We try to make sense of all the regulatory changes Apple is making and why most of it won't be used. But it is the Mac's 40th birthday, so let's celebrate. Plenty of other tech news to get caught up on and some great tips and picks to help you tech better. Enjoy!

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Dave’s Pro Tip of the Week:  Record your passwords somewhere! (00:00)

Followup:

The first release of Internet Explorer (1995) is closer in time to the Apollo 11 moon landing (1969) than now (11:50)

Tech layoffs balloon in January as Wall Street rally lifts Alphabet, Meta, Microsoft to records (13:40)

Amazon Prime Video ads start from today – up to 3.5 mins per hour (18:15)

Microsoft closes a loophole that created Taylor Swift deepfakes (22:35)

The deepfake era of US politics is upon us (24:00)

Following lawsuit, rep admits “AI” George Carlin was human-written (26:10)

Just the headlines: (28:30)

NYC first to designate social media as environmental toxin

Amazon Ring stops letting police request footage in Neighbors app after outcry

Fossil is quitting smartwatches

LG Washing Machine Found Sending 3.7 GB of Data a Day

Google Maps can now navigate inside tunnels

Apple captures the top spot in the Chinese smartphone market

Iconic Kim Kardashian: Hollywood mobile game shutting down after a decade

Takes:

Apple regulatory changes

Apple details how it plans to comply with the EU’s Digital Markets Act (31:30)

Apple opens App Store to game streaming services (37:10)

Apple revises US App Store rules to let developers link to outside payment methods, but it will still charge a commission (38:20)

The Oregon DMV took in $11.5 million in 2019 by selling your information (41:20)

iPhone apps secretly harvest data when they send you notifications (45:00)

Bonus Odd Take: Happy 40th birthday, Macintosh (49:00)

Picks of the Week:

Dave: SmallRig P200 Led Video Light Panel, 10" Key Light 2500-6500K, 98+ CRI, 192 Led Beads 2000 Lux, for Streaming, Home Studio, Zoom Meeting, Video Conferencing, Photography 4065 (54:40)

Nate: Samoas - Girl Scout Cookie Time - Support Isla (58:15)

Ramazon™ purchase (01:04:45)

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