Sep 12th 2021
This Week in Tech 840
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Hosted by
Leo Laporte
Apple event preview, Apple vs. Epic, Proton gets Tim Berners-Lee
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Apple event preview, Apple vs. Epic, Proton gets Tim Berners-Lee
- Remembering 9/11.
- Apple must allow other forms of in-app purchase, rules judge in Epic v. Apple.
- Texas governor signs bill prohibiting social media giants from blocking users based on viewpoint.
- Apple Event Announced: 'California Streaming' on September 14 With iPhone 13, Apple Watch Series 7 Expected.
- Why the iPhone 13 Mini could be Apple's last Mini for a while.
- Google Pixel 6 teaser gives first real-world look at the upcoming phone.
- ProtonMail Under Fire For Sharing ClActivist Data With French Authorities.
- Proton welcomes Sir Tim Berners-Lee to its advisory board – as ProtonMail suffers a privacy backlash.
- New Data Says More Communities Built Their Own Broadband Because of COVID.
- U.S. Broadband Wireless Speeds Climb to Pathetic 14th Place Globally.
- Starlink Review: Broadband Dreams Fall to Earth
- SpaceX's Inspiration4 all-civilian spaceflight: When to watch and what to know
- Apple Warns Vibrations Like Those From High-Power Motorcycle Engines Can Harm iPhone Cameras.
- Aliens: Fireteam Elite review: Finally, co-op action worthy of this franchise.
- Amazon slams SpaceX, tells FCC that Musk-led companies are rule-breakers.
- Why top streamers are leaving Twitch.
- Amazon Launches Its First TVs: Fire TV Omni Series with 4K Ultra HD.
- Facebook sent flawed data to misinformation researchers.
- Twitter wants you to tweet to interest-based communities, not just followers.
- Twitter is testing an official ‘soft block’ feature.
- TikTok overtakes YouTube for average watch time in US and UK.
- Brazil’s Bolsonaro Bans Social Networks From Removing Some Posts.
- Ray-Ban Stories: These are Facebook’s first mass-market smart glasses.
- Facebook's smart Ray-Ban glasses are disappointingly familiar.
- El Salvador Buys Its First 200 BTC a Day Before Its Bitcoin Law Becomes Effective.
- Cryptocurrency prices tumble and exchange trading falters as snags crop up.
- Revealed: LAPD officers told to collect social media data on every civilian they stop.
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Links
- Apple must allow other forms of in-app purchase, rules judge in Epic v. Apple
- Texas governor signs bill prohibiting social media giants from blocking users based on viewpoint
- Apple Event Announced: 'California Streaming' on September 14 With iPhone 13, Apple Watch Series 7 Expected
- Why the iPhone 13 Mini could be Apple's last Mini for a while
- Google Pixel 6 teaser gives first real-world look at the upcoming phone
- ProtonMail Under Fire For Sharing ClActivist Data With French Authorities
- Proton welcomes Sir Tim Berners-Lee to its advisory board – as ProtonMail suffers a privacy backlash
- New Data Says More Communities Built Their Own Broadband Because of COVID
- U.S. Broadband Wireless Speeds Climb to Pathetic 14th Place Globally
- STARLINK REVIEW: BROADBAND DREAMS FALL TO EARTH
- SpaceX's Inspiration4 all-civilian spaceflight: When to watch and what to know
- Apple Warns Vibrations Like Those From High-Power Motorcycle Engines Can Harm iPhone Cameras
- Aliens: Fireteam Elite review: Finally, co-op action worthy of this franchise
- Amazon slams SpaceX, tells FCC that Musk-led companies are rule-breakers | Ars Technica
- Why top streamers are leaving Twitch
- Amazon Launches Its First TVs: Fire TV Omni Series with 4K Ultra HD - Variety
- Facebook sent flawed data to misinformation researchers.
- Twitter wants you to tweet to interest-based communities, not just followers | TechCrunch
- Twitter is testing an official ‘soft block’ feature - The Verge
- TikTok overtakes YouTube for average watch time in US and UK - BBC News
- Brazil’s Bolsonaro Bans Social Networks From Removing Some Posts - The New York Times
- Ray-Ban Stories: These are Facebook’s first mass-market smart glasses | Ars Technica
- Facebook's smart Ray-Ban glasses are disappointingly familiar
- El Salvador Buys Its First 200 BTC a Day Before Its Bitcoin Law Becomes Effective
- Cryptocurrency prices tumble and exchange trading falters as snags crop up