Daily Tech Headlines

Netflix confirms its testing a shuffle button, Facebook removes support for Oculus accounts, and Samsung launches Samsung Pay Card in the UK.  Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Amazon plans to hire 3,500 new workers in office-based jobs, Nvidia's GeForce Now beta comes to ChromeOS, Apple renames Beats 1 to Apple Music 1.  Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

ZTE announces it's new phone with an under-screen selfie camera is coming in September, Apple extends non-warranty repair program to third-party Mac repair shops and a two-story 3D printed house is done. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Amazon in talks with mall operators to use department stores as distribution hubs, Uber and Lyft ordered to reclassify drivers in California, and Fortnite is removed from the App Store and Google Play Store. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Following the roll out of a direct payment system in Fortnite, Google and Apple remove the app from their app stores, Twitter launches its API v2, and a California appeals court rules that Amazon is liable for defective products sold on its Marketplace.  Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Bloomberg's Mark Gurman reports that Apple will launch subscription service bundles in October, ByteDance and Reliance Platforms in talks about a TikTok investment in India, and Square tests short-term loans in the Cash app. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Microsoft launches it's Microsoft Duo for preorder, Uber threatens to shutdown in California and TokTok and Facebook accused of stealing user info without telling them. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mozilla to lay off around 250 employees, Google brings new calendar app to Android Auto, Parallels Desktop 16 now available.  Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Amazon is reportedly in talks to turn closed Sears and JC Penney stores into distribution hubs, Ming-Chi Kuo analyzes the impact of a WeChat ban on iPhone shipments, and E Ink Corporation shows off a foldable e-reader. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Microsoft is exploring buying TikTok from ByteDance, President Trump signs executive orders that will ban all transactions with ByteDance and WeChat, and Google announces the Pixel 4a. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

President Trump signed two Executive Orders banning transactions with ByteDance and WeChat as of September 20th, the US Department of Justice files amended complaints seeking to overturn California's net neutrality law, and Have I Been Pwned is going open source.  Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Microsoft ends xCloud game streaming test on iOS, Nintendo smashes expectations in latest quarter, Microsoft to buy all of TikTok's global business? Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Samsung annocunes new Note phones, a foldable tablet, ear buds and more. Anthony Levandowski sentenced to prison time for stealing trade secrets from Google and Disney sends Mulan to Disney +. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Apple updates iMacs, EU investigates Google's FitBit purchase, Sony beats but also retreats.  Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Microsoft continues negotiations to acquire TikTok's operations in the US, Canada, New Zealand and Australia, the Content Authenticity Initiative publishes a white paper outlining a standard for authenticating media, and Google launches the Ads Transparency Spotlight Chrome plugin. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Garmin's outage was caused by ransomware, Big Tech CEOs testify to the US House antitrust subcommittee, and Universal Pictures and AMC Theaters agree to shorten the theatrical release window for some movies. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, and Facebook all report quarterly earnings, Oppo announces its first Wear OS device, and the US FCC approves Amazon's Project Kuiper satellite constellation. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mark Zuckerberg, Jeff Bezos, Tim Cook, and Sundar Pichai testify before the US House Antitrust Subcommittee, a US Federal Judge orders the state of New York to pay unemployment benefits to Lyft and Uber drivers, and TikTok says its Creator Fund will reach up to $2 billion in the next three years.  Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for mo...

Spotify usage soars, tech CEOs assemble in Washington, DC and AMC and Universal make a historic agreement to shorten the exclusive window for theatrical movie runs to 17 days. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Study finds face masks decrease facial recognition accuracy, Spotify increases Group Sessions party size, Twitter temporarily suspends account to force tweet deletion.  Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Garmin announces to return limited functionality to services following a multi-day outage, big tech CEO reportedly rescheduled to testify before US House antitrust subcommittee on July 29th, and Google extends its work from home policy through at least July 2021.  Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

New details about the coordinated social engineering attack that hit Twitter, Spotify launches video podcasts, and Logic signs an exclusive streaming deal with Twitch.  Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

TikTok signs a music license agreement with the NMPA, Intel announces 7nm chips delayed until mid-2022, and Garmin suffers a major outage. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

AT&T reports on HBO Max subscribers, Twitter says attackers were able to access Direct Message inboxes of up to 36 users during the coordinated social attack last week, and Plex adds 80 live TV channels. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Slack filed a complaint against Microsoft with the European Commission, Samsung announces a 5G foldable phone and Lenovo's gaming phone has a pop-up selfie cam on the side. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.