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Microsoft shuts down Mixer, Facebook acquires Ready At Dawn Studios, Segway winds down PT production.  Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Apple reportedly alerted developers in China that games will require a license prior to publishing on the app stores, an update to the Hey email app is approved, and NextDoor disables its Forward to Police feature. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

WhatsApp adds payments in Brazil, GitHub abandons "master" for repositories, and the EU opens two investigations into Apple Pay and the App Store. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

France's Constitutional Counsel rules the country's online illicit content law unconstitutional, Germany amends its online content laws to require posts promoting criminal activity to be reported to law enforcement, and Sony' Aibo learns a new trick. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The BCC reports that the UK is dropping the centralized contact tracing app it developed and will adopt Google and Apple's exposure notification API, third-party assessors will submit regular Facebook privacy reports to the US FTC, and Dish will close on the acquisition of Boost Mobile on July 1st. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more i...

Parallels will enable Windows apps on ChromeOS, Apple blokcs email app for not using Aplpe in-app purchases, T-Mobile explains why it went down Monday Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Bezos will testify to US House Judiciary Committee, young adults increasingly use Instagram for news, Dropbox launches password manager.  Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

WhatsApp rolls out in-app payments in Brazil, GitHub will use "main" instead of "master" for repositories, and Walmart announces a new partnership with Shopify.  Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Airbnb sees an increase in bookings over 2019, Mark Gurman reports that Apple will announced ARM-based Macs at WWDC, and IBM announces its exiting the facial recognition business. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

OpenAI launched its first commercial API in beta, Sony shows off the design of the PS5, and Twitch will automatically delete stream clips with copyrighted music. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Wall Street Journal reports that the EU is preparing to file formal antitrust charges against Amazon for using third-party seller data to create competing products, Amazon places a one-year moratorium on police departments using its Rekognition service, and security researchers detail the CallStranger attack that uses a Universal Plug and Play network protocol exploit.  Support this show...

Signal makes it easy to move data to a new iPhone, Tesla nnounce volume production to begin on its big rig, and Google rolls out noise reduction for Meet. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Honda says cyberattack suspended global production, Cox penalizing entire neighborhoods over upload overuse, Twitter bringing verification back?  Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Airbnb says domestic bookings are up on the year since mid-May, Alexis Ohanian resigns from Reddit's board, and Apple publishes Password Manager Resources on GitHub. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sony, Cisco, EA and others postpone events in light of a week of protests, a group of publishers sue the Internet Archive over its free eBook library, and Zoom will only provide end-to-end encryption to free users.  Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Instagram says it does not grant a copyright license to third-party websites that use its embed API, Twitter sees record app downloads this week, and Facebook rolls out labels for state-controlled and owned media. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Google confirmed its rolling out support for clicking through snippets in search, Snapchat will stop supporting the President's account in the Discover tab, and Signal brings a face blurring feature to its messaging app. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Zoom puts end-to-end encryption behind its paywall, The BBC launches a voice assistant and the first pictures of a new Android TV streaming stick leak. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vT7_L5RV38RWmqOZQGfQmi_PmmXWg5VAub13MKpL2onr6CYjoVTn-PndI69F5p5aHc6kBe2tU4dAPp5/pubhtml?gid=1758945559&single=true Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com...

Apple releases iOS 13.5.1, Samsung's Sero TV comes to US and UK, Cisco and Sony both postpone this week's events.  Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Samsung launches the Access phone subscription service in the US, the US will join the Global Partnership on AI, and Zynga buys the mobilegame maker Peak for $1.8 billion. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

US President Trumps signs an executive order authorizing the FCC to review liability protections of Section 230, IGTV will begin letting creators monetize videos, and Switzerland launches the first app with support for Google and Apple's exposure notification API.  Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

President Trump signed an executive order authorizing the FCC to review when liability protections of Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act apply to online platforms, Google will being rolling out its SameSite Cookie requirements with Chrome 84 in July, and cowatching features launch on Hulu and Plex. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy...

Arizona's attorney general filed a lawsuit against Google over allegedly deceptive location tracking, GeForce Now will now only offer games that have opted in to the service, and Microsoft and Google are both reportedly investigating investing in Indian telecom companies.  Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Twitter adds a fact-checking label to two tweets from the US president, HBO Max launches in the US, and Samsung launches a debit card. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vT7_L5RV38RWmqOZQGfQmi_PmmXWg5VAub13MKpL2onr6CYjoVTn-PndI69F5p5aHc6kBe2tU4dAPp5/pubhtml?gid=2028748860&single=true Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more...

China's Hangzhou proposes permanent health tracking system, XRSpace unveils Mova VR headset, ARM announces next-gen mobile chips.  Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.