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September 09, 2021

Episode 54: It's time for Apple to take a RISC-V, 7yrs of updates for the EU, Virgin clipped wings, SMIC goes giga(fab), FB copies Snap, iPhones a-plenty on the 14th and now MSFS grounds Top Gun

51 minutes

This week we covered:

News

Apple delays controversial iOS15 CSAM scanning tool

Apple will let video and music apps—but not games—link to other payment options

Apple exploring open-source RISC-V chips, but almost certainly not instead of ARM

Germany reportedly pushing EU for 7 years of updates on iOS/Android

FAA grounds Virgin Galactic amidst an investigation into July mission

China's SMIC To Build a GigaFab for $8.87B: An Answer to the Shortages

Facebook Teases Ray-Ban Smartglasses Recording In New Video

Apple officially announces September 14 event for iPhone 13 and more

Rumours:

Evil Rumours suggest Nvidias GPU supply is about to drop by 30%!

Games

MSFS Top Gun expansion delayed till 2022 - in line with the film

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By Jay + Karl