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US Senator Josh Hawley publishes a plan to remake the Federal Trade Commission, a US District judge approves the Sprint T-Mobile merger is approved, and Samsung announces the Galaxy Z Flip. MP3 Please SUBSCRIBE HERE. A special thanks to all our supporters–without you, none of this would be possible. Big thanks to Dan Lueders forContinue reading “Week in Review for the Week of 2/10/20 – DTH”

Google removed over 500 Chrome extensions that were part of an ad-fraud scheme, Xiaomi announced the Mi 10 and Mi 10 Pro flagship phones, and component shortages reportedly cause Sony to delay setting the launch price of the PS5. MP3 Please SUBSCRIBE HERE. A special thanks to all our supporters–without you, none of this wouldContinue reading “Google Removes Over 500 Ad-Fraud Chrome Extensions – DTH”

The GSMA cancels Mobile World Congress over coronavirus concerns, Nextdoor for Public Agencies app launches, and 99% of the second largest Wikipedia edition is created by bots. MP3 Please SUBSCRIBE HERE. A special thanks to all our supporters–without you, none of this would be possible. Big thanks to Dan Lueders for the theme music. BigContinue reading “Mobile World Congress Cancelled Over Coronavirus Concerns – DTH”

US Senator Josh Hawley published a plan to overhaul the Federal Trade Commission to provide more scrutiny of big tech, Sony and Amazon pull out of MWC over coronavirus concerns, and an app misconfiguration exposed information on 6.4 million eligible votes in Israel. MP3 Please SUBSCRIBE HERE. A special thanks to all our supporters–without you,Continue reading “US Senator Josh Hawley Proposes FTC Overhaul – DTH”

West Virginia bill calls for the state to provide an online ballot marking device for all voters with physical disabilities, Alphabet reveals YouTube ad revenue numbers for the first time, and Nvidia’s GeForce Now game streaming service launches in Europe and North America. MP3 Please SUBSCRIBE HERE. A special thanks to all our supporters–without you,Continue reading “Week in Review for the Week of 2/3/20- DTH”

Instagram confirms it’s prototyping an Instagram Partner Program, the US Department of Homeland Security confirms it purchased access to a commercial database with location data on millions of phones in America, and the US FCC proposes paying nearly $15 billion to satellite companies to free up C-band spectrum for 5G. MP3 Please SUBSCRIBE HERE. AContinue reading “Instagram Prototyping Instagram Partner Program – DTH”

Xiaomi, Huawei, Vivo, and Oppo are reportedly working together on the Global Developer Service Alliance, designed to allow developers to market apps overseas, iOS 13.4 beta shows CarKey API, and Facebook, Twitter, Google, and YouTube send image scraping cease-and-desist letters to Clearview AI. MP3 Please SUBSCRIBE HERE. A special thanks to all our supporters–without you,Continue reading “Xiaomi, Huawei, Vivo, and Oppo Reportedly Working on Global Developer Service Alliance – DTH”

West Virginia Governor Jim Justice to sign a low this week requiring all counties to offer online voting to those with physical disabilities, TCL announced it will no longer have the rights to Blackberry phones after August, and the Chinese ODM Wistron to open up its first PCB assembly plant in India. MP3 Please SUBSCRIBEContinue reading “West Virginia To Allow Mobile Voting for People with Disabilities – DTH”

The European Parliament approves resolution on a common charger standard, Apple’s redesigned Maps app rolls out to US users, and Reuters reports that the FBI is investigating NSO Group. MP3 Please SUBSCRIBE HERE. A special thanks to all our supporters–without you, none of this would be possible. Big thanks to Dan Lueders for the themeContinue reading “The European Parliament Approves Resolution on a Common Charger Standard – DTH”

Avast will no longer provide user data to its subsidiary Jumpshot with plans to eventually shut down the venture, Bitmoji TV will launch February 1st on Snapchat, and the U.S. Justice Department Civil Division announces its first two robocall enforcement actions. MP3 Please SUBSCRIBE HERE. A special thanks to all our supporters–without you, none ofContinue reading “Avast Ends Access of User Data for Subsidiary Jumpshot – DTH”