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Bohemia Tech Talk: Episode 5

Apple’s software update lets users create burner email addresses — here’s how to do it

https://www.cnbc.com/2021/09/27/ios-15-hide-my-mail-creates-temporary-email-addresses.html

Clearview AI drops subpoenas of its critics

https://www.politico.com/news/2021/09/27/clearview-facial-recognition-subpoenas-514338

Misinformation Is About to Get So Much Worse

https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2021/09/eric-schmidt-artificial-intelligence-misinformation/620218/

Google’s provider of at-home Covid-19 tests is now a $3 billion company traded on Nasdaq

https://www.cnbc.com/2021/09/24/cue-health-googles-provider-of-covid-19-tests-just-held-its-ipo.html

A Black Google employee said he was escorted off the campus by security because they didn’t believe he worked there, report say

https://news.yahoo.com/black-google-employee-said-escorted-183630203.html

Meet Astro: Amazon just unveiled its own home robot that can follow you around

https://www.freep.com/story/tech/2021/09/28/astro-amazon-home-robot-price-how-to-buy/5901364001/

Facebook puts Instagram for kids on hold after pushback

https://apnews.com/article/business-technology-aefc9f457480f47806d9aa17cba1b84e

Microsoft wins U.S. antitrust okay for $16 bln purchase of Nuance

https://www.reuters.com/technology/microsoft-wins-us-antitrust-okay-16-bln-purchase-nuance-2021-06-04/

Bohemia Tech Talk: Episode 4

Apple Wallet is getting verifiable COVID-19 vaccination cards

https://www.engadget.com/apple-wallet-vaccination-card-193036015.html

Google Pixel 6 specs: ‘Tensor’ chip, 120Hz display, 4x zoom, under-display fingerprint

https://9to5google.com/2021/09/21/pixel-6-specs-tensor-cameras-display/

3 Black-owned Alabama businesses each get $100,000 from $5 million Google fund

https://www.al.com/business/2021/09/3-black-owned-alabama-businesses-each-get-100000-from-5-million-google-fund.html

Jeff Bezos pledges $1 billion to protect 30 percent of the Earth’s land and sea

https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2021/09/20/bezos-amazon-climate-change-donation/

Microsoft accounts can now go fully passwordless

https://www.theverge.com/2021/9/15/22675175/microsoft-account-passwordless-no-password-security-feature

Apple Working on Depression Detection for iPhones: Report

https://gizmodo.com/apple-working-on-depression-detection-for-iphones-repo-1847714458

Office 2021 will be available for non-Microsoft 365 subscribers on October 5

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2021/09/office-2021-will-be-available-for-non-microsoft-365-subscribers-on-october-5/

Facebook exec on launching digital wallet: ‘We plan to earn people’s trust’

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/facebook-exec-on-launching-digital-wallet-we-plan-to-earn-peoples-trust-173921742.html

Bohemia Tech Talk: Episode 3

Nobody Really Won In The Battle Royale Between Apple And Fortnite

Nobody Really Won In The Battle Royale Between Apple And Fortnite

China’s Microsoft Hack May Have Had A Bigger Purpose Than Just Spying

https://www.npr.org/2021/08/26/1013501080/chinas-microsoft-hack-may-have-had-a-bigger-purpose-than-just-spying

Microsoft and Google end six-year truce on legal battles

https://www.ft.com/content/c4fcea11-fc92-45c8-994c-be08cb0e1055

Google Is Phasing Out the Android Auto App, but the Alternative Is Pretty Good

https://gizmodo.com/google-is-phasing-out-the-android-auto-app-but-the-alt-1847669214

Google Takes Giant Step Towards Powering Blockchain-Based Web 3

https://www.forbes.com/sites/michaeldelcastillo/2021/09/14/google-takes-giant-step-to-powering-web-3-with-dapper-labs-nft-deal/

All Verizon Android phones will support RCS messaging by 2022

https://www.engadget.com/google-verizon-rcs-partnership-161912204.html

Facebook’s Smart Glasses Can Take Calls and Photos, Lack AR

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/facebook-smart-glasses-calls-photos-160000776.html

Xiaomi unveils smart glasses that it claims could replace the smartphone

https://www.digitaltrends.com/wearables/xiaomi-says-its-new-smart-specs-could-replace-the-smartphone/

Bohemia Tech Talk: Episode 2

Facebook’s cloud gaming service hits iOS devices as a web app

https://www.engadget.com/facebook-gaming-ios-pwa-163440977.html

Netflix will soon stream games to your phone. When it’s coming, what games, more

https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/netflix-will-soon-stream-games-to-your-phone-when-its-coming-what-games-more/

How much does it cost to run a smartphone?

https://www.zdnet.com/article/how-much-does-it-cost-to-run-a-smartphone/

Amazon may be attempting to dethrone Microsoft 365

https://www.windowscentral.com/amazon-may-be-attempting-dethrone-microsoft-365

Microsoft cleverly shows why it’s hard to beat Zoom

https://www.zdnet.com/article/microsoft-cleverly-shows-why-its-hard-to-beat-zoom/

Microsoft and Google end six-year truce on legal battles

https://www.ft.com/content/c4fcea11-fc92-45c8-994c-be08cb0e1055

Google parent Alphabet launches Intrinsic: a new company to build software for industrial robots

https://www.theverge.com/2021/7/23/22590109/google-intrinsic-industrial-robotics-company-software

Android has won the phone world war

https://bigthink.com/strange-maps/android-vs-apple

All Verizon Android phones will support RCS messaging by 2022

https://www.engadget.com/google-verizon-rcs-partnership-161912204.html

Floods May Trigger Production Delays in China’s ‘iPhone City’

https://www.voanews.com/east-asia-pacific/voa-news-china/floods-may-trigger-production-delays-chinas-iphone-city

Spyware infects iPhones, says report – How to keep it off

https://www.foxbusiness.com/technology/spyware-infects-iphones-how-keep-off

YouTuber sends AirTag to Tim Cook, and Apple returns it with a letter

YouTuber sends AirTag to Tim Cook, and Apple returns it with a letter

Bohemia Tech Talk: Episode 1

Can’t take the heat? Texans report energy companies adjusting smart thermostats

https://austonia.com/remote-control-thermostat-energy-shortage

Google executives complain about the CEO Sundar Pichai

https://www.udemix.com/google-executives-complain-about-the-google/

Amazon and Google are being investigated for failing to remove fake product reviews

https://www.cnn.com/2021/06/25/tech/amazon-google-fake-reviews/index.html

JEFF BEZOS SUES GIRLFRIEND’S BROTHER …Fork Over The Cash, Dude!

https://www.tmz.com/2021/06/26/jeff-bezos-sues-girlfriends-brother-michael-paying-defamation/

Facebook : launches Clubhouse-like live audio rooms and podcasts

https://www.marketscreener.com/quote/stock/FACEBOOK-INC-10547141/news/Facebook-nbsp-launches-Clubhouse-like-live-audio-rooms-and-podcasts-35656936/

How Facebook Is Quietly Preparing to Dominate Virtual Reality

https://www.fool.com/investing/2021/06/27/how-facebook-is-quietly-preparing-to-dominate-virt/

Amazon Employee Claims 1000s More PS5 Consoles Are Ready to Drop – July 2021

https://gamingintel.com/amazon-1000s-more-ps5-consoles-ready-to-drop-june-july-2021/

Microsoft reaches a $2 trillion market cap

https://www.cnn.com/2021/06/22/tech/microsoft-2-trillion-market-cap/index.html

Microsoft Plans Massive China Expansion in Asia-Wide Cloud Push

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/microsoft-plans-massive-china-expansion-042617977.html

The Apple-Microsoft Tech War Reignites for a New Era

https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-microsoft-apple-tech-war-reignites-for-a-new-era-11624786202

Satya Nadella’s closing Windows 11 remarks were a direct shot across Apple’s bow

https://www.theverge.com/2021/6/24/22549007/microsoft-windows-11-satya-nadella-remarks-apple

Apple’s TV service faces its biggest test yet as free trials run out

https://cnbc.com/2021/06/26/apples-tv-service-faces-its-biggest-test-yet-as-free-trials-run-out.html