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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.

Apple places Wistron on probation after an internal audit found the company violated its Supplier Code of Conduct, Microsoft is looking to develop its own ARM chips, and the operators of the supply-chain attack against SolarWinds had access since at least October 2019. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A supply-chain attack using SolarWinds' Orion platform leads to attacks on numerous high profile organizations, Sony pulls Cyberpunk 2077 from the PlayStation Store, and the US Commerce Department ads SMIC and DJI to its entity list.  Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sony pulls Cyberpunk 2077 from the Playstation Store, SMIC and DJI added to the Commerce Department's entity list, and Microsoft denies reports that the SolarWinds supply-chain attacker pivoted to use its own products.  Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The European Commission gives provisional approval on Google's Fitbit acquisition, a German bill that would allow Huawei's network equipment in the country goes before parliamentary approval, and TikTok partner with Walmart on a in-app shopping trial. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Facebook battles Apple's user data privacy methods in public, Qualcomm announces new headphone chips and Samsung is not killing the Note. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Twitter inks AWS deal for cloud infrastructure, Apple ramps up iPhone production, PornHub adopting crypto premium model? Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Google plans to reopen offices now in September with a test of a "flexible workweek," a draft of the EU's Digital Markets Act could lead to big fines for tech companies, and EA announces its largest acquisition. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Bloomberg reports on Apple's successor to the M1 chip, JD.com launches a digital yuan pilot, and the US FTC files an antitrust lawsuit against Facebook. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The browser maker Brave launched the privacy-focused Brave Today news reader, the US FCC votes to establish a list of equipment to be removed from US-subsidized networks, and Microsoft Flight Simulator comes to the Xbox Series consoles this summer.  Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The US FTC filed a lawsuit against Facebook calling for the company to sell WhatsApp and Instagram, Hyundai buys Boston Dynamics, and Adobe releases the last Flash Player update. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A nation-state accessed FireEye "Red Team" pen testing tools, WhatsApp complains about Apple privacy labels and Samsung teases its Samsung Galaxy S21 phones. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vT7_L5RV38RWmqOZQGfQmi_PmmXWg5VAub13MKpL2onr6CYjoVTn-PndI69F5p5aHc6kBe2tU4dAPp5/pubhtml?gid=1135558104&single=true Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See aca...

Apple introduces AirPods Max headphones, Apple Fitness+ launches on December 14th in select countries, Stadia users can now livestream on YouTube. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.