Why Thieves Don’t Want Your Samsung Phone – DTNS 5149

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Show Notes

Europe is scaling back its landmark privacy and AI laws | The Verge
Europe’s cookie nightmare is crumbling | The Verge
The EU is fixing the most annoying thing on the web – 9to5Mac
Digital Package | Shaping Europe’s digital future
Simpler EU digital rules and new digital wallets to save billions for businesses

Amazon, Google named by EU among ‘critical’ tech providers for finance industry – The Economic Times

Even thieves think your Samsung Galaxy phone is inferior – Android Authority
“Don’t want no Samsung”

Cloudflare outage was not caused by a cyber attack
The Cloudflare Outage May Be a Security Roadmap – Krebs on Security
Cloudflare outage on November 18, 2025

TikTok will now give you badges for limiting your doomscrolling | TechCrunch
TikTok will let you choose how much AI-generated content you want to see | TechCrunch

Meta to block Facebook, Instagram, and Threads for Australian teens by December 10 | News.az
Meta Warns of Compliance Errors as Australian Under-16 Ban Nears – Bloomberg

Fortnite is getting Unity games | The Verge

Netherlands Returns Control of Nexperia to Chinese Owner – Bloomberg

Thunderbird adds native support for Microsoft Exchange accounts

Larry Summers resigns from OpenAI board amid Epstein revelations

Mystery Megabonk developer withdraws from The Game Awards following incorrect nomination | Eurogamer.net

Trump Urges Congress to Block State-Level AI Regulation – Bloomberg

Adobe Strikes $1.9 Billion Deal for Software Provider Semrush – WSJ

Nvidia shift to smartphone-style memory could double server-memory prices by end-2026 | Reuters

Sling TV Day Pass Price Drops to $1 to Celebrate Disney Lawsuit Win

Kroger closing automated fulfillment centers as it tries to make delivery faster and cheaper | AP News

WhatsApp will finally support multiple accounts on the same iPhone – 9to5Mac