating to see if Chinese-manufactured automobiles can spy on Americans, and Electronic Arts lays off 5% of its workforce. Link to Show Notes Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Google CEO Sundar Pichai says Gemini is getting fixed, Apple cancels its car effort "Project Titan", US President Joe Biden signs an order to limit data collection by countries of concern. Show Notes Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The U.S. Supreme Court questions Florida and Texas social media laws on First Amendment Rights,  Netflix is making grandfathered-in iTunes billing subscribers pay Netflix directly, and Sony is laying off about 900 employees in its PlayStation Division. Link to Show Notes Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Samsung unveils Galaxy Ring at MWC, Google brings Gemini to Messages, Xiaomi shows off the 14 and 14 Ultra. Show Notes Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Reddit files with the SEC to go public in March, Meta, allegedly, is knowingly allowing parents who sexually exploit their children for financial gain on the platform, and Google is finally killing Google Pay in the United States. Link to Show Notes Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Google disabled Gemini’s image generation of people while it tweaks it to make it more historically accurate, Microsoft will start using Intel on a forthcoming in-house chip, and Match announced an enterprise agreement with OpenAI. Link to Show Notes Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Apple adds new security encryption to iOS 17.4, ZTE's Libero Flip is an affordable option for the Japan market, Signal now lets users connect without sharing phone numbers. Show Notes Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Walmart is acquiring TV maker Vizio to bolster its advertising business, the first patient to have a Neuralink chip implanted in their brain can control a mouse on a screen by thinking, and Tinder is making it harder to get Blue Check Verified… Link to Show Notes Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Apple Vision Pro returns may be greatly exaggerated, TikTok under fire in the EU over health of minors, rumors of a Nintendo Switch 2 launch delay has investors nonplussed.  Show Notes Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

OpenAI is launching Sora, an AI-powered text-to-video generation tool, Apple confirms that home screen web apps will be absent from iOS devices in the EU, and Indian automaker Mahindra signs a supply deal with Volkswagen to use its open platform for EVs. Link to Show Notes Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Early adopters are returning their Apple Vision Pro citing discomfort and lack of application support, OpenAI may be working on a web search project to rival Google, and Meta is cutting payments to news organizations that fact-check WhatsApp just ahead of global elections… Link to Show Notes Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more informat...

Sony lowers forecast for PS5's, Slack launches new AI features, Samsung announces upcoming Galaxy S24 update. Show Notes Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Microsoft may announce cross-platform plans in its live Podcast on Thursday, The Apple Cash pre-paid debit card is getting virtual card number support, and Meta’s new Today’s Topics may expose trending political content. Link to Show Notes Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A Waymo driverless taxi gets vandalized, Apple Vision Pro apps are highly paid for, data centers are under the microscope.  Show Notes Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The U.S. FCC unanimously voted to immediately ban AI-generate robocalls, Nvidia is getting into the bespoke AI chip game, and a parliamentary group in India wants to support home-grown mobile payment processors. Link to Show Notes Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Google renames its AI chatbot Bard to Gemini, Disney takes a $1.5 billion equity stake in Fortnite maker Epic Games, and WhatsApp is ready for interoperability with other messaging  apps. Link to Show Notes Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Disney Plus cracks down on password sharing, OpenAI announces new watermarks for DALL-E 3, Chainalysis reports spike in ransomware attacks in 2023. Show Notes Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Meta is deprecating its Facebook Groups API, Bluesky no longer has a waitlist, and YouTube is building an Apple Vision Pro App after all. Link to Show Notes Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Amazon strikes deal for first-party-data-based advertising, Sudo comes to Windows and Russia's Yandex gets sold. Get show notes here . Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Amazon, Meta, and Apple reporter earnings for the quarter ending December 31st, Tesla recalled 2.2 million vehicles in the U.S., and the FCC chair wants to make AI-generated voices illegal on robocalls. Link to Show Notes Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.