Epic has new royalty plans for Unreal Engine 5, shows demo on PS5, Amazon releases new Fire Tablets, and VR meeting service Spatial goes free.

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Twitter announced it will add label to mark tweets with misleading information on COVID-19. This is the latest attempt by the social media platform to fight disinformation. It this enough and have its other attempts borne fruit?

Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Patrick Beja, Roger Chang, Joe

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Uber may buy Grubhub, Spotify updates Kids app, China’s smartphone shipments rebounding?

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Much has been made regarding the UK’s efforts in creating a contact tracing app to help mitigate the spread of COVID-19. How is it coming along and does it work as intended?

Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Charlotte Henry, Roger Chang, Joe

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The World Health Organization plans to release a COVID-19 symptom checking app, the White House reportedly is in talks with Intel and TSMC about building chip fabs in the US, and Microsoft rolls out a reply-all protection feature for Outlook.

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Apple updates the 13-inch MacBook Pro with the Magic Keyboard, Uber and Lyft require facemasks during rides, and Zoom requires Keybase.

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Moving can be a challenge but moving your tech along with you adds an extra layer of hassle. Find out how Patrick Norton moves his considerable amount of gear to a new place.

Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Patrick Norton, Len Peralta, Roger Chang, Joe

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States in India resume limited smartphone production, Uber reports its largest net loss in three quarters, and Zoom buys Keybase.

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As the way society works is dramatically changed by a pandemic, big tech is having to forecast long term developments based on an uncertain future landscape. How do they adapt and what will big tech look like in a few years time?

Starring Tom Merritt, Justin Robert Young, Roger Chang, Joe

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The New York City Department of Education announces that schools can use Zoom again following security changes, Virgin Media and O2 announce plans to merge in the UK, and Nintendo says the Switch has sold more than the Nintendo 64 and GameCube combined.

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