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Attorney General for the District of Columbia, Karl A. Racine, filed an antitrust lawsuit against Amazon.com seeking to end its anticompetitive practices that have raised prices for consumers and stifled innovation and choice across the entire online retail market. Amazon has used its dominant position in the online retail market to win at all costs. It maximizes profits at the
OnePlus have partnered with Google's Stadia and consequently their latest smartphones will come with a free Chromecast Ultra and a Stadia controller. Stadia is Google's cloud-based gaming platform and offers instant gameplay without lengthy downloads. OnePlus has a history of gaming promotions with PUBG and Fortnite taking advantage of fast smartphones and high refresh rates. I think the Bhangra Boogie
Google data caps are coming on June 1st make sure you are prepared and get a Google One account if needed. Lots of updates from my Hawaii trip.. I will be back in the Michigan studio a week from Monday. But being that is labor day there may be no show till Thursday. Become an Insider today to get access
Apple posted information about lossless audio in Apple Music. This comes after Apple discontinued the original HomePod in March of 2021, in favor of focusing on the HomePod mini. Apple posted information titled: "About lossless audio in Apple Music". The first line under the title clearly states: “Lossless is not yet available but is coming soon.” From the information: What
Robinhood the trading app is going to make available IPO shares to common investors. This is a very big deal up to this point IPO shares have been reserved for the rich or famous and those banks and investment firms in favor. This may push me back to using. their app again. Become an Insider today to get access to
Microsoft announced that the future of Internet Explorer on Windows 10 is Microsoft Edge. Microsoft stated that Microsoft Edge is a faster, more secure and more modern browsing experience than Internet Explorer, but is also to able to address a key concern: compatibility for older, legacy websites and applications. The Verge eported that Internet Explorer has been around for more
Nvidia announced a change to their RTX 30 series cards. The purpose is to nerf them so that the cards will be less desirable to people who use them for mining cryptocurrency. To me, it sounds like this could make it easier for gamers to not only obtain Nvidia’s cards, but also to use them for their intended purpose -
Google announced the release of the first beta of Android 12. It includes options for people to personalize their phone with a custom color palette and redesigned widgets. It also includes some privacy features, but not the one that I suspect Android users really want - Apple’s App Tracking Transparency. Starting with Android 12 on Pixel devices, you’ll be able
Amazon announced that it is extending until further notice a moratorium it imposed last year on police use of its facial recognition software, Reuters reported. Amazon halted the practice for one year starting in June 2020, during the hight of protests across the United States against police brutality toward people of color. Reuters was the first to report that Amazon’s
66% of Cyber Security Officers in companies globally know their companies will come under cyber attack in the next year. Considering what the United States has gone through with the pipeline hack it's pretty scary all things considering that it could be worse. Links below and commentary in the show. Become an Insider today to get access to this very
The Federal Trade Commission posted a warning about cryptocurrency investment scams. The information includes descriptions of how crypto scammers work - and how to avoid being scammed. According to the FTC, “scammers are taking advantage of people’s understanding (or not) of cryptocurrency investments, and how they work. And younger people are losing big.” The FTC’s new data spotlight shows that
Ex-OnePlus founder Carl Pei's latest venture, Nothing, has revealed that there's not long to go before their first product, Ear 1, arrives in June. Described as true wireless earbuds, the final design hasn't yet been revealed other than through a teaser poster and clues from Carl, "Ear 1 combines notes of transparency, iconic form, and refined functionality. It is the
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