Author Archives: Rich Stroffolino

WhatsApp adds payments in Brazil, GitHub abandons “master” for repositories, and the EU opens two investigations into Apple Pay and the App Store. MP3 Please SUBSCRIBE HERE. You can support Daily Tech Headlines directly 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 6/15/20 – DTH”

France’s Constitutional Counsel rules the country’s online illicit content law unconstitutional, Germany amends its online content laws to require posts promoting criminal activity to be reported to law enforcement, and Sony’ Aibo learns a new trick. MP3 Please SUBSCRIBE HERE. You can support Daily Tech Headlines directly here. A special thanks to all our supporters–withoutContinue reading “France’s Online Illicit Content Law Ruled Unconstitutional – DTH”

The BCC reports that the UK is dropping the centralized contact tracing app it developed and will adopt Google and Apple’s exposure notification API, third-party assessors will submit regular Facebook privacy reports to the US FTC, and Dish will close on the acquisition of Boost Mobile on July 1st. MP3 Please SUBSCRIBE HERE. You canContinue reading “UK to Adopt Google and Apple’s Exposure Notification API for Contract Tracing App – DTH”

WhatsApp rolls out in-app payments in Brazil, GitHub will use “main” instead of “master” for repositories, and Walmart announces a new partnership with Shopify. MP3 Please SUBSCRIBE HERE. You can support Daily Tech Headlines directly here. A special thanks to all our supporters–without you, none of this would be possible. Big thanks to Dan LuedersContinue reading “WhatsApp Rolls Out In-App Payments in Brazil – DTH”

Airbnb sees an increase in bookings over 2019, Mark Gurman reports that Apple will announced ARM-based Macs at WWDC, and IBM announces its exiting the facial recognition business. MP3 Please SUBSCRIBE HERE. You can support Daily Tech Headlines directly here. A special thanks to all our supporters–without you, none of this would be possible. BigContinue reading “Week in Review for the Week of 6/8/20 – DTH”

OpenAI launched its first commercial API in beta, Sony shows off the design of the PS5, and Twitch will automatically delete stream clips with copyrighted music. MP3 Please SUBSCRIBE HERE. You can support Daily Tech Headlines directly here. A special thanks to all our supporters–without you, none of this would be possible. Big thanks toContinue reading “OpenAI Launches Its General-Purpose English Tasks API – DTH”

The Wall Street Journal reports that the EU is preparing to file formal antitrust charges against Amazon for using third-party seller data to create competing products, Amazon places a one-year moratorium on police departments using its Rekognition service, and security researchers detail the CallStranger attack that uses a Universal Plug and Play network protocol exploit.Continue reading “The EU Reportedly Readies Antitrust Charges Against Amazon- DTH”

Airbnb says domestic bookings are up on the year since mid-May, Alexis Ohanian resigns from Reddit’s board, and Apple publishes Password Manager Resources on GitHub. MP3 Please SUBSCRIBE HERE. You can support Daily Tech Headlines directly here. A special thanks to all our supporters–without you, none of this would be possible. Big thanks to DanContinue reading “Airbnb Sees Domestic Bookings Up on the Year Since Mid-May – DTH”

Sony, Cisco, EA and others postpone events in light of a week of protests, a group of publishers sue the Internet Archive over its free eBook library, and Zoom will only provide end-to-end encryption to free users. MP3 Please SUBSCRIBE HERE. You can support Daily Tech Headlines directly here. A special thanks to all ourContinue reading “Week in Review for the Week of 6/1/20 – DTH”

Instagram says it does not grant a copyright license to third-party websites that use its embed API, Twitter sees record app downloads this week, and Facebook rolls out labels for state-controlled and owned media. MP3 Please SUBSCRIBE HERE. You can support Daily Tech Headlines directly here. A special thanks to all our supporters–without you, noneContinue reading “Instagram Says It Does Not Grant A Copyright License on Embedded Images – DTH”