Vermont regulates data brokers, China set to approve Qualcomm-NXP acquisition, and iOS 12 will open up NFC.
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Show Notes
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In this episode, we discuss:
General Data Protection Regulation or GDPR, the EU’s new data privacy rules start today. Already some EU users have been blocked from sites, access to social media platforms limited for others, and lawsuits against large tech firms in the process of being filed. We examine the laws impact, its affect on countries outside of the EU and how well large tech firm are complying with the new rules.
GDPR law is live! Essential may sell itself off! Google beats Amazon in smart speaker sales!
Elon Musk goes on a tweet storm about the truthiness of major media outlets. Musk wants to setup a website where the public can rate the credibility of news outlets and ‘core-truth’ of news stories. We examine the issue, the problem and proposed solution.
US Justice Department opens criminal probe into bitcoin price manipulation, Echo speaker records woman’s conversation and sends it to a contact, Elon Musk wants to create journalist rating system. 
Comcast signals its intent for a hostile bid for 21st Century Fox’s assets. What are the implications if its successful and what will Disney’s counter offer be, if it makes one?
VPNFilter malware affects half a million routers and includes a killswitch, TSMC confirms it’s making 7nm processors for iPhones, Facebook Marketplace now includes home professional services. 
Sony Interactive Entertainment President and CEO mentioned in an investor relations call that the PlayStation 4 was entering the final phase of its life cycle. Cryptic words to be sure but what does this mean for the PlayStation console and does it signal a shift from gaming as a product to a gaming as service for the company?
Instagram now allows muting without unfollowing, Comcast now selling xFI pods for WiFi boosts, ZTE may get US support in a trade deal.