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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.

Adobe hires Pixel camera lead researcher, LinkedIn announces layoffs, IBM's Q2 earnings beat expectations.  Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

GM's sustainability report confirms the company is on track to deliver 20 electric vehicles by 2023, an unsecured database hosts log information from 7 "no-log" Hong Kong-based VPN providers, and AliPay operator Ant Groups begins planning for a dual stock listing.  Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Google to invest $10 billion in India over the next 7 years, the European Court of Justice annuls the European Commission ruling on Apple taxes in Ireland, and Twitter is hit with a coordinated social engineering attack with numerous high profile accounts tweeting a crypto scheme. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As part of its investigation into the coordinated social engineering attack Twitter says it found no evidence that user passwords were exposed, the EU launches a probe into voice assistants and IoT, and Netflix names Ted Sarandos co-CEO. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The EU Court of Justice rules the privacy protections in the EU-US Privacy Shield framework to be invalid, Twitter says several high profile accounts were taken over as a result of a "coordinated social engineering attack," and Google announces a major G Suite update. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

European court finds Apple doesn't owe back tax after all, Google takes second largest stake in Reliane Jio behind Facebook and Zoom gets into the hardware game. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Amazon launches the grocery Dash Cart, Softbank explores selling Arm, MGM data breach bigger than previously reported? Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Google will invest $10 billion in India over the next 5-7 years, Apple reportedly hits a new milestone in AR development, and EW Scripps sells Stitcher to SiriusXM. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Uber intends to acquire Postmates, several apps and services pause user data requests from law enforcement in Hong Kong, and Alphabet's Loon launches its first commercial service in Kenya. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Gartner and IDC see PC shipments increase in Q2, France approves age verification amendment for pornography websites, and Ming-Chi Kuo reports a 13.3- inch Apple Silicon MacBook Pro is coming in Q4. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Canon announced the EOS R5 with 8K 12-bit RAW video support, Sensor Tower estimates 8% of Quibi launch free trial users converted to paid users, and Apple confirms Mac with Apple Silicon will support Thunderbolt connectors. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Qualcomm announces the Snapdragon 865 Plus, Intel annoucnes specs for Thunderbolt 4 can handle two 4K monitors, and Apple may plan to support QR codes in Apple Pay. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

US mulls blocking TikTok and other Chinese social apps, Magic Leap hires Peggy Johnson as CEO, Alphabet's Loon officially flies over Kenya.  Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Uber intends to acquire Postmates for $2.65 billion, WhatsApp and Telegram will not process requests for user data in Hong Kong, and Chrome looks at throttling JavaScript to improve battery life. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

McDonalds partners to install EV charges at UK locations, Uber is in talks to buy Postmates, and Facebook updates algorithm to prioritize original reporting. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.