In the Weeds with Dexter Johnson

It's not just technology that Google is a thought leader, it's also a leader in doing its part to protect its employees and it's doing so by allowing full time and contract employees to work from home until next year. Everyone else take note.

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How often have you scrolled your YouTube subscription box after a new product was released and noticed that all of your favorite creators posted a review or hands-on at the same time? This is not by mistake, per embargo, they simply weren't allowed to do so until a certain date and time, which are set by the manufacturer.

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Homeland Security is afraid the the face masks recommended by health officials will counteract facial recognition surveillance software. Sorry, but our privacy and health matter.

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Twitter employees were tricked into providing access to administrative tools via social engineering. Don't let it happen to you.

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Bill Gates, Apple, Kanye and more notable Twitter accounts were hacked today, 7/15/2020, urging each accounts followers to send crypto currency to a specified account. Let's use this moment to reflect on general account privacy. Stay safe in the digital world my friends.

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We have a choice and decisions to make. YouTube TV increased it's price yet again, but we must admit that we are partially to blame -- we always want more for less. Some are canceling (I did) and I say take your media into your own hands and find more alternatives that fit your lifestyle.

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The tech world is up in arms about the potential lack of a charging brick in the box of the next iPhone? Does this even matter?

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Apple's WWDC Keynote provided us with hit after hit giving us updates to iOS, iPadOS, watchOS and macOS!

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Apple and Google (more so Apple) controls the app installation process from beginning to end, they have barriers to entry and also capitalize off of services those apps offer by collecting 30% of revenue which is why Store especially pushes for subscriptions to be purchased using the "in app purchase" model.

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The PS5 is the newest console from Sony, featuring beautiful graphics, top of the line specs and some interesting hardware components making an interesting console.

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