Everyday Tech

This week on Everyday Tech:

• The EU is pushing for across the board USB-C ports, including iPhones
• Australia’s Top Court Finds Media Companies Liable for Other People’s Facebook Comments
• Microsoft's Windows store is now open to third-party app stores
• Roblox and music publishers settle $200 million copyright lawsuit

Roblox and music publishers settle $200 million copyright lawsuit | Engadget

Microsoft's Windows store is now open to third-party app stores | Engadget

https://www.wsj.com/articles/australias-top-court-finds-media-companies-liable-for-other-peoples-facebook-comments-11631096115?mod=article_inline

EU proposes mandatory USB-C on all devices, including iPhones

Your Ring doorbell can now tell you when you have a package on your doorstep

CNN restricts access to its Facebook pages in Australia | Engadget

Alphabet's laser-Internet system has sent 700TB of data with 99.9% uptime

Android 6 and up will start stripping unused apps' permissions

$5.9 million ransomware attack on farming co-op may cause food shortage

Amazon has banned over 600 Chinese brands as part of review fraud crackdown | Engadget

Roku's new Streaming Stick 4K gets Dolby Vision, HDR10+ and better Wi-Fi | Engadget

Microsoft Start is a personalized news feed designed for Windows 11, mobile, and more

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This week on Everyday Tech:

• A guy unlocked almost 2,000,000 AT&T phones
• Door Dash introduces on-demand alcohol delivery
• Twitter will pay over $800,000,000 in an anti-trust lawsuit
• iOS 15 is out, we'll have some of the new perks
• China is severely restricting teens access to gaming, are they on to something?
• and a ransomware attack on a farming co-op?

Alphabet's laser-Internet system has sent 700TB of data with 99.9% uptime

Android 6 and up will start stripping unused apps' permissions

$5.9 million ransomware attack on farming co-op may cause food shortage

Man who unlocked 1.9 million AT&T phones sentenced to 12 years in prison | Engadget

Amazon has banned over 600 Chinese brands as part of review fraud crackdown | Engadget

TikTok owner ByteDance limits younger users to 40 minutes a day in China | Engadget

Roku's new Streaming Stick 4K gets Dolby Vision, HDR10+ and better Wi-Fi | Engadget

DoorDash expands alcohol deliveries to 20 states and DC | Engadget

Twitter will pay over $800 million to settle a class action suit | Engadget

iOS 15 is now available | Engadget

Microsoft Start is a personalized news feed designed for Windows 11, mobile, and more

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This week on Everyday Tech:

• The headline is the new iPhone 13
• Battery, storage and camera upgrades are here
• macro photography and cinematic video
• What apple phones will get a price drop and which will be discontinued

The iPhone 13 lineup and everything else just announced: Our Apple event recap

iPhone 13 is here, and Apple upgraded the battery, storage and cameras

iPhone 13 Pro cameras: Why this pro photographer is excited for Apple's new flagship

iPhone 13 price and preorders: How to get Apple's new phones for $0, starting Friday

Older iPhone prices slashed: All the discounts and which phones Apple's getting rid of

iPhone 13 battery life adds several hours to a single charge, Apple says

Ford, Argo, and Walmart are bringing robo-delivery to three US cities

Microsoft Start is a personalized news feed designed for Windows 11, mobile, and more

WhatsApp fined $267 million for breaching EU privacy law

Twitter has plans to let users hide their old tweets

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On this week's show:

• Apple has delayed its controversial child protection features, Jeremy has thoughts...
• Hulu is raising its prices again...
• YouTube says it has 50 million premium subscribers...
• Speaking of YouTube, TikTok has overtaken the tube in average watch time...
• GM has temporarily shut down North American factories because of the chip shortage...
• and...AI computers cannot patent their own inventions...yet.

This week's tech news links:

• Apple delays controversial child protection features after privacy outcry
• Hulu Is Raising Its Prices Again Oct. 8
• Why You Should Stop Using Your Facebook Messenger App
• YouTube reports having 50 million Premium and Music subscribers
• TikTok reportedly overtakes YouTube in US average watch time
• AI computers can’t patent their own inventions — yet — a US judge rules
• GM temporarily shuts down North American factories because of chip shortage
• Microsoft Start is a personalized news feed designed for Windows 11, mobile, and more
• Twitter is testing an official ‘soft block’ feature
• WhatsApp fined $267 million for breaching EU privacy law
• Texas is set to pass a new law banning Facebook from censoring conservatives
• Twitter has plans to let users hide their old tweets

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On this week's program, Jeremy and Wiltz talk about the price of lacking IT security, the slippery slope of employers buying your personal data and using it against you, Apple's scanning phones for child sexual abuse images and the odd way they are going about it, electric vehicles, and more!

THE LINKS:

• Brokered cell location data led to the outing and resignation of a Catholic official - The Verge
• The State Department and 3 other US agencies earn a D for cybersecurity | Ars Technica
• Apple explains how iPhones will scan photos for child-sexual-abuse images | Ars Technica
• The FCC finally made a new broadband map of the US - The Verge
• Norton and Avast are merging into an $8 billion antivirus empire - The Verge
• The hacker behind a giant cryptocurrency heist is returning stolen funds | Engadget
• Spotify calls off plans to support AirPlay 2, frustrating iPhone users [Updated] | Ars Technica
• Xiaomi takes the smartphone sales crown, and Samsung seems unhappy about it | Ars Technica
• Unopened copy of Super Mario Bros. sells for a record $2 million - The Verge
• The Amiga is the latest game system to get a mini retro remake - The Verge
• Low semiconductor supplies may not be the main reason for PS5 shortages | Ars Technica
• Facebook blocks research into political ads, falsely blames FTC privacy order | Ars Technica

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The boys take several call from listeners about cloud storage, surface-like tablet or laptop options, and of course, everyone's distain for AT&T.

Here are some tech headlines from the last week:

• YouTube’s “Premium Lite” trial offers ad-free YouTube for €7 a month | Ars Technica
• Spotify is testing whether free users will pay a dollar to skip tracks | Engadget
• Amazon is offering $10 in credit for your palm print | Engadget
• Google TV for Android gets new discovery features and more streaming apps - The Verge
• Valve issues scathing reply over the facts behind a Steam antitrust case | Ars Technica
• Zoom to pay $85M for lying about encryption and sending data to Facebook and Google | Ars Technica
• Awful transaction and timing: AT&T finally ditches DirecTV | Ars Technica
• The State Department and 3 other US agencies earn a D for cybersecurity | Ars Technica
• Putting the PS5’s 10 million sales in context | Ars Technica
• Twitter Spaces updates makes it easier to share and discover live audio | Engadget
• HBO returns to Dish's lineup after a protracted absence | Engadget
• Netflix thinks games matter more than buying movie studios - The Verge
• Twitter is testing upvote and downvote buttons on tweets - The Verge
• Clubhouse is no longer invite-only - The Verge
• Facebook brings cloud games to iPhone, iPad via web app - The Verge
• Tesla will pay $1.5 million to settle Model S battery throttling complaints | Engadget
• Amazon handed record $888 million fine from EU data privacy watchdog | Engadget
• Sgt. Pepper’s to get new Atmos mix because current version ‘doesn’t sound quite right’ - The Verge
• Spotify’s paid subscribers hit 165M as podcast listening ‘improved modestly’ - The Verge
• Facebook upgrades Oculus Quest 2 storage and recalls foam face masks - The Verge
• Amazon reportedly has a ‘key’ to thousands of apartment buildings in US - The Verge
• MLB will try encrypted transmitters and bone conduction to stop sign stealing - The Verge

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This week on Everyday Tech, our Skype call with Jeremy and Wiltz blows up....cause tech show, of course.

The boys take calls about a dropped laptop, a new TV with the wrong connectors, Amazon sharing your wifi signal with all the neighbors "safely", where/how to get a non-contract flip phone, a laptop camera on the fritz, transferring info from one laptop to another and more.

Also, we have dates for Amazon Prime Day for 2021.

Send your tech questions to [email protected]!

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Welcome to Everyday Tech on MPB Think Radio.

I'm your host Jay White, with Jeremy Thompson, owner of Computer Doctors and Phone Surgeons in Hattiesburg, and Wiltz Cutrer IT expert at Nucor Steel and IT instructor at Holmes Community College.

Everyday Tech is MPB Think Radio's show about consumer tech, and your very own personal IT department - all wrapped up into one convenient package.

Jeremy will help you fix it, and Wiltz will help you keep it safe...and both can actually do either, so we're in good hands!

Today we discuss the Colonial Pipeline shutdown! How can you protect your home PC's or business network from the same fate? Find out!

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