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A scammer told Business Insider he cashed in selling millions of fake views for Instagram Reels just hours after it launched. Is the arrival and success of scammers a sign of a platform’s success? Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Lamarr Wilson, Roger Chang, Joe MP3 Download Using a Screen Reader? Click here Multiple versions (ogg,Continue reading “This Show is Confidential – DTNS 3842”

Sources have said TikTok’s separation from ByteDance could take over a year. Well beyond Trump and Microsoft’s Sept. 15 timeline. What will happen next as Microsoft continues to negotiate a transition. Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Rob DeMillo, Roger Chang, Joe MP3 Download Using a Screen Reader? Click here Multiple versions (ogg, video etc.) fromContinue reading “The Tok is Tik’ing – DTNS 3841”

The POTUS signed two executive orders Thursday under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act forbidding transactions with TikTok owner Bytedance and any transactions with Tencent related to their super app WeChat. Are the orders legal and what will the repercussions be for the tech economy? Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Annie Gaus, Roger Chang, JoeContinue reading “Tick Tock for TikTok – DTNS 3840”

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced a five-pronged plan to curb national security risks from China called the “Clean Network.” What does that entail and what should you know about it? Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Justin Robert Young, Roger Chang, Joe MP3 Download Using a Screen Reader? Click here Multiple versions (ogg, videoContinue reading “Scorpion on the YouTube Turtle – DTNS 3839”

We examine all the announcements from this year’s Samsung Unpacked event. Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang, Joe MP3 Download Using a Screen Reader? Click here Multiple versions (ogg, video etc.) from Archive.org Please SUBSCRIBE HERE. Subscribe through Apple Podcasts. A special thanks to all our supporters–without you, none of this would be possible.Continue reading “Is This For Reels? – DTNS 3838”

Amber Mac shares her experience at a “free range” dairy farm that is almost entirely run by robots. The cows free to roam in climate-controlled barn, get milked when they want, and they wear FitBits to measure their health. Is this the future of agriculture? Starring Tom Merritt, Amber MacArthur, Roger Chang, Joe MP3 DownloadContinue reading “R2-Feed-U – DTNS 3837”

Microsoft said Sunday it is working on a deal to acquire TikTok’s operations in Canada, the US, New Zealand and Australia. What’s the motivation behind the deal and will it be allowed by regulators? Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang, Joe MP3 Download Using a Screen Reader? Click here Multiple versions (ogg, video etc.)Continue reading “TikTok365 – DTNS 3836”

Bytedance is considering listing its business in Hong Kong or Shanghai stock markets with plans to list TikTok separately in Europe or the US. Plus Bloomberg’s sources say the US may announce an order for Bytedance to divest its ownership of TikTok. Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Lamarr Wilson, Roger Chang, Joe MP3 Download UsingContinue reading “Let’s Buy TikTok – DTNS 3835”

We explore what might happen to big tech after the Congressional hearings. Will it be good for them, consumers or anyone? Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Justin Robert Young, Roger Chang, Joe MP3 Download Using a Screen Reader? Click here Multiple versions (ogg, video etc.) from Archive.org Please SUBSCRIBE HERE. Subscribe through Apple Podcasts. AContinue reading “Antitrust or Just Antitrustworthy? – DTNS 3834”

The US House Antitrust Subcommittee called Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, Apple CEO Tim Cook, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Alphabet and Google CEO Sundar Pichai to assemble and discuss their market power. What was said and who said it? Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Scott Johnson, Roger Chang, Joe MP3 Download Using a Screen Reader?Continue reading “Can You Hearing Me Now? – DTNS 3833”