Daily Tech Headlines

Waymo releases detailed safety data for the first time, voters decided on a number of tech issues in California, Maine, and Michigan, and the US DOJ seizes $1 billion in Bitcoin.  Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Apple announced it will start requiring new app privacy labels debuted at WWDC on December 8th, India's UPI caps payment processing apps, and the PS5 won't support SSD expansion at launch. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

WhatsApp starts rolling out ephemeral messaging on iOS and Android, Nvidia reportedly plans to launch GeForce Now on iOS through the browser, and DJI announces the Mini 2 drone. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

App-based drivers will not be considered full-time employees under California law, Masachusetts extends right to repair laws to car data and Chrome patches two zero-day vulnerabilities. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vT7_L5RV38RWmqOZQGfQmi_PmmXWg5VAub13MKpL2onr6CYjoVTn-PndI69F5p5aHc6kBe2tU4dAPp5/pubhtml?gid=323909397&single=true Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth...

Walmart rethinks its in-store robots, Ant's IPO gets delayed, PayPal does record numbers in Q3. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Waymo released a safety report on its driverless car service in Arizona, the Wayback Machine will now include contextual banners from fact checking organizations, and Huawei reportedly plans to build a factory in Shanghai for its telecom chips.  Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

OnePlus expands the Nord lineup, Facebook launches cloud gaming, and Sony is in talks to buy Crunchyroll. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Apple sees a 26% in iPhone revenue on earnings that still beat analyst expectations, Under Armour sells MyFitnessPal, and Samsung launches SmartThings Find. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Germany's antitrust regulator launches a probe into Amazon's "brandgating" policy, CEOs from Facebook, Twitter, and Alphabet testify before Congress on Section 230, and Marvell announces it intends to acquire Inphi. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Amazon launches amazon.se in Sweden, Apple may start wirelessly charging external accessories, TikTok partners with AP on election info in the US. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

T-Mobile launches its TVision service in the US, Tinder takes video chat out of beta and AMD agrees to buy Xilinx. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

OnePlus announces two new midrange handsets in the Nord line, Facebook starts rolling out cloud-based games, and GitHub takes down youtube-dl. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The free live stream Apple Music TV launches, the US DOJ files an antitrust case against Google, and Quibi calls it quits. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Central Bank of the Bahamas launches the first central bank digital currency called the Sand Dollar, Aldi and Instacart pilot using SNAP benefits for orders, and Google launches the Google Fi phone subscription program. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Facebook announces several updates for WhatsApp including in-chat shopping, Huawei announces the Mate 40 Pro, and Quibi announces its shutting down.  Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Paypal gets into cryptocurrencies, Facebook clones NextDoor and Amazon's game streaming service Luna launches. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The US DOJ filed an antitrust lawsuit against Google, the EU turns on cross-border contact tracing app interoperability, and you can now actually buy the LG rollable OLED. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Apple launches the free streaming channel Apple Music TV, Ireland's DPC launches an investigation into Instagram's use of children's data, and TikTok is no longer banned in Pakistan.  Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Apple announces new iPhones, social media platforms react to a controversial New York Times story on Hunter Biden, and Google announces the final migration from Hangouts to Chat. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A report from the Belgian data protection agency finds that the IAB Europe's Transparency and Consent Framework violates GDPR, Twitter revises its Hacked Materials Policy, and GameStop will receive a percentage of Xbox console revenue for unit sold in its channels. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Facebook announced it reduced the reach of a New York Post story regarding Hunter Biden while its fact checkers review it and Twitter blocks links and images to it, Snap rolls out music clips for snaps and stories, and Warner Media will discontinue its HBO channel in India.  Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Apple launches new 5G iphones, Huawei might sell the Honor phone unit and Microsoft Ai beats humans at captioning. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

OnePlus co-founder leaves company, Netflix removes trial period options, Google Duplex starts supporting haircut appointments. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The two largest game streaming companies announce a merger that will give the new company up to 300 million monthly active users, Amazon's Crucible game is officially cancelled, and Apple is using its retail stores as distribution centers. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Google delays its Play Billing mandate in India until 2022, G Suite is now Google Workspace, and AMD announces its Ryzen 5000 series processors.   Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.