The Weekly Tech Rant

Episode 83: It's time for Google says no to payments, Elon wants Twitter, Cash for Pat, Russia gets upset with Wiki, BT group spat and Space Cheese


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This week we covered:

  • News
  • Google crackdown means you won’t be able to buy Barnes & Noble ebooks on Android

    Elon Musk buys 9% of Twitter stock as he pressures company on “free speech”
    AMD to acquire SmartNIC and networking firm Pensando for $1.9 billion
    Intel CEO made $178m in first 10 months, AMD CEO got a $2m pay rise
    Russia threatens Wikipedia with fines over “false information”
    Russian media watchdog bans Google from advertising its services
    French court pulls SpaceX's Starlink license
    iOS 15.5 includes support for apps with external purchases to satisfy regulators, code confirms
    The Bluetooth group is fighting the maker of Dodges and Jeeps for not paying twice

    • Rumours
    • Gurman: iOS 16 and watchOS 9 to bring major upgrades at WWDC 2022

      Gurman: Apple could announce two new Macs at WWDC 2022

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