Tech News Weekly 406

Emily Forlini of PCMag joins Mikah Sargent this week! The EU is considering ending the cookie consent banners. Amazon reaches a $2.5 billion settlement with the FTC. Some insight into why the new iPhone 17 Pros are more prone to scratches and dings. And is TechWoven truly better than FineWoven?

• Emily talks about how the EU is considering ending the cookie consent banners that pop up when users visit websites.
• Mikah shares how the FTC is bringing Amazon to trial over allegations that the company misled users into signing up for Amazon Prime. However, Amazon has settled the matter for a cool $2.5 billion!
• And Liz Chamberlain, Director of Sustainability of iFixit, joins the show to discuss what has led to the iPhone 17 Pro showing more wear than the other models, the organization's teardown of the iPhone Air, and how Apple's TechWoven improves on some of the failures of the previous FineWoven material.

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• Tech: iPhone 17 Pro Teardown: Key Durability and Repair Insights from iFixit
• Transcripts: Tech News Weekly 406 Transcript

Links

• Is the Cookie About to Crumble? EU Considers Axing Pesky Consent Banners | PCMag
• FTC case on Amazon Prime memberships goes to trial : NPR
• Amazon Reaches $2.5 Billion Settlement Over Allegations It Misled Prime Users - WSJ
• The Science Behind Scratchgate and What It Means for Repairing the iPhone 17 Pro - iFixit
• Apple’s Thinnest iPhone Still Stands Up to Repairs - iFixit
• Two Years After the FineWoven Fiasco, Is TechWoven Better? - iFixit