Daily Tech News Show

Some companies build their business model on leveraging the APIs of another company’s connected platform allowing both business to benefit. But what happens when a connected platform changes its rules on how others can leverage its platform? Plus the FTC says void warranty stickers might be illegal and Zuckerberg faces another day of Senate hearings.

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

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• Quick Hits
  • (01:00) Spotify Is Planning a New Version of Its Free Music Service | bloomberg
    • Spotify and Hulu launch a discounted entertainment bundle for $12.99 per month | tech crunch
  • (01:25) FDA approves AI-powered software to detect diabetic retinopathy | engadget
  • (01:45)Apple Must Pay $502.6 Million to VirnetX, Federal Jury Rules | bloomberg
  • (02:20) Google to launch new Gmail design in the coming weeks | the verge
• More Top Stories
  • (02:45) Ransomware Asks You to Play PUBG | pc world
  • (05:00)  Uber gets into car rentals and public transit | tech crunch
  • (07:45) FTC Staff Warns Companies that It Is Illegal to Condition Warranty Coverage on the Use of Specified Parts or Services | ftc
  • (11:55) Facebook: Cambridge Analytica data had private messages | bbc
  • (14:35) The 5 biggest takeaways from Mark Zuckerberg’s appearance before the Senate | the verge
    • Mark Zuckerberg Says Facebook Collects Internet Data on Non-Users | fortune
• Discussion Story (16:40)
  • Steam Spy announces it’s shutting down, blames Valve’s new privacy settings | ars technica
  • API changes will break Tweetbot and Twitteriffic alerts and streaming, Twitter not yet sharing new solution ahead of June deadline | 9to5 mac
• Thing of the Day
  • DTNS Sub-Reddit
• Messages of the Day
  • (24:00) Yaniv – YouTube Transcription Service
  • (24:45) Drew – Cashless Troubles
• Today’s Contributor
  • Scott Johnson