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#SGGQA 339 - Apple Caves on Epic Ban, Pixel 8 Wont Get Gemini, Nikon Acquires RED, Windows Dumps Android Apps

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TECH NEWS!

Apple caves to EU regulators and reinstates Epic's account. Nikon acquires cinema camera manufacturer RED. Microsoft is dropping support for Android apps in Windows. Adult Swim Games and Rooster Teeth shutter in the same week. A new study shows almost no link between social media and site traffic. Apple finally cancels the car we all know they wouldn't ever make.
And we really have to hash out this Pixel 8 thing. What's going on with Gemini Nano?
Let's get our tech week started right!

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  • Apple reinstates Epic developer account https://www.epicgames.com/site/en-US/news/apple-terminated-epic-s-developer-account?sessionInvalidated=true
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  • Warner Bros ends Adult Swim Games https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2024/03/devs-left-with-tough-choices-as-warner-bros-ends-all-adult-swim-games-downloads/
  • Warner Bros shutters Rooster Teeth https://deadline.com/2024/03/rooster-teeth-shut-down-warner-bros-discovery-roost-podcast-continue-1235847264/
  • Nikon acquires RED https://www.nikon.com/company/news/2024/0307_01.html
  • No link between social media and engagement https://searchengineland.com/no-link-social-media-engagement-content-readership-study-438232
  • Microsoft dumps Windows Subsytem for Android https://www.windowscentral.com/software-apps/windows-11/heres-why-windows-subsystem-for-android-got-killed-off-according-to-a-29-year-microsoft-veteran
  • Pixel 8 won’t get Gemini Nano https://androiddev.social/@MishaalRahman/112055917745555339

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