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The price others pay for technology and smart TV’s are still overly inquisitive.

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• UK launch for app that cancels subscriptions [Link]
• Amazon orders 100K electric delivery trucks from Rivian as part of going carbon-neutral by 2040 [Link]
• Amazon Music Adds Lossless Streaming Tier for $14.99/Month ($12.99 for Prime) [Link]
• Amazon Echo screen flicker angers owners [Link]

Topics talked about today:

• New studies find smart TVs are still sending sensitive data to third parties [Link]
• Apple responds to iPhone factory criticism [Link]

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Did Apple’s “by innovation only” event warrant that title and mobile phones in an educational environment.

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• Spotify Wants Family Plan Members to Share Their Location Data ‘From Time to Time’ [Link]
• ‘Ban kids from loot box gambling in games’ [Link]
• Disney CEO Bob Iger resigns from Apple board as companies come into conflict on streaming [Link]
• Sainsbury’s reinstalls tills in till-free store [Link]

Topics talked about today:

• iPhone 11 event: Everything Apple announced today [Link]
• Half of parents ‘want mobiles banned in schools’ [Link]

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The next generation iPhone and Google prompt an angry response from Apple.

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• USB4 Officially Announced, Will Offer 40Gbps, Power, and Display Support [Link]
• Tesla Model S will take on famed Nürburgring racetrack, Elon Musk says [Link]
• Samsung reveals Galaxy Fold UK launch date [Link]
• ‘World’s oldest webcam’ to be switched off [Link]

Topics talked about today:

• Everything to expect from Apple’s iPhone event [Link]
• Apple, angry at Google, hits back at hack claims [Link]

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How does Amazon choose? Smart ovens get hot without you knowing and could WordPress become a blogging monopoly?

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• iOS 13 beta hints at an Apple iPhone 11 event on September 10th [Link]
• Jimmy Kimmel, Walking Dead part of $600,000 penalties for false emergency alerts [Link]
• Facebook workers listened to voice messages [Link]
• FAA Bans Recalled Apple Laptops From Flights [Link]

Topics talked about today:

• Amazon quizzed over ‘Choice’ ratings [Link]
• Smart ovens have been turning on overnight and preheating to 400 degrees [Link]
• WordPress owner Automattic to acquire Tumblr – 9to5Mac [Link]

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British Airway’s IT problems worsen, new cars with security vulnerabilities and HTC have a smartphone dilemma.

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• Teen interns ‘work through night’ to make Amazon Echos [Link]
• Three error drops data bill shock onto Irish users [Link]
• Instagram removes ad company after ‘data grab’ [Link]
• Amazon will stop taking orders from Dash buttons at the end of August [Link]

Topics talked about today:

• BA passengers facing delays after IT failures [Link]
• New cars can be broken into in 10 seconds [Link]
• HTC smartphones pulled from sale during patent row [Link]

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Steaming holdouts relent, YouTube face trade union action and further proof people don’t want £1000 phones.

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• Amazon will let you opt out of human review of Alexa recordings [Link]
• Instagram and WhatsApp will add “from Facebook” to their names [Link]
• Amazon’s Ring doorbell police tie-up criticised [Link]
• Apple Q3 2019 Results – $53.8 Billion Revenue [Link]

Topics talked about today:

• One of the last remaining music streaming holdouts has relented [Link]
• YouTubers Team Up With Europe’s Largest Trade Union To Demand the Platform Stop Screwing Them Over [Link]
• Apple and Samsung earnings show most people don’t want $1,000 phones [Link]

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Google’s cheaper smartphone offering proves successful, BMW and their CarPlay subscription model and Australia will police tech giants’ algorithms.

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• Virgin Media ramps up speeds to millions of users [Link]
• Apple buys Intel’s smartphone modem business [Link]
• Equifax to pay up to $700m to settle data breach [Link]
• Three to give customers 5G at ‘no extra cost’ [Link]

Topics talked about today:

• The less expensive Pixel 3A helped Google sell twice as many smartphones last quarter [Link]
• BMW Now Charges $80 a Year for Apple CarPlay [Link]
• Australia to police tech giants’ algorithms [Link]

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Apps with ulterior motives, concerns over mass facial recognition roll outs and your app doesn’t deserve a subscription.

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• Netflix shares dive as subscriber take-up slows [Link]
• ‘My $19 Uber ride cost 100 times that’ [Link]
• Google suspends ticket site Viagogo [Link]
• Apple TV Plus’ See reportedly costs almost $15 million per episode [Link]

Topics talked about today:

• Your App Doesn’t Deserve a Subscription Cost [Link]
• Can you trust FaceApp with your face? [Link]
• MPs call for halt to use of facial recognition [Link]

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The Nintendo Switch Lite, a hefty fine for Facebook and Apple update the MacBook Air.

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• Streamers banned for filming while driving [Link]
• UK watchdog plans to fine Marriott £99m [Link]
• Apple Temporarily Disables Walkie-Talkie App for Apple Watch Due to Eavesdropping Vulnerability [Link]
• British Airways faces record £183m fine for data breach [Link]

Topics talked about today:

• Nintendo Switch Lite: Release date, what is it and how is it different? – CBBC Newsround [Link]
• Facebook ‘to be fined $5bn over Cambridge Analytica scandal’ – BBC News [Link]
• MacBook Air Updated With True Tone Display and Lower $1,099 Starting Price [Link]

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Does news really make money? Samsung says you should check your TV for viruses and Jony Ive announces his departure from Apple.

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• Kuo: Apple to include new scissor switch keyboard in 2019 MacBook Air and 2020 MacBook Pro – 9to5Mac [Link]
• Raspberry Pi 4 Launches for $35 [Link]
• Firefox Will Give You a Fake Browsing History to Fool Advertisers [Link]
• Apple Music Now Has 60 Million Paid Subscribers [Link]

Topics talked about today:

• Publishers Not Making Much Money From Apple News+ [Link]
• Samsung tells homes to virus-check TVs [Link]
• Jony Ive to form independent design company with Apple as client [Link]

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No more tablets for Google, no more touchscreens for Mazda and no more apps for users.

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• Apple Confirms Dashboard is Going Away After 14 Years [Link]
• Ikea’s smart blinds get a new October 1st release date in the US [Link]
• Samsung’s Galaxy Fold might not ship until after the Note 10 [Link]
• ThinkGeek.com is shutting down and that’s a damn shame [Link]

Topics talked about today:

• Google’s Not Going to Make Tablets Anymore [Link]
• Why Mazda is purging touchscreens from its vehicles [Link]
• It’s time to delete most of your apps | Popular Science [Link]

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Apple smash expectations with their WWDC keynote as well as more controversy surrounding Huawei.

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• Indian Man Sentenced To Over 7 Years In Jail For US Call Centre Fraud [Link]
• Google Stadia launch date and games revealed [Link]
• Microsoft deletes massive face database [Link]
• Firefox gets aggro blocking ads from tracking you online. [Link]

Topics talked about today:

• Here’s everything Apple announced during its WWDC 2019 keynote [Link]
• Huawei P30 Pro ‘Moon Mode’ stirs controversy (Update: Huawei responds) [Link]

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An Apple focused episode covering everything to expect at this year’s upcoming WWDC.

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• iTunes Expected to Be Retired After Over 18 Years [Link]
• Zuckerberg ‘survives’ Facebook leadership vote [Link]
• Apple releases new iPod touch featuring A10 Fusion chip, 256 GB storage option [Link]
• Huawei faces break with UK chip giant ARM [Link]

Topics talked about today:

• Apple WWDC 2019: Mac Pro, iOS 13, Marzipan, and what else to expect [Link]
• WWDC 2019: Dates, What to Expect [Link]
• Neon artwork decorates McEnery Convention Center in San Jose ahead of WWDC [Link]

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Your health and technology, the MacBook Pro line and what Snap doesn’t want you to know.

Quick News:

• Microsoft and Sony strike games streaming deal [Link]
• EE 5G service launching next week in six UK cities [Link]
• Google pulls Huawei’s Android license, forcing it to use open source version [Link]
• Apple to warn iPhone users about update impact [Link]

Topics talked about today:

• Study of teenagers finds blocking out blue light from screens can improve health and wellbeing [Link]
• Apple Updates Its MacBook Pro Line with Faster CPUs and New Keyboard Mechanisms [Link]
• Snap Employees Have Used Internal Snapchat Tools to Spy on Users [Link]

iFixit MacBook Pro keyboard video

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Google’s Pixel, Apple’s App Store and the Nest will see some considerable upcoming changes.

Quick News:

• Tesla to update software after car fires [Link]
• The UK gets its first official 5G launch date [Link]
• Adobe Tells Users They Can Get Sued for Using Old Versions of Photoshop [Link]
• Movies from many studios revert to HD instead of 4K on iTunes, including already purchased titles [Link]

Topics talked about today:

• Google’s Nest changes risk making the smart home a little dumber [Link]
• Apple faces customer lawsuit over app store [Link]
• Google admits trouble selling expensive Pixels, but it’s got a cheaper one coming soon [Link]