Daily Tech Headlines

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.

Sony sets the release and price of its Xperia 1 II flagship phone, Unc0ver releases an iOS jailbreak for the current version of iOS, and the latest firmware for Texas Instrument graphic calculators ends support for assembly and C programs. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

TSMC to shop chip shipments to Huawei, Microsoft built an Azure supercomputer to work on artificial general intelligence for OpenAI, and Apple and Google's Exposure Notification API goes live to the public. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Google rolls out an Accessible Places option in Maps, a judge rules that powering on a phone to view a lock screen requires a warrant, and Nvidia trained a GAN to recreate Pac-Man based only on watching game play.   Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Facebook announced the rollout of new scam and abuse alters in Messenger, Amazon launches food delivery in India, and EA open sources code for classic RTS games.  Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Google Cloud becomes US DoD client, Amazon launches its big online video game Crucible and Facebook starts its Shops program. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Disney exec Kevin Mayer takes TikTok CEO spot, Chromium Edge gets new features, Project Reunion aims to reduce developer fragmentation.  Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

IBM releases a set of open source guidelines and tools for developers to integrate accessibility into websites and apps, a bug in the Edison email iOS app causes users to see emails from other people's accounts, and attackers target supercomputers in Europe to install cryptominers.  Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The World Heath Organization plans to launch a COVID-19 symptom tracking apps for under-resourced countries, Dell launches redesigned XPS 15 and 17 laptops, and Sony launches the IMX500 image sensor with on-board computer vision processor.  Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The US Department of Commerce amended its export rules requiring foreign chipmakers using US technology to obtain a license from the US to sell to Huawei, TSMC commits to building a chip fab in Arizona, and Chrome will soon block ads that use up too many system resources.  Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sony announced the IMX500 image sensor with onboard computer vision processor, Houseparty launches experimental content series In The House for group viewing, and Instagram rolls out feature to combat bullying. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Epic has new royalty plans for Unreal Engine 5, shows demo on PS5, Amazon releases new Fire Tablets, and VR meeting service Spatial goes free. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Uber may buy Grubhub, Spotify updates Kids app, China's smartphone shipments rebounding? Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The World Health Organization plans to release a COVID-19 symptom checking app, the White House reportedly is in talks with Intel and TSMC about building chip fabs in the US, and Microsoft rolls out a reply-all protection feature for Outlook. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Apple updates the 13-inch MacBook Pro with the Magic Keyboard, Uber and Lyft require facemasks during rides, and Zoom requires Keybase. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

States in India resume limited smartphone production, Uber reports its largest net loss in three quarters, and Zoom buys Keybase. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The New York City Department of Education announces that schools can use Zoom again following security changes, Virgin Media and O2 announce plans to merge in the UK, and Nintendo says the Switch has sold more than the Nintendo 64 and GameCube combined.  Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Microsoft upgardes its surface line including Surface Buds, Ring annocunes a new cheaper video doorbell and online sales boost Shopify. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Uber bailing out Lime? PewDiePie signs livestream deal with YouTube, Mozilla releases Firefox 76. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Apple updates the MacBook Pro with the new Magic Keyboard, Jeff Bezos called to testify to US House Judiciary Committee over whether Amazon lied to congress about using third-party data, and HiSilicon overtakes Samsung for smartphone processor shipments in China. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Germany will adopt decentralized contact tracing for COVID-19, DJI announces the Mavic Air 2, and Reddit launches (then rolls back) a Start Chatting feature. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Amazon confirmed it will launch 2-hour grocery delivery service called Express, Epic Games cancels the Fortnite World Cup, and ICANN votes against the sale of the .org registry.  Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Apple and Google deliver the first version of their contact tracing API to developers, LA county website lets any resident schedule a COVID-19 test, and Intel announces its 10th generation Comet Lake processors. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Facebook launches a chatbot it says can converse like a human, Alphabet earnings better than expected and Google Meet now free. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

WhatsApp increases video calls from four to eight people, DJI announces Mavic Air 2, Facebook will host #Graduation2020 event.  Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.