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episode 784: Karsten Has Pictures - Fortnite vs Apple, Trump vs. TikTok, US vs. China
Fortnite vs Apple, Trump vs. TikTok, US vs. China
- Fortnite removed from App Store and Google Play
- Apple also kicks Microsoft xCloud off the App Store
- At what point does a company become too big? Should we punish billionaires for being successful? Is there any solution?
- Google demonetizes TechDirt for dangerous or derogatory content- WTF?
- Uber and Lyft may leave California due to the gig worker law. What's a freelancer to do?
- The Surface Duo is the perfect extension of Microsoft's ethos
- Amazon Echo frames are an easy on-ramp to augmented reality - when will we get Apple Glass?
- Is conflict with China inevitable?
- What the Trump vs TikTok discussion ignores - ByteDance is an AI company, not a social media company.
- Is Facebook responsible for conspiracy theories? History says no.
- Is TikTok letting China into our bedrooms, or are they already there?
- Trump says he might pardon Edward Snowden. Is Snowden a patriot, or a Russian pawn?
- White House will boost AI and quantum computing research budget by 30%. Good R&D, or cronyism?
- RIP Russell Kirsch, inventor of the pixel
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