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There are two recordings made of this episode, the Zoom recording and a local recording. This uses the Zoom files as there were missing segments from the local recording. Apologies for any audio quality issues.   iPhones will be required to use USB-C charging by 2024 under EU policy Google ‘wireless device’ hits FCC, possibly rumored Chromecast HD… Read More »

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