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In case you missed it, we cover everything that has happened so far between Epic games, Google and Apple regarding Fortnite.Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Patrick Norton, Roger Chang, Joe.Link to the Show Notes.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Justin Robert Young shares his political insights on recent initiatives by social media giants to ready themselves for the upcoming US 2020 Election.Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Justin Robert Young, Roger Chang, Joe.Link to the Show Notes.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Microsoft's dual-screen Android device, the Surface Duo is available for preorder now for $1399, arriving September 10. We share our thoughts.Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Scott Johnson, Roger Chang, Joe.Link to the Show Notes.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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.Link to the Show Notes.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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.Link to the Show Notes.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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, Joe.Link to the Show Notes.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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. Link to the Show Notes.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

We examine all the announcements from this year's Samsung Unpacked event.Starring Tom Merritt,Sarah Lane, Roger Chang, Joe.Link to the Show Notes.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Amber Mac shares her experience at a "free range" dairy farm that is almost entirely run by robots. The cows are free to roam in climate-controlled barns, 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.Link to the Show Notes.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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 and Joe.Link to the Show Notes.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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 and Joe. Link to the Show Notes.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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 and Joe. Link to the Show Notes.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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 and Joe.Link to the Show Notes.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Andrew Mayne incorporated OpenAI's latest GPT-3 model into a project to help him develop dialogue for characters real and fictitious called AI|Writer.Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Andrew Mayne, Roger Chang and Joe.Link to the Show Notes.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

First it was canned audio played over loudspeakers now its virtual fans in the stands. How is the technology that powers video games making virtual audiences for live games?Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Andy Ihnatko, Roger Chang and Joe.Link to the Show Notes.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Intel’s next-gen 7nm chips are delayed until at least 2022 and it would consider farming out more work to outside semiconductor foundries, eroding a founding principle that manufacturing is key to its success. What's ailing Intel and what do they need to do to turn it around?Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Patrick Norton, Len Peralta, Roger Chang and Joe.Link to the Show Notes.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

On an investor, CEO Jack Dorsey said the company is actively exploring additional ways to make money from its users, including a potential subscription model. TikTok announced a new $200 million creators fund to support US creators who “are seeking opportunities to foster a livelihood” on the app. Bloomberg reports Nvidia approached SoftBank about a potentially acquiring ARM.Starring Sarah Lane, Rich Strofollino, Justin Robert Young, Roger Chang and Joe.Link to the Show Notes.   See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Crowd noise is being piped into stadiums for sports played without fans using foley from video game companies like EA sports and Sony Interactive. With life now seemingly imitating video games where do we go from there?Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Scott Johnson, Roger Chang and Joe.Link to the Show Notes.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Xbox's Phil Spencer is pushing for developers to make their games cross compatible across Xbox One, PC and xCloud including the first slew of titles for the upcoming Xbox Series X next-gen console. Will Microsoft pursuit of non-platform specific titles help or hurt the Xbox Series X chances against Sony's PS5?Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Trisha Hershberger, Roger Chang and Joe.Link to the Show Notes.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Unwanted and inappropriate sexting is an all too common problem. Katelyn Bowden, CEO of Badassarmy, with some advice on how to navigate the issueStarring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Katelyn Bowden, Roger Chang and Joe.Link to the Show Notes.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.