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Apple’s September event, streaming now accounts for 75% of the music industry’s revenue and Twitter may have exposed some private chats to third parties.

Quick News:

• Audible updates iOS app with support for offline audiobook playback on Apple Watch [Link]
• GoPro Hero7 leaks with three new versions [Link]
• Equifax fined £500,000 for 2017 data hack that saw 15m Brits affected [Link]
• Microsoft to warn Windows 10 users not to install Chrome or Firefox [Link]

Topics talked about today:

• Twitter says bug may have exposed some direct messages to third-party developers – TechCrunch [Link]
• Streaming now accounts for 75 percent of music industry revenue [Link]
• Here’s all the big news from Apple’s iPhone launch event [Link]

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Apple’s September event, spyware on the Mac App Store and IKEA are joining the smart world one blind at a time.

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• Argos launches ‘voice shopping’ with Google [Link]
• Hackers hijack 380,000 customers’ data from British Airways’ site [Link]
• Amazon achieved a market value of $1,000,000,000,000 [Link]
• Skype U-turns on ‘worst ever update’ [Link]

Topics talked about today:

• No. 1 paid utility in Mac App Store steals browser history, sends it to Chinese server [Link]
• Ikea is working on smart blinds, according to FCC filing of new remote controls [Link]
• Five things to expect at the Apple event next week [Link]

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When work technology interrupts personal life, Apple’s new watch sparks rumours and a four figure priced phone is now entirely normal.

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• Google and Mastercard reportedly partner to track offline purchases [Link]
• Toyota invests $500 million in Uber [Link]
• Lyft will offer discounted rides to voters during midterm elections [Link]
• Twenty-two states ask U.S. appeals court to reinstate ‘net… [Link]

Topics talked about today:

• Emails commuting ‘should count as work’ [Link]
• Leak reveals a new Apple Watch Series 4 with an edge-to-edge display [Link]
• In less than a year, the $1,000 phone has become entirely normal [Link]

The Ground Up Show podcast

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Google confirms off or on counts for nothing, Amazon’s one-day delivery is misleading and Nintendo crack down on retro downloads.

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• Analysts say we are headed for a flash memory price crash [Link]
• Netflix will now interrupt series binges with video ads for its other series [Link]
• 6 million users had installed third-party Twitter clients [Link]
• Sainsbury’s supermarket goes ’till-free’ [Link]

Topics talked about today:

• Google confirms it tracks users even when ‘Location History’ setting is disabled [Link]
• Amazon’s one-day delivery ad ‘misleading’ [Link]
• Nintendo cracks down on retro downloads [Link]

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Could Bethesda be starting a new trend, Snapchat’s redesign was a costly mistake and pay-to-watch TV surges ahead.

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• Samsung is about to make 4TB SSDs and mobile storage cheaper [Link]
• Tesla suspends share-trading after Elon Musk tweets he wants to take the carmaker private [Link]
• The Pirate Bay Turns 15 Years Old – TorrentFreak [Link]
• Newton Mail is shutting down in September [Link]

Topics talked about today:

• Bethesda blocks resale of used game [Link]
• Twitter API change strikes next week, Tweetbot and Twitterrific affected [Link]
• Snapchat’s redesign cost it millions of users [Link]
• Use of online pay-to-watch TV surges ahead [Link]

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Apple hit a huge milestone, T-Mobile pair with Nokia and Smartphones are banned from French classrooms.

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• Logitech is acquiring Blue Microphones for $117 million in cash [Link]
• Apple is Officially a Trillion Dollar Company as Shares Cross $207 Mark [Link]
• Fortnite to skip Google Play on Android [Link]
• Phone and internet use: Number of mobile calls drops for first time [Link]

Topics talked about today:

• Apple announces Q3 2018 revenue of $53.3b: 41.3m iPhones, 11.5m iPads, 3.7m Macs [Link]
• T-Mobile signs $3.5 billion deal with Nokia for 5G technology [Link]
• France bans smartphones in school [Link]
• Larger iPhone X Plus seemingly confirmed by leak in iOS 12 beta [Link]

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Growth slows down for Facebook, Jawbone have fallen off a cliff and a quarter of Tesla orders have been cancelled.

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• Apple announces free repair for devices damaged by Japanese floods [Link]
• Full-fibre broadband pledge for new UK homes [Link]
• MoviePass was down last night because it ran out of money [Link]
• Apple Said to Be Removing Headphone Jack From Upcoming 2018 iPad Pro Models [Link]

Topics talked about today:

• Facebook growth slows in aftermath of privacy scandals [Link]
• Jawbone fitness trackers removed from online shops [Link]
• 24% of Tesla Model 3 orders have been canceled, analyst says [Link]

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New technology on UK roads, Google hit with a hefty fine for Android and new technology being held back by older counterparts.

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• Instapaper is going independent [Link]
• Microsoft shares at all-time high after bumper results [Link]
• Amazon’s website crashed as soon as Prime Day began [Link]
• British Airways asked customers to post personal information on Twitter ‘to comply with GDPR’ [Link]

Topics talked about today:

• UK introduces new road signs to detect and warn drivers using mobile phones at the wheel [Link]
• Google hit with €4.3bn Android fine from EU [Link]
• Laptop expert warns overheating could make 2018 MacBook Pro slower than last year’s model [Link]

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Microsoft’s smaller Surface has returned, Apple’s next hardware move and Photoshop to become iPad friendly.

Quick News

• Timehop Service Suffers Data Breach Affecting 21 Million Users [Link]
• Twitter ‘shuts down millions of fake accounts’ [Link]
• NHS still reliant on ‘archaic’ fax machines [Link]
• Apple to Unveil High-End AirPods, Over-Ear Headphones For 2019 [Link]

Topics talked about today:

• Apple’s updated MacBook Pros are a long-awaited step in the right direction [Link]
• Microsoft’s Surface Go tablet has a 10-inch screen and starts at $399 [Link]
• Adobe to Launch Photoshop for iPad in Strategy Shift [Link]

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UK Banks need technology meltdown plans, EU copyright laws become controversial and HTC might be facing tough times.

Quick News

• Sony posts whole movie on YouTube in trailer’s place
• Dashcam footage submission website goes live
• Apple shares new App Store stats ahead of its 10th anniversary
• Apple Music Just Surpassed Spotify’s U.S. Subscriber Count

Topics talked about today:

• Banks told to reveal tech meltdown plans [Link]
• Controversial copyright law rejected by EU parliament [Link]
• HTC will lay off 1,500 employees in search of profit [Link]

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Facebook get it wrong yet again, Tesco want to try shopping without tills and Adobe use machine learning to do really cool things!

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• Ticketmaster ‘warned of hack attack in April by Monzo’
• Instagram star Daryl Aiden Yow used stock image photos
• Codebreaking Bombe moves to computer museum
• AT&T Fined $5.25M for Two 911 Outages that Affected 15,000+ Emergency Calls

Topics talked about today:

• Facebook wants to hide secret inaudible messages in TV ads that can force your phone to record audio [Link]
• Tesco trials shopping without tills [Link]
• Apple MacBook & MacBook Pro Keyboard Service Program [Link]

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The US repeals net neutrality, Verizon don’t know about unlimited and smart locks aren’t so smart after all.

Quick News

• 3: Nintendo Switch gets Fortnite and Super Smash Bros Ultimate [Link]
• Yahoo fined £250,000 over cyber-attack [Link]
• Sony faces growing Fortnite backlash at E3 [Link]
• iPhone security loophole used by police closed by Apple [Link]

Topics talked about today:

• US officially repeals net neutrality rules [Link]
• Verizon’s New Phone Plan Proves It Has No Idea What ‘Unlimited’ Actually Means [Link]
• Smart lock can be hacked ‘in seconds’ [Link] [JerryRigEverything video]

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Apple’s revelations at WWDC 2018 including macOS Mojave, iOS 12, watchOS 5 and tvOS 12.

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• Microsoft confirms it’s acquiring GitHub for $7.5 billion [Link]
• Facebook privacy bug ‘affects 14 million users’ [Link]
• Amazon $1.2m gadget scam couple jailed [Link]
• Intel teases a massive 28-core, single-socket chip that will launch later this year [Link]

Topics talked about today:

• Apple WWDC 2018!

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WWDC 2018, Amazon and counterfeit products and online loot boxes – is it truly gambling?

Quick News

• Canon has sold its last film camera [Link]
• Withings to return after Nokia sell-off [Link]
• Apple and Russia face off over Telegram on App Store [Link]
• Reddit Beats Facebook to Become Third Most Popular Site in the US: Alexa Rankings [Link]

Topics talked about today:

• WWDC 2018
• Amazon needs to get a handle on its counterfeit problem [Link]
• Game companies need to cut the crap—loot boxes are obviously gambling [Link]

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Alexa gossips a little more than what you think, Google and Facebook don’t know GDPR and StumbleUpon is no more.

Quick News

• Apple awarded $539m in US patent case against Samsung [Link]
• Netflix Is Now Worth More Than Comcast [Link]
• Apple confirms it will live stream WWDC keynote on June 4 [Link]
• Virgin Media’s £240 early exit fee is unlawful, Ofcom provisionally concludes, as customers could receive compensation [Link]

Topics talked about today:

• Amazon Alexa heard and sent private chat [Link]
• Android Creator Puts Essential Up for Sale, Cancels Next Phone [Link]
• Google and Facebook accused of breaking GDPR laws [Link]
• SU is moving to Mix [Link]

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