Google pauses Allo and adds RCS to Android Messenger, AT&T has a $15 a month skinny TV bundle coming and a German court declares ad blocking legal.

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What’s the line between ad-blocking and privacy. Should we support websites and their publishers by letting them make revenue off of visitors or does privacy concerns trump everything else? Plus Facebook plans to make its own semiconductors and Amazon introduces Alexa Blueprints a toolkit that allows any Echo owner to create custom Alexa skills and responses.

Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang and Justin Robert Young.

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Amazon Prime memberships reach 100M, Facebook makes ToS changes to sidestep GDPR, new satellite startup wants to provide real-time video covering entire planet.

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More details to follow but a meetup in Melbourne is on the books along with Peter Wells and Raj Deut.

Tuesday May 22 6 PM (local date/time) Meetup at Bartronica, 335 Flinders Ln, Melbourne VIC 3000, Australia

Tom, Peter Wells, Raj Deut and possibly Tom’s sister ( no guarantee on her) will meet up after recording an Australian-focused round table. Come raise a glass and say hi!

Elon Musk tells staff to walk out on bad meetings, Iran bans all govt bodies from using Telegram, and Doom’s soundtrack is coming to vinyl.

Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang and Scott Johnson.

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• Quick Hits
  • (00:55) Facebook announces new European privacy controls, for the world | the verge
  • (01:25) Amazon taps Best Buy to begin selling its smart TVs with Alexa | tech crunch
  • (01:45) Amazon launches a ‘lite’ Android web browser app in India | tech crunch
  • (02:25) Wikipedia adds page previews to prevent endless link clicking | engadget
• More Top Stories
  • (03:10) Google Chrome now mutes annoying videos that autoplay with sound | tech crunch
  • (05:50) Windows Hello adding support for FIDO2 Security Keys | windows central
  • (09:30) Elon Musk: Just walk out of bad meetings | bbc
  • (13:05) Iran bans state bodies from using Telegram app, Khamenei shuts account | reuters
  • (14:45) AMD vows ‘freedom’ for new Radeon brands amidst GeForce Partner Program controversy | pc world
  • (19:20) ‘Doom’ Soundtrack Goes Vinyl This Summer | variety
• Thing of the Day
  • (25:55) Tech In Travel Minute
• Messages of the Day
  • (28:00) Oleg – Cheers
• Today’s Contributors
  • Scott Johnson

 

Facebook rolling out privacy settings alert, Best Buy partnering with Amazon to sell TVs, Chrome now mutes autoplay videos.

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National governments face a number of challenges with encrypted communications. The need to secure lines of communications between officials but also cracking down on the criminal element using the same technologies.

Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang and Patrick Beja.

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• Quick Hits
  • (00:55) Apple Is Planning to Launch a News Subscription Service | bloomberg
  • (01:20) Twilio’s wireless platform hits general availability | tech crunch
  • (01:50) Microsoft introduces Azure Sphere for securing IoT devices | zd net
• More Top Stories
  • (02:25) Tech firms, including Microsoft, Facebook, vow not to aid government cyber attacks | reuters
  • (04:25) Google launches updated DIY kits for AI voice & vision w/ edu focus, available at Target | 9to5 google
  • (07:20) U.S. strike on China’s ZTE another blow for Qualcomm | reuters
  • (09:40) Volocopter envisions ‘air taxi’ stations that can handle 10,000 passengers a day | the verge
  • (13:50) Intel, Microsoft to use GPU to scan memory for malware | ars technica
• Thing of the Day
  • Daily Tech Headlines
• Discussion Story (15:15)
  • Russia’s Telegram ban is a big, convoluted mess | the verge
  • France builds WhatsApp rival due to surveillance risk | reuters
  • France to move ministers off Telegram, WhatsApp over security fears | tech crunch
• Messages of the Day
  • Soumyadip – Ola’s roll-out in India
• Today’s Contributors
  • Patrick Beja

Apple may integrate Texture magazine app into Apple News, Snap to let creators make their own face filters, Taskrabbit investigates security breach.

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We examine the latest trends in the hearables category of assistive technology. Plus ZTE has been a denied the ability to export sensitive technology and how Welsh police convicted 11 people using fingerprints taken from a WhatsApp pic.

Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang and Lamarr Wilson.

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• Quick Hits
  • (00:55) Indian ride-hailing firm Ola to add 10,000 electric three-wheelers to fleet | reuters
  • (01:10) Russia Blocks Telegram, Forcing Kremlin to Switch Service | bloomberg
  • (01:35) Sony’s Xperia XZ2 Premium has a 4K display and cameras built for ‘extreme’ low-light shooting | the verge
    • Sony announces smaller version of giant Digital Paper E Ink tablet | the verge
• More Top Stories
  • (02:30) Russia accused of global net hack attacks | bbc
  • (04:30) Commerce Blocks China’s ZTE From Exporting Tech From U.S. | bloomberg
  • (07:35) Who’s most ready for 5G? China, not the US, leads all | cnet
  • (10:00) WhatsApp photo drug dealer caught by ‘groundbreaking’ work | bbc
  • (12:05) Samsung’s Galaxy J2 Pro Phone Can’t Access the Internet | pc world
• Discussion Story (16:30)
  • Hearing aids are getting smarter. Think AI, health tracking | cnet
• Thing of the Day
  • Tech’s Message
• Messages of the Day
  • (24:25) Oleg – Telegram in Russia
• Today’s Contributors
  • Lamarr Wilson on YouTube

 

Sony has a new premium phone and e-reader, Sega has a new mini game console and ZTE loses right to export from the US.

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